Installed JDM bumper reflectors
03-28-2006, 05:35 AM
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Installed JDM bumper reflectors
I just installed the clear JDM bumper reflectors. I did it slightly different than the posts I've read in the past so I figured I'd share my experience for those in the same boat as me. The boat is the one in which you don't want to remove the front bumper. To me, removing the front bumper had swear words and thrown tools all over it.
I went in through the wheel wells (simply remove the fender liner by removing a few plastic rivots and a few screws). The difficult side is the passenger side with the windshield washing fluid reservoir. Some threads mention its possible to get your hands in there and replace the reflector. My hands must be too big because there is no way I could get in there. My solution was to removed the washer fluid reservoir. It comes out pretty easy with one bolt on the top and two nuts on the side (but you need a small ratchet to get in there).
I went in through the wheel wells (simply remove the fender liner by removing a few plastic rivots and a few screws). The difficult side is the passenger side with the windshield washing fluid reservoir. Some threads mention its possible to get your hands in there and replace the reflector. My hands must be too big because there is no way I could get in there. My solution was to removed the washer fluid reservoir. It comes out pretty easy with one bolt on the top and two nuts on the side (but you need a small ratchet to get in there).
03-28-2006, 08:05 AM
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No I have an 04. I paid about $30US in total because they shipped them to Canada. I believe they are around $20 for US residents. I bought them off ebay (guy named "silver_legend_05" he sells a lot of these).
03-28-2006, 11:04 AM
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I agree, it was the biggest b!tch ever to take off the front bumper. Not so much because unscrewing bolts was a b!tch, but because I found out that my *jack* gives me like 2mm of clearance with my jack *stands*. One of my jack stands got stuck under the car for a few minutes, and I thought about calling Triple-A. But I just repositioned the jack a little bit, re-jacked the car, and it came out.
Here's the end-result though, I wired these to ONLY come on when the blinkers come on, and when they are OFF, they are totally invisible. (They just look like yours when the LEDs are off)
Here's the end-result though, I wired these to ONLY come on when the blinkers come on, and when they are OFF, they are totally invisible. (They just look like yours when the LEDs are off)
03-28-2006, 11:39 AM
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i just pulled the bumper off a little bit and reached around there that way. iirc it was just an extra bolt or two to undo aside from all the clips for the wheel well.
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Ya I'm stuck on this one, just got the reflectors last week and don't wanna take the bumper off as I'm not too experienced doing things like that and don't wanna mess up my Z I've only had for 7 weeks. I also have a billet grill I wanna put on and figure that would be most easily installed when the bumper is off too so it looks inevitable. Anyone have any idea what the total labor time would be to take off the bumper, put on the clear refelctors and grill and then put the bumper back on? Wanna get an idea of how much I may have to pay someone to do this.
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