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I used these lights below. They are made by Hella (p/n  161949117) and are the same as those the 1985-1992 VW Jetta 2's and Audis use. Since I wanted them in the same location as the Export XJs, I selected these because they were similar in appearance to the Export XJ side repeaters and the size was nearly a perfect match.

 

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They only require two round holes (7/8" and 5/16") to mount. I used a chassis punch for the large hole, then drilled the smaller hole.

 

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I made up two 4' 2-wire harnesses and ran the wires out through existing holes in the inner fender and out the large hole in the outer fender. I popped the fender liner loose at the top to fish the wires through.

 

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Wires connected to the bulb holder using spade connectors through a rubber boot. Do a smoke test first, then pop the lamp into the holes. It uses a plastic pressure arm to latch in. To change bulbs you slip a stout feeler gauge under the lamp and push in to release the assembly.

 

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Then run the wires along the inner fender in the engine compartment out through the front corner light hole, and parallel the connections.

 

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The side markers act as running lights when the parking or headlights are on, and of course flash as turn signal repeaters.

 

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Looking good!! :thumbsup: Do the corner lights flash with the turn signals? I don't think mine flash.. I may be wrong though.

 

Yes, the corners alternate flashing with the parking lights. I think this started with the 1991 models. There is a writeup somewhere on how to do this; I'll try to find it.

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Looking good!! :thumbsup: Do the corner lights flash with the turn signals? I don't think mine flash.. I may be wrong though.

 

Yes, the corners alternate flashing with the parking lights. I think this started with the 1991 models. There is a writeup somewhere on how to do this; I'll try to find it.

 

The writeup for this is in the Electrical section of here:

 

http://www.madxj.com/

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