TUTORIAL: How To Wire JDM Headlights/Install Tip
**DISCLAIMER** You do this at your own risk! Neither TGC or myself is responsible for you screwing something up or frying your electrical system.
Tools/Supplies Needed:
* Wire Cutters
* Wire Strippers
* Electrical Tape
* JDM Wiring Harness
* USDM Wiring Harness with Connector
USDM Wiring Removal/Beginning Procedure:
1. Locate your USDM headlight wiring under the hood
2. Find the connector and unplug it from the car harness
3. Using your wire cutters cut the red/pink, blue, and black wires so you have enough to play with (about 2-3" from the connector).
4. Take the USDM wiring with connector out of the car.
5. Strip about 1" of insulation off the 3 wires
6. Get your JDM wiring and strip about 1" off the 5 wires
JDM LowBeam/Highbeam Wiring Procedure:
Outter Light
LOWBEAM: Red wire with white stripe to red wire on connector.
HIGHBEAM: ALL red wire to blue wire on connector.
GROUND: Red wire with blue stripe to black wire on connector.
Inner Light
HIGHBEAM: ALL red wire to blue wire on connector.
GROUND: Red wire with blue stripe to black wire on connector.
JDM Wiring Harness:
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USDM Wiring Harness/Connector:
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FAQ:
UPDATE:
Q: How do I achieve turn signals and parking lamps in the corners?
Any 99-03 Galant, 94-99 Celica, 98-02 Corolla Connector and Pigtail. I personally used a 96 Celica connector and pigtail, fit perfect into the JDM corner.
City Lights and Parking Lamp: Tie the city light wire and your parking lamp wire together, crimp it using a splice, insert the chassis parking lamp wire into the other end, crimp it.
Turn Signal: Crimp the one from the connector and chassis together using a splice.
Ground for Connector: Use the chassis turn signal ground
Ground for Parking Lamp/City Light: Use the chassis parking lamp ground.
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Q: Can I use my USDM turn signal in the corner lamps?
A: Yes you can, same connector and bulb size (1156).
Q: Will I have parking lamps anymore?
A: Yes view above post.
Q: What are 'city lights'?
A: The 'city lights' use the wiring for your USDM corner lamp. Black is ground, green is positive. The bulb sits inside the outter lamp part of the housing.
INSTALL TIP:
This will answer your question about cutting/grinding the USDM bumper support. All I did was use a 20oz hammer and hammered mine back, took all of 5 mins to do for both sides.
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