Evo 9 mr jdm (chrome black) headlights

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Nov 30, 2014 | 12:46 PM

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lv05evo

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Originally Posted by jason42003

just looking at mine vs the ones in the pics above they look like the same color of housing, just the larger area is amber on jdm and chrome on usdm giving the appearance of being darker. Of course I could be wrong and if I am someone please correct me as I may just swap the housings when I get a set of hids and do the jdm mod.

Based off appearance, yes the Amber color is in a different location between the two. I read the Amber housings between the two are slightly different size making a swap of the housing(Amber part only) a bit of work. Most people paint the housing instead(USDM one to give JDM look). Also the projector are angled different, so a JDM headlight(if not adjusted) might blind oncoming traffic in the USA.

Nov 30, 2014 | 01:17 PM

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So I know this isn't an answer to your question, but you kind of got me thinking of which direction I want to take my headlights (have the non-hid ix headlights and want hid/fogs) but could you theoretically swap pop the cover off and swap the housing from a set of ix headlights into a set of viii jdm headlights to get the chrome black housing?

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Yes you are right the JDM 9 black chrome housing is the same color as a black chrome USDM housing. I have the parts to prove it.

The following USDM headlights are the ones that I know of that will have the same color housing as the JDM Evo 9 headlight.

USDM NON-HID Evo IX headlights
USDM HID Evo IX MR headlights

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Nov 30, 2014 | 01:46 PM

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DirtyEvoVIII

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I bought mine from vivid racing.

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/O...7-p-59610.html

Nov 30, 2014 | 02:06 PM

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Well there goes that plan, thanks for the info deylag.

Dec 1, 2014 | 08:04 AM

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Very useful info that!

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Originally Posted by deylag

Nope sorry this is not possible. The USDM NON-HID housing is not compatible with JDM headlights.

1. The USDM NON-HID housing has a block off at the fog-light.
2. The USDM HID headlight does not have a block-off but does not fit the JDM amber lense.
3. JDM housings are a different design this is why the JDM amber lense can only fit with JDM headlight housings.

Yes you are right the JDM 9 black chrome housing is the same color as a black chrome USDM housing. I have the parts to prove it.

The following USDM headlights are the ones that I know of that will have the same color housing as the JDM Evo 9 headlight.

USDM NON-HID Evo IX headlights
USDM HID Evo IX MR headlights

Dec 1, 2014 | 09:40 AM

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I know Strictly Modified had a set of mint ones for sale you would have to message them to see if they are still available

Dec 1, 2014 | 08:05 PM

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Ouch! $1700 from Vivid.....yikes. Even w/ Vaseline it smarts.

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May 9, 2016 | 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by deylag

so only difference between jdm 9 and usdm is the location of the amber marker?

also, as far as the up-down functionality that the USDM MR's have with the headlights, does that still work after you swap? Was curious about how to mount the ballasts going from USDM HIDs to the JDM light as well...