jdm legacy headlight question

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:47 pm

just wanted to make sure that all jdm headlamps were indeed made of glass and not plastic...

and second question. what is the other light connection to the side of the main lamp?

and one final note.. would a jdm headlight assembly from a 1992 bf5 jdm legacy wagon fit my 94 usdm legacy sedan?

stipro · Post by **stipro** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:11 pm

theflystyle wrote:just wanted to make sure that all jdm headlamps were indeed made of glass and not plastic...

and second question. what is the other light connection to the side of the main lamp?

and one final note.. would a jdm headlight assembly from a 1992 bf5 jdm legacy wagon fit my 94 usdm legacy sedan?

Yes the JDM headligts are made of glass. And the other light connection is for the city lights(like day-time running lights).

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:16 pm

but will they fit my car? and is there a way to hook up the city lights?

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:06 pm

Yes they will 'fit' and you can hook up the city lights with some modifications but these things are made for people who drive on the other side of the road. You will be constantly blinding the oncoming traffic unless you've done considerable reaiming/fitting of the things. Do some searching for JDM headlights and you'll find oodles of info.

gt2.5turbo · Post by **gt2.5turbo** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:54 pm

yeah the city lights like mentioned above are daytime running lights basically. I havent had people complain or "flash" their lights at me for blinding them. Ive been told they are bright though when driving behind people. I have driven by, behind, and going the other way of police officers and havent had an issue with them. They are pretty adjustable. I just wired the city lights into my parking lamps until i want to take the time to set up a switch for them. The glass headlights are noticably brighter than plastic ones and well worth the money if you dont feel like taking the time to clear the plastic ones every month or so.
heres a pic of what the city lights look like at night:

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:52 am

Are you sure the JDM lights are glass? I have no experience with the Subaru lights, but I know that JDM Mazda lights are plastic. The JDM and EDM lights both have completely clear lenses, and have a distinct cutoff with a sweep to the side, but the EDM are glass whereas the JDM are plastic. They work the same as the EDM lenses but over time can yellow and fade the same as ours.

gt2.5turbo · Post by **gt2.5turbo** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:16 am

when they were sold to me they were sold as jdm headlights so i would assume so. Who ever is selling them should be able to distinguish between glass and plastic so id just ask

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:06 am

Yes the jdm lights are glass, just like the edm lights.

stipro · Post by **stipro** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:27 am

Legacy777 wrote:Yes the jdm lights are glass, just like the edm lights.

I can second this, because I bought a pair when I was in New Zealand, and every single set I looked at where glass.

JDM ligts are glass.

NuclearBacon · Post by **NuclearBacon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:21 am

+1 on the glass... i have JDM and they're super sweeeeeet

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:51 pm

i emailed the person selling them and she said "they are plastic and have a nice day"

seems like someone may not know what they are talking about

here are some picsof the front of the headlamps, im just wondering if i should infact buy them.

NuclearBacon · Post by **NuclearBacon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:53 pm

i love mine, and you can see the segmentation for the "city lights" . i am 99.9 percent sure there are GLASS

buy them

gt2.5turbo · Post by **gt2.5turbo** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:03 pm

ya they look like glass to me. she was prob refering to the plastic housing. I would buy them +1000000 i absolutely love mine

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:49 am

They are glass. Plastic ones have the little points sticking out from the iinjection molding process.

gt2.5turbo · Post by **gt2.5turbo** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:42 am

well there you go!

BUY THEM

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:26 am

well i caved and got them....

80 dollars shipped from ebay.. not to bad in my opinion, but if you got them for cheaper then sssshhhhh!!!!!!!!! lol

thanks for all the replies and anyone interested in buying a nice set of usdm headlamps lol

Binford · Post by **Binford** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:32 am

WOW, that's cheap!

kidatari · Post by **kidatari** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:20 am

theflystyle wrote:well i caved and got them....

80 dollars shipped from ebay.. not to bad in my opinion, but if you got them for cheaper then sssshhhhh!!!!!!!!! lol

thanks for all the replies and anyone interested in buying a nice set of usdm headlamps lol

I was gonna snipe that auction last minute, but I forgot

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:41 am

theflystyle wrote:
I was gonna snipe that auction last minute, but I forgot

that woulda been awful

lol

Arorally · Post by **Arorally** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:12 am

Hi, Are you goimg to put them into 94 legacy? If yes they will not fit. This headlights are from 90 - 92 legacy. The difference is that on 90-92 headlights are higher on outsides, where they touching side markers. I had same problem, bought same headlights from Ebay. Description said that they are from 93 legacy. After they didn't fit I send them an email what is wrong with them. I was lucky, because that time they had correct one on ebay so I ask for replacement and they agreed.
And you still need JDM side markers, to connect them with headlights.

Arek

Arorally · Post by **Arorally** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:16 am

gt2.5turbo wrote:yeah the city lights like mentioned above are daytime running lights basically. I havent had people complain or "flash" their lights at me for blinding them. Ive been told they are bright though when driving behind people. I have driven by, behind, and going the other way of police officers and havent had an issue with them. They are pretty adjustable. I just wired the city lights into my parking lamps until i want to take the time to set up a switch for them. The glass headlights are noticably brighter than plastic ones and well worth the money if you dont feel like taking the time to clear the plastic ones every month or so.
heres a pic of what the city lights look like at night:

Hey,
JDM fog lights looks cool, I have few questions about them.

I have a set from Ebay with switch. How did you mount them? What about wire harnes, and where did you instal switch?

Thanks

Arek

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:01 pm

they didnt fit my car... they are glass all right and came with bulbs for both, as well as the city lights...

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:42 pm

theflystyle wrote:they didnt fit my car... they are glass all right and came with bulbs for both, as well as the city lights...

I think that set looks like a set for 90-91. I think. The pictures are kind of misleading because there's nothing to reference them with.

theflystyle · Post by **theflystyle** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:04 pm

i figured the same when i put mine next to these... little sharper of angles, etc...

debate is if to keep for future projects, sell or if anyone had a set for 92-94 a possible trade

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