01 headlamps on a stock front 99 (success)
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I also am eager to get an 01+ bumper and have it color matched. 1 thing at a time.
There are no secrets to the installation. Remove old, install new, wire up. It's straightforward. However, you will need to add a relay if you expect to be able to use halogen high and low beams. I've got HID coming, and suspect that running HID low and halogen high simultaneously will be in the capability of the OEM wiring harness. But if not, I'll add a relay.
Fitment is not perfect with the 99 bumper, but it's certainly not bad. Totally passable for stock to the non miata obsessed/casual observer.
Sorry for the dirty car. I did actually wash it 2 days ago, but today I ran it through a misty rain for a couple of hours, including 2 or 3 miles total of non paved, hard packed dirt road before the photos were taken.
There are no secrets to the installation. Remove old, install new, wire up. It's straightforward. However, you will need to add a relay if you expect to be able to use halogen high and low beams. I've got HID coming, and suspect that running HID low and halogen high simultaneously will be in the capability of the OEM wiring harness. But if not, I'll add a relay.
Fitment is not perfect with the 99 bumper, but it's certainly not bad. Totally passable for stock to the non miata obsessed/casual observer.
Sorry for the dirty car. I did actually wash it 2 days ago, but today I ran it through a misty rain for a couple of hours, including 2 or 3 miles total of non paved, hard packed dirt road before the photos were taken.
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Fitment is a ton better than I thought it would be. The late Fritch, rest his soul, stated that 01 headlamps fit horribly on his 10AE, but mine pulls it off just fine. I don't feel like I *have* to get the 01 bumper. But I want it. The front cover itself is cheap enough, but I'm going to lurk in the shadows for a large lower lip or MSM front lip to come up and get it all sprayed at once then add it.
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I got the lamps off ebay. Something like $350 total, but I also will be getting the Live.com cash back. I wanted to get MSM lamps, but they would have been like twice as much for a pair of good used ones. Spent an additional $20 or so on pigtails to make PNP type harnesses. Yes, I know I could have cut and spliced the connectors, but I wanted to make them PNP.
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