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2017+ headlights upgrade for 2013-2016 models?
I was looking for and unable to find any images of 2017+ 86 headlights installed on an FR-S, nor any posts involving the retrofitting facelift lights to the earlier models. I realize that pin reconfiguration would be required, but can't find out if the newer parts even fit with an older front fascia.
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Yes it's been done plenty of times.
No parts required other than potentially headlight brackets |
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I'm not an expert as I've never done it, but my understanding is that the only thing needed is converting the 8 pin harness on the 2017+ lights to a 6 pin harness that most if not all pre-2017 cars had. Special editions or BRZs may have had an 8 pin - I'm sure someone else will chime in on that.
Someone here on the forums used to sell a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter. You can also find them on eBay, but if you want something quality (remember, you're playing with the electronics on a fairly expensive device) you're probably best off pinning it yourself. There are threads here that point out what pins go to what.
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I installed new 2017+ 86 headlights on my FR-S last month because my old Winjets had become yellow and scratched. I did not need any special brackets.
However, I ran into a couple of issues, one of which I still need to correct. I made the mistake of buying a 6pin/8pin adapter from eBay that claimed to be plug-and-play for 86 headlights on the FR-S: https://www.ebay.com/itm/234974462311 Do NOT buy this unless you want headaches. The truth was that the DRLs would only come on if side-indicator / parking lights were on and NOT if you took the car out of park without any other lights on. On the adapter I bought, it was just sending power from the side-indicator / parking light wire from the turn signal connector to the DRL. Remember that on the FR-S the factory headlight uses a single bulb for both DRL and high beam. It just sends less power to the bulb when in DRL mode than in high-beam mode. I modified the adapter so that the DRL and high beam pins on the 8pin connector would get power from the same DRL / High beam wire from the FR-S' 4 pin headlight connector. In DRL-mode, just the DRLs come on. In high-beam mode, both come on. I'm not sure if that's consistent with how the 86 behaves (probably not), but it's better than before. I admit that I never bothered to check what voltage the DRLs on the new headlights require. It's entirely possible that the FR-S is going to send too much and burn-out the LEDs, especially if I leave the high-beams on too long. So there's just one more problem left. My fog lights don't work anymore. I didn't realize it and didn't think to inspect all of the wires on the adapter and test the fogs until after I had put the bumper back on. The issue is that if you have the OEM fog lights, those lights share a common 4-pin connector with the turn signal light just above it. The adapter did not pass-through the fog-light wire. To fix the fogs, I *think* I might be able to get enough access to the adapter to make modifications via the wheel well liner behind the bumper so I won't have to take the bumper off again, but I've been too lazy to try. It's something that might wait until just before I have to get an inspection sticker next year. |
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