FINALLY replaced my Stagea parker light!!

kenikat (52)in #jdm • 5 years ago (edited)

After all this time, i finally managed to source a drivers side parker, and although i had to get it shipped from NZ to Aus, it ended up being about $80aud all up including shipping, over another that had been found on eBay, in aus, for almost $100 plus shipping.. ouch.

Its a shame we have to wait for people to wreck their stageas for us to find parts at decent prices unfortunately but hey, gotta do what you gotta do..

I found on Facebook in a Stagea group, someone who was wrecking a Series 1 C34 Stagea like mine, with full headlight assembly still on the car! :)
Messaged him instantly and asked for the parts, with tracked shipping [ive had way too many things go wrong trying to source this light over the past 6-8 months] and we organised it, and the parts were here less than 3 days later!!

Didn't realize the old light had half filled with water, that was a fun surprise lol.

I wasn't sure if id need to take off the guard or the front bar to get at this parker light, i thought it would be easier taking off the front bar, as the guard was pretty hard bolted [as in, nuts haven't been cracked in the past ten years stiff], but after realized the bars connected to the headlights connected to the grille etc, i figured out i could probably get it out without fully removing either, so i unbolted the guard and bar from each other [worst bolts ever, it takes both wrench exts and only just makes it, and there is no room for an arm in there!]

i just needed a bit of room to pop the clip on and off so it would come out. i actually had a little bit of extra leeway as my bar is slightly damaged [that side was the side that was hit at the mechanics] which gave me a bit more flex, i was actually surprised that it took what it did to get out lol, but now, no reason for it to come out ever again!!