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post Nov 27, 2010 - 7:29 PM
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AFTER, a very long struggle trying to find the answer, i find it that the BEST solution for the Projector Accent bulb and loom problem for socket replacement would be as followed:

You can use the turn signal lamp socket from a 5th gen celica (but you have to trim down the sides to make it fit right), or easier if your car is equip with the female socket base and loom to connect to the oem lamp park light accent socket, OR you can use the lamp socket for the regular tail lights on the 6gc that has the 194 bulb in it, which I used and worked flawlessly. Although the pattern is a little differ from the patterns as shown on the pics below:

1.) 5GC Signal Light Socket: more wide triangular tips (you'll have to trim it down according to manny)



2.) 6GC Projector OEM Socket: more rectangular tips




3.) 6GC Rear Tail 3rd Brake Light Socket: more triangular tips thumbsup.gif





The 6GC Rear Tail 3rd Brake Light Socket) fits very tight into the accent light socket location. no need for modification...just simply plug and play. ONLY downside is you have to cut it off from the tail light harness, but at least it is much easier to find!

one more final tip....just don't twist too hard as it does not need to be because it is a very tight fit already...don't believe me...just try it out...

RESULTS:

COMPARISON of the oem socket the projector uses...and the tail light harness socket:




before...original lamp socket base







after...oem tail light harness with its cut off lamp socket for one of the brake lights used for a much nicer tight fit:




IM SO HAPPY!! woot.gif

This post has been edited by chacha: Dec 19, 2010 - 5:00 PM
 
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post Aug 28, 2016 - 7:42 PM
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Good to know that these are common! There's not a whole lot of toyotas at wreckers around here but maybe something will have it.

I'm not quite sure how to re-pin that connector. Should the "plugs" just pull out? Or is there some special procedure?


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Posts in this topic
- chacha   How-to-install accent park light bulb in JDM Projectors   Nov 27, 2010 - 7:29 PM
- - GriffGirl   Great find! Thanks for sharing!   Dec 14, 2010 - 6:09 PM
- - mkernz22   I'm looking to do this with my USDM lights, I...   Dec 14, 2010 - 6:40 PM
|- - Rusty   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Dec 15, 2010 - 12...   Dec 19, 2010 - 11:51 PM
- - chacha   not too sure about doing this for the usdm headlam...   Dec 19, 2010 - 5:01 PM
- - chacha   not the USDM head lamps   Dec 20, 2010 - 12:18 AM
- - ILoveMySilly97   So anyone attempt this on usdm lights yet?   Nov 30, 2012 - 5:26 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ Nov 30, 2012 - 4...   Dec 1, 2012 - 11:53 PM
- - ILoveMySilly97   Yea. I was told by Spree that the USDM headlights ...   Dec 2, 2012 - 1:47 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ Dec 2, 2012 - 1...   Dec 2, 2012 - 2:35 PM
|- - ILoveMySilly97   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Dec 2, 2012 - 11:3...   Dec 3, 2012 - 9:32 PM
- - trdproven   for the accent lights i just bought 194 harnesses ...   Dec 4, 2012 - 10:02 PM
- - ILoveMySilly97   So another quick question. How or what wire should...   Jan 27, 2013 - 9:59 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ Jan 27, 2013 - 9...   Jan 27, 2013 - 11:29 PM
- - jordisonjr   Bringing this up from the dead as I just got a set...   Aug 26, 2016 - 2:53 PM
|- - 4-eyed-freek   QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Aug 26, 2016 - 2...   Aug 26, 2016 - 3:15 PM
|- - jordisonjr   QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Aug 26, 2016 ...   Aug 26, 2016 - 3:35 PM
- - trdproven   I just bought an aftermarket one, it's not exa...   Aug 26, 2016 - 4:57 PM
- - jordisonjr   This is what came with mine. Looks like I've g...   Aug 27, 2016 - 1:25 PM
- - trdproven   If u know how to unpin and rewire that's fine ...   Aug 28, 2016 - 4:45 AM
- - Bitter   That looks like the same socket as the side marker...   Aug 28, 2016 - 1:47 PM
- - jordisonjr   Good to know that these are common! There...   Aug 28, 2016 - 7:42 PM
- - Bitter   Well if you can get a socket and 'pigtail...   Sep 8, 2016 - 7:33 AM
- - jordisonjr   I ended up Soldering wires on to the ends of what ...   Sep 8, 2016 - 8:31 AM
- - msk59   Has any one added an accent light to USDM headligh...   Sep 8, 2016 - 6:15 PM
- - trdproven   not that I know of because the whole damn light tu...   Sep 9, 2016 - 1:41 AM
- - msk59   That is correct, however, The way I was thinking o...   Sep 9, 2016 - 12:32 PM
- - Celica_MKVI   Here are the correct part numbers for the two piec...   May 22, 2019 - 10:47 AM
- - demmahom34   Okay so what do you wire the newly added accent li...   Apr 20, 2020 - 4:36 PM


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