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Replacing Jaguar emblems on sides of fenders with lenses and lights?
I think Ive read about this somewhere before but now I cant find it. When I look up side marker lights, I come up with posts about the lenses in the bumpers. What I am wondering is are the rectangular Jaguar symbols on the fenders, on either side of the car wired underneath for bulbs? If so, what lenses do I need to buy to use them as side marker lights to replace the Jaguar badges? Any help would be appreciated. I dont want to tear one off and risk breaking old brittle plastic in the hopes of finding wires and a bulb holder under there. Would be nice to know ahead of time if thats what Ill find and to have parts in hand to replace them with.
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The right side is already wired, actually plugged in the back of the leaper, you have to wire the left side to the front turn signal.
Orange colored replacement indicators (they are called "side markers" in England) are a direct fit for the leapers and can be purchased on Ebay, usually from England because they were not installed on US spec cars. They snap in with the two metal clips mounted on each one. Removal of the leapers is best done with a plastic tool to avoid marring the paint. You can use the white trunk lights, but they don't have the metal mounting clips so you may have to do some creative fabrication or try to buy the clips separately. There are some threads on this, might have to search a bit more. I did mine, easy job, nice results. Vector |
Originally Posted by Vector
(Post 1194734)
The right side is already wired, actually plugged in the back of the leaper, you have to wire the left side to the front turn signal.
Orange colored replacement indicators (they are called "side markers" in England) are a direct fit for the leapers and can be purchased on Ebay, usually from England because they were not installed on US spec cars. They snap in with the two metal clips mounted on each one. Removal of the leapers is best done with a plastic tool to avoid marring the paint. You can use the white trunk lights, but they don't have the metal mounting clips so you may have to do some creative fabrication or try to buy the clips separately. There are some threads on this, might have to search a bit more. I did mine, easy job, nice results. Vector |
Originally Posted by luc
(Post 1194907)
not 100% correct. Some years of the X300 had them in the USA,so you can find them here
All I can say is "good luck." I couldn't find any in decent condition here, but they are recently made, plentiful and relatively cheap across the pond, including shipping costs. The problem is that the exposed lenses are usually weathered and the unfinished metal clips rust and tend to fall to pieces when you try to install them if you take one from a 20+ year old 300. Vector |
The lights in the boot ( trunk ) can also be used if you want the clear lens look.
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Originally Posted by Vector
(Post 1195439)
I'll take your word that the 300's will swap with a 308, but....
they come with a new bulb and bulb holder for not much money at all. |
Originally Posted by plums
(Post 1196068)
They're the same, but new from the UK ebay site is a much better solution since
they come with a new bulb and bulb holder for not much money at all. Vector |
Originally Posted by andrew lowe
(Post 1195945)
The lights in the boot ( trunk ) can also be used if you want the clear lens look.
If anyone can get the clips and wants some white boot lights, I have two I would sell for what I paid for them. Vector |
Did not know that.
The car I saw was over here in the UK, so I assume he used the metal clip from the orange original . |
Originally Posted by Vector
(Post 1196218)
Most also come with at both electrical plugs, plug retaining clips and cut wires attached, just ask for them.
At two for $40 shipped, playing with old parts is not an attractive proposition. |
Originally Posted by plums
(Post 1196291)
I was referring to NIB(new in box) items which do not have any old harness to cut.
At two for $40 shipped, playing with old parts is not an attractive proposition. Vector |
Just regular small spade connectors, some shrink wrap and silicone after replacing
the incandescent bulbs with LED. With LED's, the likelihood of having to dig out the silicone is slim to none. The wiring is non-standard anyways as the lights are wired function as both markers and flashers depending on turn signal operation. |
Can someone actually point me to sets of them? Im not finding them on Ebay, I must be searching incorrectly. Id prefer clear if I can buy them that way without buying 2 of them + 2 additional trunk lenses. But I cant find the actual lenses and housings that are supposed to clip right in. Also, for the drivers side which youll have to wire yourself, are the wires right behind that part of the fender or do they need to be fished out from somewhere?
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Here they are: eBay item number:181703157430. These are in nice condition, but don't say they come with the bulb or wired socket which you will need at least for the left side as was previously pointed out.
I did this conversion about 2 years ago, and it works great. No need to cut anything or drill any holes. To me the main benefit is a higher degree of visibility when changing lanes. |
Originally Posted by Muti007
(Post 1196629)
Also, for the drivers side which you'll have to wire yourself, are the wires right behind that part of the fender or do they need to be fished out from somewhere?
It is always a good idea to disconnect the battery before doing any work on the electrical system on our cars, so after you have found the correct wires to splice into, disconnect the battery, splice and then hook it back up to test and finish. Vector |
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Yes, those will fit, but if I am seeing the pictures correctly, it appears that the metal clips needed to hold them to the fender are missing. Since I doubt these clips are sold separately, you may need to either scavenge them from an old amber pair, or engineer some other mounting solution.
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Thank you. Would my Jaguar emblems have the metal clips so I could just swap them over?
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Originally Posted by Muti007
(Post 1197440)
Thank you. Would my Jaguar emblems have the metal clips so I could just swap them over?
Vector |
Youre right, I pulled them off today. But some of the lenses Ive seen for sale have plastic tabs on both sides of the lens, rather than the top and bottom tabs. I ordered a set of clear lenses like that, will let you know how they work out. The X308 has tabs top and bottom that hold them in. The older cars have tabs left and right of the lenses. Hopefully, they will still fit right and stay on.
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