Where to find parts

[kp30]

Hi, I am having a really hard time finding the corner lights for my 1990 SR5 Coupe. For the sedan there a bunch available, but for the two door I can't find any aftermarket ones. They are available at the dealer but at $80 each I rather get aftermarket ones. I have not tried the junkyard yet but rather buy new ones. Any help would be great!
Thanks

[Flashmn]

They dont make aftermarket parts for these.

[erixon]

I think it would be cool if they came out with projector headlights that replaced the pop-up style, kinda like the ones they have for the rx-7's.

[Flashmn]

I dont think they're going to come out with much anymore for these old cars. Most bodykits that have come out nowadays for these look like shit.

[erixon]

You never know, when I had my MX-3 there was people crying out for projectors for their cars. They started making them just last year, I would assume from the demand. Things will pop up if there is a market for it.

[Flashmn]

Yeah, but they were made from 91-98 not from 87-91.... Kinda like how you can find way more parts for the E10 series than the E9 series.

[Ghostyman]

You can do HID projector retrofits pretty easily and cheaply into a standard H4 housing. I think it's about $60 shipped for the HID kit and $40 for a good set of housings.

[REN69]

Originally Posted by kp30

Hi, I am having a really hard time finding the corner lights for my 1990 SR5 Coupe. For the sedan there a bunch available, but for the two door I can't find any aftermarket ones. They are available at the dealer but at $80 each I rather get aftermarket ones. I have not tried the junkyard yet but rather buy new ones. Any help would be great!
Thanks

There are no aftermarket ones... just OEM ones, your best bet is to hit a junkyard and even then I can guarantee you that 80% of them are rusted off at the copper strip.

[erixon]

Originally Posted by Ghostyman

You can do HID projector retrofits pretty easily and cheaply into a standard H4 housing. I think it's about $60 shipped for the HID kit and $40 for a good set of housings.

Tell me more...

lol

[eage8]

Originally Posted by erixon

Tell me more...

lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOT...Q5fAccessories

[erixon]

Originally Posted by eage8

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-COROLLA-AE86-AE92-SUPRA-HALO-DIAMOND-HEADLIGHT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66 Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a570Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c 293Q3a2Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhash Zitem2ea5b2ee21QQitemZ200348462625QQptZMotorsQ5fCa rQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Not what I am talking about.

I mean like the projectors that transform pop-up headlights into non-pop-up projectors.

[Ghostyman]

Originally Posted by erixon

Tell me more...

lol

- Autopal H4 housings ($40 shipped from eBay - http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Autopal-...mrsZ1QQ_fsubZ7 - get the Euro spec, not the diamonds). These are good housings for regular bulbs, I'm not sure how well they work with HIDs particularly.

- any of the eBay HID kits (search for "hid h4" and you'll see a ton in the $56 shipped range).

Then just fit the bulbs into the housings and install the HID ballasts somewhere nearby.

[Ghostyman]

Originally Posted by erixon

Not what I am talking about.

I mean like the projectors that transform pop-up headlights into non-pop-up projectors.

That's gonna be tough, at least if you mean flushmounts. I haven't looked the the front of my AE92 for a bit but I don't think there's enough slope to the hood.

If you want low-rise headlights, modifying something like this http://warp.scl.utah.edu/mr2/lowrise/ might work

[Ghostyman]

Originally Posted by eage8

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOT...Q5fAccessories

I have a set of these on my AE92 and they're worthless. I would rather have stock sealed beams than these things. Terrible light distribution and crappy bulbs.

That said, as I mentioned before, Autopal housings are only a little more expensive and they are much better. My MR2 has a set of Euro-spec Autopal housings and they are very nice.

Personally, I'd go with Autopal housings and a good quality bulb (Osram Night Breakers maybe).

[REN69]

I have seen H4 housings with round projector style round refractors inside them... ugly as hell but it problably works.