Ni5mo180SX

Is there anyway to emit light from them while the headlights are up? anyone seen that in any other FC's?

scathcart

FTP are not lights, they are lenses that allow the headlight lamp light to flash through the lenses when you want to signal you're going to pass the car in front of you. Without the lenses, there would be now way to signal.
When the lights are up, the bulb is completely out of the car, so there is nothing to shine through the Flash-To-Pass lenses.
With the head lights up, just flick on your high beam on and off to signal a pass.
Only way to make them work with the headlight up would be installing a set of bulbs in there all the time or do the sleepy eye (de)modifcation. (Headlights are up halfway ALL the time-looks broken in my opinion)
Sean Cathcart

Juan

iTrader: (28)

you can also get a set of jdm ftp lenses. Those light up. I think theyre like 200 for a set. You can always do a custom job and put some small fog lights in there or a really strong small light bulb.

stonePETER

I was thinhing of doing the sleepy eye (de)modifcation but putting two circluir lights like how it is at http://live4boost.rx7life.com/conversion.htm
and the having another small light for the FTP lenses
but I was also thinking of taking them out for more airflow.
Is that worth it to take them out
any opinions???

scathcart

With the lights half down, you don't get much airflow anyway. Leave the FTP lenses in.
Sean

stonePETER

Is it better airflow stock??

scathcart

Stock or not, there really is no mod to removing them. (especially if you have the stock air box).
Sean

stonePETER

I was interested in cutting out from the bottom of the lights to the FTP and making a large bucket that sat in there with possibley three lights
1 large light (4in?) towards middle of car
1 med. light (3in?) towards outer edge of car bottom
1 sml. light (2in?) towards outer edge of car top
And I would like a small vent between the top of the light and the bottom of the hood
But it seems like more than I can handle.

I will probally do the conversion at http://live4boost.rx7life.com/conversion.htm
It looks like its broken unless you change over to the round lights
RON

Ni5mo180SX

Anyone know where can I get the jspec FTP lenses?

stonePETER

Whats the diff. in the j-spec and ours

Aaron Cake

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Http://www.rx7.com....They're about $160 each. You might also want to consider http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/lights.htm

baix2

like this?

Ni5mo180SX

Yup, are those factory fog lights in Japan also?

MikeL

The lights from RP are $170+/pair. Here they are on my car with the old U.S. version being held:

baix2

here's my jspec ftp
just some minor difference

Ni5mo180SX

First ones a dead link??

baix2

nope they are not
the japanese original fog light are very much like the stock foglights (maybe optional) in the US, except that the japanese one is yellow in color

the foglight i got in my car now is just some cheap ***
tenzo R fog light housing and change the bulb to some piaas, they are ok, my roomate gave them to me when my original fog light went out and was hard to find replacement bulbs, remember they are H3c bulb?? or something like that

stonePETER

the link goes to far
here it is
http://www.rx7.com/cgi-local/2catalog.cgi?cat=5

Ni5mo180SX

Thanks a lot. ha just one more thing, anyone have an idea where to find the jspec foglights or am I better off just getting a pair thats somewhat similar? The japanese ones are rectangular right?

baix2

yeah they are rectangular shape just like the one in the united states,
best place to find those fog light i have to say it's in japan's junk yard, u can find a pair maybe like 10 bucks??
or once a while ppl put the foglights on http://auction.yahoo.co.jp
it's about $10 also, but they never ship internationally

stonePETER

I was also looking for foglights but have an 87 with no factory possition
I dont want to cover the brake vent hole, so I will probally put them in the upper corners of front hole
They dont have to be the japanese ones but square is cool
Any ideas on some inexpensive ones

Kahren

iTrader: (13)

is FTP lens a file transfrer protocol lens?

stonePETER

Flash To Pass
How can I read what is going on at http://auction.yahoo.co.jp/
I seem to have forgotten to read japanese.

busy13b

iTrader: (5)

follow this link:

then type in the web page you want to be translated!

NZConvertible

Don't waste your money on Japanese FTP lights. Despite what you may hace seen on Gran Turismo, they're NOT bright lights, they're 5W marker lights just like you already have. The photo above makes them looke brighter than they really are. Trust me, in real life they're nothing special.
The Japanese Series 5 fog lights are identical to US ones and are white, not yellow.