Headlight Conversion - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

blkdmnrcing · 09-08-2005, 05:15 PM

ok im sure this topic has been brought up before and maybe im not searching under the right things, but i was up till 2 am last night trying to find how to do the ES250 headlight conversion to the Gen 2 Camry. What im wondering is if anyone has a list of all the parts that are needed, and maybe a step by step process to do the conversion. thank you all in advance for the help, and once again, sorry if im bringing up an old topic, i just cant find info on it.

Thank you all,
Joe Portera

jackfrost1031 · 09-08-2005, 05:28 PM

You would have to buy headlights, corner lamps, fenders, and the hood and grille. You can use the same bumper, I think, but you may need a replacement.

blkdmnrcing · 09-08-2005, 05:42 PM

thats what the body kit would be for, damn i really would need all that?

CamryPunk · 09-08-2005, 06:12 PM

Look up "StickyDilJoe". he did the conversion.

jackfrost1031 · 09-08-2005, 06:23 PM

I don't see anything ES250 looking, at least in that picture. Not even the bumper :/

and yes, you would need all of that unless you want to do custom work instead of bolt on! The headlights and corner lights are totally different shapes and the hood is a different design as well.

CamryPunk · 09-08-2005, 06:59 PM

The headlights and the city lights are ES250. Sorry I couldn't get you a bigger pic.

atobe · 09-09-2005, 12:37 AM

you can ask joey cause he's getting rid of them soon...i bought him a real set of jdm headlights yeheheheh 1 piece headlights with fog lights and driving lights all in 1..... so does anyone know how to take off the bumper too ?? i got myself a set of jdm front bumper and fenders, headlights and everything just haven't gotten around to slapping it on yet..

white90dx · 09-09-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by atobe

you can ask joey cause he's getting rid of them soon...i bought him a real set of jdm headlights yeheheheh 1 piece headlights with fog lights and driving lights all in 1..... so does anyone know how to take off the bumper too ?? i got myself a set of jdm front bumper and fenders, headlights and everything just haven't gotten around to slapping it on yet..

Whoa, whoa whoa... does it have the extra cooling holes on the bumper??? I NEED that for my Camry.

Can you get another bumper/beam assembly? I only want the bumper and beam - black preferably...

-Charlie

PS. Its really easy to take off the bumper... 6 big bolts, a few smaller screws and two plugs for the turn signals.

blkdmnrcing · 09-10-2005, 11:17 AM

i have tried to contact joey a couple of times, he told me that he might think about selling it, but i was also trying to get some other stuff from him too. hopefully he responds soon

atobe · 09-10-2005, 12:20 PM

u know jdm bumpers doesn't have bumper support beams they don't crash test in japan so they don't put in support beams only US has em which adds about 100lbs to the car

white90dx · 09-10-2005, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by atobe

u know jdm bumpers doesn't have bumper support beams they don't crash test in japan so they don't put in support beams only US has em which adds about 100lbs to the car

Of course. Along with removing 50-100lbs from the front of the car, it lets in more air (if its like the Aussie bumpers I've seen...). The bumper beams are for the 5mph crash tests, not for serious accidents. The weight removed will even out all the extra stuff that I have up front with the turbo...

-Charlie

edit: when I said 'beam' I meant the thing that supports the bumper, not the crash protector.

atobe · 09-10-2005, 08:26 PM

hey if you'r really serious about it i'll try to find you another one but u have to wait like u know 3-4 months till it gets here once i buy it..cause i ship by frieght along with my company they have to fill up the container first b4 they ship it out or else it's a waste of $

StickyDilJoe · 09-10-2005, 11:32 PM

Yeah you have to modify the corner lenses to fit with the ES250 headlights. I am definitely going to sell my ES250 headlights with conversion brackets installed so all you would have to do essentially is bolt them on to the stock mounting points. I couldn't tell you what exactly you need to do with conversion because I did it such a long time ago and I don't remember. But anyone that wants to buy the headlights, I will sell them to you. And if you really want to buy the car too you can do that but be ready to fork out the dough for it...

white90dx · 09-11-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by atobe

hey if you'r really serious about it i'll try to find you another one but u have to wait like u know 3-4 months till it gets here once i buy it..cause i ship by frieght along with my company they have to fill up the container first b4 they ship it out or else it's a waste of $

I'm reasonably serious, but I'd like to see the one you have in person before making a commitment. Otherwise, I have a backup plan for my stuck bumper.

-Charlie

StickyDilJoe · 09-15-2005, 03:26 AM

Bump this....if anyone wants the modified ES250, headlight conversion w/brackets, i'm getting rid of them for $150....PM if you want this...