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Newbie: My 1988 JDM Convertible

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by Chan110, Apr 22, 2012.

  1. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    My 1988 JDM Convertible

    Hi,

    Just joined a few weeks ago - great place full of great people here!

    Here's some pics of my car (sadly roof broken - so no power to open/close, but manual opening/closing is 'real' hard):(
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    Last edited: Oct 21, 2012
  2. 187flatliner

    187flatliner Seat Breaker Donated!

    clean, but why the third brake light underneath, why not just shave it?
     
  3. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    ha ha ha - been asked many times here:
    http://www.st162.net/forum/showthread.php?4822-Power-Hood-leaking-and-broked

    Think its a rear fog light required by UK law (so maybe added it was imported from Japan).

    But many members here say they have a 3rd brake light, but I yet to see a pic of this.
    have u a pic of it?
     
  4. Seank90

    Seank90 Well-Known Member Donated!

    lovely pics!
     
  5. 187flatliner

    187flatliner Seat Breaker Donated!

    here in the states this is where the third brake light goes....i think it looks cleaner without.

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  6. shaun4vert

    shaun4vert Well-Known Member Donated!

    Wayne why don't you incorprate the rear fog light into the 2 iner lights of the cluster ?
    I did this on my gen 5 jdm much beter than the fog light stuck under or on the bumper .
    My gen 4 vert has them in the cluster it's easy done mate . Pitty you'r not closer to me i would have wired them in for you
     
  7. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    Ouch! Ouch! OUCH! I can't bear to look! :eek:
    Its looks more like an after-market job? Is it?
     
  8. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    That is an excellent idea! :thumbsup:
    With your skills, I can make massive savings - maybe I should book a couple of nights at travelodge (@£15/night) just to leave the car with u :D

    That is an excellent idea with the fogs - maybe another job for Martin - LOL (my wallet aint laughing though):p
     
  9. shaun4vert

    shaun4vert Well-Known Member Donated!

    It's an easy job wayne the wire is already their so is the switch for the aftermarket 1 that's already on the back .
    It's just a case of taking it from the aftermarket 1 and put it in the cluster along with the holder for the bulb . Simples mate
    Would look so much cleaner :cool:
     
  10. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    aw, shaun u know, me and my DIY don't mix! LOL
    Did I tell u it took me FOUR hours to put a single shelf up above a fire place?
    Me and electrics, on a car :eek3
     
  11. shaun4vert

    shaun4vert Well-Known Member Donated!

    It's no good wayne where gona have to have a mini meet or martin will have your car for a week :)


    I could do a fool proof guide for you mate if you like :smilielol5
    No punn intended wayne . On your gen 4 wayne the 2 inner lights in the cluster are tail and brake lights so inafect you have 2 brake and 2 tail on each side .
    So all you have to do is cut the wire to the inner lights take the wires from the fog light and splice them into the braking side of the wire you just cut.
    so the inner lights become fog lights alone . This is what i done on my jdm gen 5 . Looks so much cooler :cool:
     
  12. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    There you go Wayne, our Shaun is offering his services for free :cool: Time to visit your parents in Bristol en route to Shaun :)
     
  13. 1fstgts

    1fstgts Well-Known Member Staff Member Administrator Moderator Donated!

    Welcome...nice and clean
     
  14. shaun4vert

    shaun4vert Well-Known Member Donated!

    I am offering a free service to do that for him steve it would take about half hr tops to change the cluster in to fogs :D

    Only took me about an hour to do the gen 5 and that was from scratch . Wayne as everything in place so it's just a case of swaping it over
    I could do it at the billing meet if he is going :D
     
  15. Jamezzy

    Jamezzy Well-Known Member Donated!

    Wlecome. And love your vert man. Or you can grab your coupe tail fin and incorporate the rear brake light into the fin. Difficult but real nice lol
     
  16. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Wayne, this is an offer you can't refuse :)
     
  17. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    3rd brake light in tail-fin?
    Nah - i like the tail-fin (boot spoiler) as it is!

    Steve/shaun - yes i will be going to the august billing unless somethingelse comes up.
    Not sure how long i will be there though.
    Thks shuan - it would look good if u can swop the rear fogs around (all legal i guess)?
     
  18. shaun4vert

    shaun4vert Well-Known Member Donated!

    Yep all legal Wayne done mine a week bfor mot and she whent strait through .
    Had to do it because she didn't have a rear fog which she would have failed on as it's a legal reg over hear .
    Nice to have 2 fogs on the rear to keep it all looking balanced :D
     
  19. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    I've always thought that too Shaun, having a pair of fog lights would be perfect. I could never understand why we just have one fog and one reverse in UK :rolleyes: looks rubbish and a bit odd, but I suppose it does do its job.
     
  20. Chan110

    Chan110 Well-Known Member Donated!

    Ok.
    Shaun come again...wot do i lose if replace with fog lights?
    And dont i ned to change the bulbs as well?
    And wot do i ned to plug the screwhole from the original fog light?

    Oh...ven such a small job and my heads all swirling already. ..
     

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