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jdm BC tails + rear garnish pics

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:10 am
by subaru_styles
one of many jdm parts i got (my other goodies are top secret right now :twisted: ).

if anyone was curious as to what the difference is bewteen the usdm ones... like nearly all japanese taillights there is no side reflector on these. that's it. looks much better IMO

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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:49 am
by dropdfocus
So they are pretty much like the stock '92 tail lights huh (no orange reflector inside the housing)?

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:55 am
by subaru_styles
funny you said that..the pair i have do have an orange insert but it looks to be smaller than the usdm insert??. also doesn't seem to have the orange "glow" like my 94 lights

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:57 pm
by SubaruNation
random as hell but deal:

did you happen to get a jdm rear garnish?

i just want to know if the 92 - 94 models instead of saying legacy on the back say liberty

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:11 pm
by n2x4
SubaruNation wrote:random as hell but deal:

did you happen to get a jdm rear garnish?

i just want to know if the 92 - 94 models instead of saying legacy on the back say liberty
Liberty is only in Australia, Japan got the Legacy name along with the US.

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:13 am
by subaru_styles
i actually will have a jdm rear garnish here on wednesday..ill take pics if there's any little differences with it between a usdm one

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:01 pm
by subaru_styles
update


i got the rear garnish today...definitly looks different than a usdm one.

1) the color of the panel is waaaaayyyy dark red, almost black. the color of the word legacy is the shade of red as the tailights

2) there is no "parking/brake" lens on the L&R sides, it is solid across.
the backing of the peice is like a usdm one, but the bulb holders have a rubber plug in it. took it out and even if i put a bulb in there, no light is getting through. there is a layer of paint or something on the inside

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*EDIT*
so i thought this piece was weird cuz ive rechecked pics of some jdm rear garnishes and they look like usdm ones HHHmmmm :shock:

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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:00 pm
by tahiti350
could they have split the panel, paineted it and re-assembled?? It'd look good if you could make the taillights look the same, but still show up.

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
by subaru_styles
nope, its a stock peiece...it was just probably a weird trim package model. the car it came from was a japanese rs, but with an sti front lip, stock BBS's, etc

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:52 am
by TheSubaruJunkie
Nice toes!!! When are you going to install all this shit and stop playing with us?

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:56 am
by subaru_styles
on a side note aprently aftere readign the net, there was a limted jdm legacy RS (bbs's, front lip, goodies) and this seems to be the rear garnish form it :-D

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:14 pm
by dropdfocus
Oh, so now you have a "rare" JDM body piece for your car. Well lody dah... :roll: (j/k)

That's definitely very cool! :mrgreen:

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:28 am
by Trace
where did you guys get your rear garish? looks very good.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:11 pm
by smh0101
Sorry to bump this from so long ago... but...

I found out what the rear garnish was from...

A D-Type Legacy RS-RA

ONLY THE D-TYPE the A-C types had the normal red garnish like the usdm ones.

So Brad... you lucky sob have an RS-RA D-type Rear Garnish...

*is going to grab my old garnish and split it and re-do it*

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:31 pm
by asc_up
And a note about the JDM rear turn/brake lights.

I just took the orange reflector out of my USDM one's and it looks exactly the same...

Oh and it was free!! Hahaha.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:32 pm
by SubaruNation
asc_up wrote:And a note about the JDM rear turn/brake lights.

I just took the orange reflector out of my USDM one's and it looks exactly the same...

Oh and it was free!! Hahaha.
your rear lights/reflector?

did you put it in the oven for 3 min @ 250* to do this?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:33 pm
by smh0101
Actually... in the USDM tails, there is a reflector on the corner... OH AND this is post facelift only. Not pre.

But look at the very outside edge of your usdm tails and look at the reflector. Then look at Brads jdm tails...

Not reflector.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:33 pm
by asc_up
Yeah. I just took the orange reflector out and through some amber bulbs in instead.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:33 pm
by vrg3
It's not exactly the same, though. The orange dealie you took out was partly responsible for making the correct beam pattern. You should put it back.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:36 pm
by asc_up
Hahahaha I was just thinking to myself, "That orange piece probably created a certain beam pattern, because I remember Vikash talking about this in front turn signals..."

Damn...

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:36 pm
by smh0101
Okay...

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:37 pm
by SubaruNation
vrg3 wrote:It's not exactly the same, though. The orange dealie you took out was partly responsible for making the correct beam pattern. You should put it back.
ah ha ha o snap.
i truly didn't see this coming vrg,
yeah spencer you better put it back :lol:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:38 pm
by smh0101
I didnt pull it out... I switched to EDM tails with rear fogs that were bright as f*ck... and looked cool.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:39 pm
by asc_up
SubaruNation wrote:
asc_up wrote:And a note about the JDM rear turn/brake lights.

I just took the orange reflector out of my USDM one's and it looks exactly the same...

Oh and it was free!! Hahaha.
your rear lights/reflector?

did you put it in the oven for 3 min @ 250* to do this?
No. I took off the tail lights, shoved some vice grips into the corner light area and ripped out the plastic orange reflector.

smh0101 wrote:Actually... in the USDM tails, there is a reflector on the corner... OH AND this is post facelift only. Not pre.

But look at the very outside edge of your usdm tails and look at the reflector. Then look at Brads jdm tails...

Not reflector.
Hmmm I did this on my 91 SS.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:40 pm
by smh0101
Im only talking post facelift...

And you cant remove that reflector piece. Its into the plastic.