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Tangles Grand Master

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Slidewize Imports, cost about $500 in the end. not really cheap, but still worth it. S1 lights are boring.

LOL

I got a highflow turbocharger for $100 more - now thats what I call worth it. S2 lights, unfortunately, do nothing for me.

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Cheers mate - I'll have another go at them - the corner lights look sweet as on - but a bit odd at the mo with the series 1 middle bits! I quess its a series 1 1/4 or something! Got mine through Slidewise too - all the way to the UK plus a set of those BlueGe checker floor mats in blue and black - very nice! Chuffed to bits with the lights too as there is not a mark on them - even inside they are dust and mark free, look like they've never been used. Cheers - I'll post a pic when all done :)

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You'll probably find you'll need to cut the wires and re-wire the series 1 plugs, as they changed the plugs between S1 & S2. it'll only affect the centre lights, not the corner ones.

Oh ok - you mean the white connector thing or the bulb olders? - Should be able to work it out anyway. :laugh:

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All done! - looks sooo much better - I am one happy chimp!

Easy fix - I just used the loom from the old lamp - see what you mean about that sticky black stuff - jeees what a bitch that stuff is!

I'll put a picture up when I get round to washing it, find the camera and the sun comes out! :)

Terminal Grand Master

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... and the sun comes out! :)

Hahaha... ahh, that brings a tear to my eye.

You should be happy though, the Series 2 lights look so much better and make the car look a little more modern. make sure you compliment them with clear side and front indicators, makes the car look complete.

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Hahaha... ahh, that brings a tear to my eye.

You're all heart mate! :)

Yep already done the front and side repeaters - clear nismo ones and the fronts from Japan (no-name things off ebay) - looks much better. All I need to do now is figure out how to get a body kit over to the UK! :)

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RS444 Enthusiast

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how do you take the panels in the interior off?

AAparntly they r super duper glued on and sealed with polyurathane for dust and water like yor windscrene

most wrekers break them trying to get off so sell hole bloody door !

P.S. the iner lenses do not lite up on s1 !

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