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Need the experts help on this one
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:50 pm
by 91sleeper
Hey guys. I have a 91 SS as well as an 01 GC8. the question i have is does anyone know for sure if the front fenders from a 2nd gen legacy will fit on my GC8? they look like they will but i need to make sure. the reason i am asking is that i want to add projectors for my HID's but instead of retrofitting some in, i brought back some 2nd gen legacy projector headlights from japan. i would rather use those as it would look different as well as be sealed correctly so i won't have to worry. so if anyone knows the help would be appreciated. thanx
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:54 am
by 91sleeper
nobody knows? does anyone have the part # for the front fenders for 95-99 legacy?
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:19 am
by entirelyturbo
You're trying to make way more work for yourself than is necessary.
I'm sure there's a way for you to convert your Impreza over to HID's with the stock headlights. I don't know a whole bunch about HID's, but the parts are fairly universal. You could probably use a ballast and stuff from an STi, or even something non-Subaru.
Besides, you shouldn't use JDM lights anyway, there are differences between LHD and RHD headlights.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:45 am
by 91sleeper
yes i know this. i currrently have HIDs, it's the projectors i'm after. you can buy a set and do a retrofit but the beam is never perfect and you can mees up your headlight pretty easily. not to mention they might leak. so if the legacy fenders fit then i can use the whole jdm headligh assembly and not have to worry about anything, otherwise i will have to destroy two sets of lights to make one frankenset.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:17 am
by Splinter
The beam will be far from perfect if you use JDM headlights
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:11 am
by 91sleeper
yes i know oposite side and all but i ahve a friend with jdm projectors and he was able to adjust them rather nicely. it just seems easier than pulling both sets apart onl to find they look worse than the jdm lights would have. not to mention it is very time intensive and difficult to do.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:17 am
by jamal
It would probably bolt on but I don't think it would match up to the door very well.
Anyway, thirding the whole "beam pattern will suck" thing.
LHD goes like this:
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JDM goes like this:
\__ \__
So you blind oncoming traffic and can't see the side of the road as well.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:28 pm
by Manarius
Can't honestly say that I've seen 95-99 fenders on a GC8. I can't imagine that they would fit really well, not to mention the car would look like ass afterwards. I guess if you wanted to cut and shave and do hella bondo, you could make them fit and then you could put the morettes on the GC8....but I think even after you changed the fenders, you'd still have wiring issues, hood issues, bumper issues, grille issues...well..hell, you might as well just do an entire front clip swap.
Just for a set of Morettes? No way. I'd just get some Hella 500's as they'll show plenty of light...even more than the Morettes.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:46 pm
by 91sleeper
^^well if there is indeed that much work to it then nm, i was jut curious as the look very similar and if they fit it would be much easier to put in than retrofitting one into my stock headlights. i guess i'm gonna have to find one and try it to see if it would really fit. thanx for a ll your opinions guys. i know the beam is gonna be a little off but like i said my friends lights are fine. yeah he doesn't light up roadsigns as well and you have to point them down a bit to not blind oncomming traffic but overall they do the job and look nice. once again thanks for the help. if it works i'll post pics.
