Rachids XLi to GLTSJDMi+ project

good luck bro..
maybe you could open the crystal black ones and put the glass on the front of the power adjustable headlights?
make them one of a kind

Thats a good idea Ishaq, that would be awesome

Hehehe, I will first just put the clear black housings on with no change... need to sort out a few things...

And the black housings have a palstic 'glass', whereas the OEM ones have real glass.... anyways, I will be putting projectors in the black housings one day sooo... first things first, I will put the blacks on so I can safely drive again. After that I will finish some projects and save up/wait for the money to arrive and have the fenders aligned.

I cannot put the bumper up for repairs just yet, 'cause I need the middle pillar to be gone for the racemesh. Otherwise I will have to pay for painting it twice

Then if I have saved up enough, I will have the skirts/spoiler painted and fitted and I will fit the top spoiler of an AE111 (needs some poly work)

Long story short, I will refit the headlights I used this summer (not the DRL ones) and save up for body repairs. As I am saving I will be trying to finish some pending projects to create some workspace in my super small room.

Got my quote from the local dealer now:

headlight unit 178 euro ex. VAT and the corner is 104 ex. VAT
Almost half of what I'm getting from the insurance company... And then there's the fender issue and the bumper which needs repairing badly!

i can source you headlights from here if you want rachid...

If you could that would be awesome mate! In working condition ofc (found a few non-working ones here too)

well they are on every corolla here, i think they were mandatory here...

il be going around scrapyards as i need to find you and james (clk700) a set..
maybe get in touch with lee (knite) he may still have his old set

Oh that would be swell! I'll cover all the costs!! Just let me know

will do bro

Much obliged! In the meantime, I think I found a corner light!

Its all coming together nicely.
Good luck bro I hate to see your ride like this

Hahaha working on it lads! No worries, she will be restored to former glory and beyond!

Definitely looking forward to it!

BRIDGY wrote:

Sorry to hear about the damage to your car hope you get it sorted. Any chance you have a link for the bumper clear lenses please. Thanks.

Came across a pair again on ebay: click

And the good news it... the insurance paid up... I asked for more though, since it wont even cover the normal costs... and I will be adding some nice nice nice things!

Just be sure to take your time on that spoiler haha cuz I wont be fitting mine anytime soon lol. but glad to hear you got something from the insurance and looking forward to seeing the nice nice things

Hahahaha will do David, will need to go to the painter for some other things as well... for example I really need skirts now!

Hopefully my ICE install will progress abit too... need some more budget since the amp in my GF's car is annoying.

Whats wrong with her amp? does it keep cutting in and out, or underpowering sometimes? mine does that (but its been through a car roll over lol)

those indicators look like they are designed for the usdm bumper rachid

Yeah those are all over USA ebay!

miib14 wrote:

those indicators look like they are designed for the usdm bumper rachid

Hahahaha my bad! They kinda have the same shape...

And David yes, it keeps cutting in and out and intermittently just restarts... meaning for a few secs no music I have checked all the wiring, it's directly connected to the battery and the radio keeps playing, so it must be the amp. (Or I'm going nuts ofcourse!)

These should be the correct ones though! Clear bumper lenses

yeah they look more like it

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And David yes, it keeps cutting in and out and intermittently just restarts... meaning for a few secs no music I have checked all the wiring, it's directly connected to the battery and the radio keeps playing, so it must be the amp. (Or I'm going nuts ofcourse!)

Strange eh (and so annoying). Mine does the same thing more or less.

Whats the history of the amp? I bought mine used from a friend who drives dusty dirt roads, then put it in my sunfire and violently rolled it over destoying everything except myself, my friend and my amp lol. The Huge kenwood box disintegrated and was thrown from vehicle (i guess my trunk opened lol). So I guess my amp has a good excuse for not working properly.

Though, I took my subs out and just recently put them in 2 days ago and have had no problems yet? I just dont know what to think lol

Hahaha don't really know the history... I have bought it from someone approx. a year ago and it took some months for the problem to appear. So my guess is it died there and then. Ah well, it was only 35 euros, so no harm done, one day in the pub costs me more

The amp is cutting out for a few seconds? My bet is that it is overheating, and the shut off is to protect if from heat damage. Where do you have it mounted? Maybe it doesn't have enough air around it. Maybe you're playing the music too loud for the amp.... my first sub amp would cut out for this reason, so I had to get a bigger amp.