How to Install Side marker lights on your MY'91

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How to Install Side marker lights on your MY'91

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-Step 1 - remove MY'91 trim piece from fender
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to get the trim piece off the fender you need to get behind the splash guard inside the wheel-well to pinch together the butterfly fasteners holding the trim piece to the fender
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the plastic butterfly fasteners used to attach the trim to the fender should be discarded as they are a pain to work with and you will need them removed to complete step 2 , they do pop out with ease
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you do need a tool for cutting away the fender as there is a void in the fender behind the trim piece that is not large enough to accept the marker light
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i used a dremmel tool for the entire project with a pile of cutting wheels and the grinder attachments
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i find the easiest way to fabricate the space for the light is to do this ; remove the 91 trim piece to expose the fender opening
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remove the plastic butterfly fasteners from the MY'93 trim piece
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overlay the MY'93 trim piece to the fender where it is to be attached and stencil off the area that needs to be cut or drilled out for the 93marker light to fit flush in the trim piece
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u will need to drill out new holes where the fastners go as they 're in different places on the trim between years
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Next
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cut away the excess metal outlined on the fender where you marked so the marker light fits flush in the trim piece
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i recommend replacing the butterfly fasteners from the 93trim piece for counter-sunk flathead screws & butterfly nuts when attaching the trim to the fender , - this way you will glue the marker-light onto the trim piece permanently , then attach it to the fender
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to remove the marker light in the future for changing the bulb , all you need do is un-screw the butterfly nuts in behind the fender that are holding the unit to the fender , and it will fall out together with the marker light

Done :smt023

did i mention i used butterfly nuts ?

hahaaa butterfly nutts :smt005
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Post by evolutionmovement »

Are you saying to put the countersunk bolts through the trim piece so that they're accessible (and, therefore, visible) from the outside? I just pull the fender liner out of the way and reach behind to remove the bulb with a quarter turn on the bulb connector. I secured the trim to the fender with double-sided tape.
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Butterflys have nuts? :D


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-- the countersunk screws are for securing the trim+marker to the fender so they are not permanently fixed ; - the marker light is glued overtop the heads of the screws to make a one piece trim&light - the whole unit is then fixed to the fender with butterfly nuts instead of using the original fasteners

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i have a hard time explaining most times :smt017 :smt065
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Post by evolutionmovement »

No, it was me—I forgot the blinkers covered up a piece of the trim large enough for mounting gear. It was at least 5 years ago and I can't remember what I ate yesterday. Of course, I can remember quotes from cheesy horror movies played during Creature Double Feature from when I was a kid. "Did you see him, did you see him? His head! It was torn off!" —The Crawling Eye. "Those nuclear warheads are like teardrops to these monsters!" —Godzilla vs. some kind of giant lobster. Stupid brain!
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Pictures?
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you see where its necessary to glue the light to the trim , so it holds the screws from moving - or use strong double-sided tape either way , the screws cannot be very long as there is not much room where these install , i m almost sure these will be the maximum length before you re out of room to attach the butterfly nuts
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Did it about six months ago... couldn't quite figure out if i wanted them to be running lights or blinkers.... finally decided to go with the blinker route
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Not too shabby!

Thanks for the writeup
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Post by asc_up »

Nice CJ! I think I'll do the same thing (convert them to blinkers). Thanks for the writeup, umm, N1446. Lol.
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:o
it does take time with the dremmel ' tool
it work'd fine enough for me , - i set them as running lights
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