Jai wrote:Your cars' looking great. quick questions:
1. i know gen 4s and gen 4.5's headlights are totally different..i don't really want to change the headlights+corners+fenders+front bumper cover...how much of wire spicing and etc did that gen 4.5 headlight entail..and how much of a gap would it be for keeping the rest OEM.
2. OR would you recommed doing a gen 4.5 lense over a gen 4 headlights (ie. clear lenses over what was a textured headlight).
Here's my ride, so that you know what i'm talking about!
okay to answer most or all of the questions.
the gen4/4.5 is not completely different, but they are different enuf for you to need a sawzall and a drill.
the best way to do the cutting is to cut a lil bit and check. do it repeatedly until you get your best results. also keep your OEM mounts for the inside (to aim the lights) i learned the hard way so its damn hard to aim. the outer edge ones you cant swap over since the housings are different.
the fenders dont need to be replaced i did mine since i was in an accident.
you will need a 00-01 front bumper. sorry no way the 97 wll fit without looking odd.
as for the wiring i mikey moused it. i kept the OEM plug (9003/h4) just to be able to go back to stock and bought 2 9005 aftermarket plugs and 2 9006 aftermarket plugs. what i did then was tap into the plug sockets. if you look at the 3 prong setup keep one on the top and one on the left and right. trial and error was the way i did it. i pluged in into each socket (only 2 at a time to test) to see which one lit up the highs and lows. i should also note that when the highbeams are on your low beams are off (as it is witht he regular gen4. if you watn to eliminate that, you will need to replace the ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS!!! about 1k quoted at the dealer.
ill get pics up when it clears up on the wiring of it.
by trdkamuri51o » Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:48 pm 
