[Noob Question]Will you be able to swap BRZ and 86 headlights? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Slide · 12-01-2011, 02:00 AM

dont want Subaru's front bumber looks gay with that big black bit :s

happy to fill in gaps from the back with no more gaps :P

Kids Heart · 12-01-2011, 02:05 AM

86 lights won't fit on a BRZ unless you cut the inside corner. BRZ lights will fit on the 86 but you will need to fill the inside corner.

R_E_L · 12-01-2011, 02:08 AM

might be. if you look at the photos the angles at which they were taken were slightly different, that could be the reason for the confusion.

Snoopyalien24 · 12-01-2011, 02:12 AM

i think they are swapable, idk how the turn signals would work tho, cuz the brz has them in the headlight, and the frs by the foglight

azian_advanced · 02-03-2012, 10:40 PM

i remember reading an article somewhere that they are physically identical.. but i'm not sure if they were stating that out of fact or pure speculation.

Slide · 02-04-2012, 04:36 PM

yes moto-p posted that they are the same. Cant find post either.

Slide · 02-04-2012, 04:39 PM

Found the info.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...al+lens%2Flamp

tripjammer · 02-04-2012, 05:15 PM

I don't know I kinda like the 86 hid headlights, if scion does not offer them as an option then I will go with the BRZ hid lights. They can't be that expensive...it's not like it would be wrong to do it since both cars are like the same.

zoomzoomers · 02-04-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tripjammer

I don't know I kinda like the 86 hid headlights, if scion does not offer them as an option then I will go with the BRZ hid lights. They can't be that expensive...it's not like it would be wrong to do it since both cars are like the same.

I wouldn't bet on that. I had a '05 G35 6MT and it had HID lights, but they were reflector types and not projector. So I bought the entire headlight assembly from the '06 model (a lot of ppl did this btw) which are HID projector types, along with the D2R bulbs and did the swap. Thankfully, there were a lot of great DIY instructions from the forums so I did it myself. It still cost me about $800 to $900 after it was all done. The headlight assemblys themselves cost around $750. I dunno what the FRS/BRZ ones will cost, but I doubt they will be cheap.

Oh, and the '05 and '06 models were identicle except the lights so it was a simple plug and play swap.

OrbitalEllipses · 02-04-2012, 05:38 PM

It looks the lights are the same, but the BRZ bumper has a "pocket" for the inside corner of the light.

Slide · 02-04-2012, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

I wouldn't bet on that. I had a '05 G35 6MT and it had HID lights, but they were reflector types and not projector. So I bought the entire headlight assembly from the '06 model (a lot of ppl did this btw) which are HID projector types, along with the D2R bulbs and did the swap. Thankfully, there were a lot of great DIY instructions from the forums so I did it myself. It still cost me about $800 to $900 after it was all done. The headlight assemblys themselves cost around $750. I dunno what the FRS/BRZ ones will cost, but I doubt they will be cheap.

Oh, and the '05 and '06 models were identicle except the lights so it was a simple plug and play swap.

I got a quote for wrx hids and they wanted over 2k + postage....

So get saving.

zoomzoomers · 02-04-2012, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slide

I got a quote for wrx hids and they wanted over 2k + postage....

So get saving.

Yeah, figured they'd be pretty steep. The ones for the G35 were $750 and I got those in a group buy from a dealer for a great price. They were just the plastic housing/assemblies! Car parts just cost an arm and a leg.

SoCal_86 · 02-07-2012, 01:50 AM

Thought about the swap also as i much prefer the BRZ's hid but seems like the inside corner of the housing's are different.

Levi · 02-07-2012, 05:51 AM

The head lights are exaclty the same. They are interchangeable.

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Slide Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: Toyota Aristo Location: Brisbane,Aust Posts: 796 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	dont want Subaru's front bumber looks gay with that big black bit :s happy to fill in gaps from the back with no more gaps :P

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Kids Heart Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited SWP Location: Lawrenceville GA Posts: 583 Thanks: 64 Thanked 123 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	86 lights won't fit on a BRZ unless you cut the inside corner. BRZ lights will fit on the 86 but you will need to fill the inside corner.

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azian_advanced *****istrator Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S 10-Series M/T Location: Calgary Posts: 354 Thanks: 137 Thanked 337 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i remember reading an article somewhere that they are physically identical.. but i'm not sure if they were stating that out of fact or pure speculation.

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Slide Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: Toyota Aristo Location: Brisbane,Aust Posts: 796 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yes moto-p posted that they are the same. Cant find post either.

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Slide Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: Toyota Aristo Location: Brisbane,Aust Posts: 796 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Found the info. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...al+lens%2Flamp

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Levi Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Toyota Location: Germany Posts: 1,202 Thanks: 134 Thanked 138 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The head lights are exaclty the same. They are interchangeable.

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