How To: Celica Style Bumper Lenses (P5)

How To: install Celica style clear bumper lenses on your P5

This is where I bought mine, <a href="http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/20celclearbu.html" target="_New">StreetBeatCustoms.com</a>.
You may be able to find cheaper. I got them there cause they're local.

Next you'll need two pairs of washers, matching rubber washers and wing nuts. Go to your local Home Depot or Ace Hardware for these.
<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/washers_wing_nut.jpg" border=1>

Then go down to Wal-Mart or an Auto parts store and get Door Protection trim to make a grommet. Some automotive superglue
and orange bulbs so you're legal. = )
<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/fender_trim.jpg" border=1>

Now you're ready to start making your rubber grommet with the door trim. You'll need to make little pie shape cuts with a razor blade to get
good clean curve around the lens.

Once this is complete you're ready to glue the grommet on. Start at the bottom and work around it in small sections with the superglue.
Allow it to dry a bit as you go. And don't get it all over your finger. Once you're done it should look like this:
<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/grommet_complete.jpg" border=1>

Next get in your car and cut the wheel in so you can get under the fender to remove these plastic screws:
<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/under_fender.jpg" border=1>

Gently pull back the plastic and reach in and find this part of the back of the lens:
<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/pushhere.jpg" border=1>

Push that in while prying the lens out with your other hand. Now you can remove the bulb from the lens and put in your new orange one.
Use a little bulb grease to help prevent moisture.

Twist the new bulb into the clear lens and now you're ready to put it on. Use the rubber washer first and then the regular one to help
protect the bumper. Follow that with the wing nut and tighten them down well so they don't come loose. Screw the plastic screws back on
and repeat the other side. Now you've gotten rid of those ugly yellow lenses and have a nice matching design that looks like it came from
the factory.

<img src="http://www.mazdamp3.com/members/azeli73/how%20to/final_lights_on.jpg" border=1>

Special thanks to KYREDP5 for help with the grommet ideas and part locations! (thumb)

how to by:azeli73

thanks, this is a much clearer guide than the one on toprotege.com.

love these celica lights cuz they are smaller than the stock ones and better looking than that weird oval shape of the stock, rxy, and eclipse clears.

and the pattern on the lense is similar to stock instead of those diamond ones everyone is getting.

nice clear guide!

Nice mod!!!

But what year celica is it???

2000-2003.

if you do a search on ebay you'll find cheap ones but they look ugly, lol.

This is the part number for the 2000-2002 celica lens. <b>apc402029BL</b> yeah it's an APC part.

Your best bet is to look for a local performance shop that can get this so you don't pay for shipping. Let's face it, almost everyone carries APC parts.

Thanks for the praises!

looks good...IM gonna do this today I think

Looks sharp.

love the looks!!!!

that was a really good How to. If everyone on this board did one we would know everything about our cars. I did mine SS Brake Line how to

Let us see the final job when you're done falkofire.

falkofire said:

looks good...IM gonna do this today I think

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thanks

Thanks for the mod. I purchased everything yesterday and will install tonite or tomorrow. I will post pics next week.....

Those look good. I got the eclipse one's and they are like an inch
thick and a lot bigger over all. So I cut custom holes in the my dam
to snap the whole thing in so they are flush looks good but took a lot of balls to cut the holes(chair) . Your ways much smarter and easier.

thanks for the great how-to, just finished it today. Since my car is silver i found gray weather-stripping at Ace that makes the clear lights look more stock compared to having a thick black outline. if anyone in so cal wants to do this mod i can give you some strips for $1. i got enough for at least 4 more.

some more tips:

-the wing nut you will need is metric!

-before you start gluing on the grommet do a dry-fit so you can see what areas need to have the grommet overlapping more. The celica light is smaller than our p5 ones and if you dont glue the grommet on right you will be able to see ugly bumper holes.

-there are two areas you can cut for a better fit. i attached them circled below. Cut 1 so the lense sits more flush against the bumper. for 2 there is a little bump where the light locks in place. Cut that off so when you screw the light back into the lense you will get a tighter fit, meaning less condensation!

-i didnt trust suprglue to stand up to years of weather so i reinforced it with some epoxy glue =D


i am at my apt now so i dont have a digital camera. can take pics later

forgot to attach the pic =P

Excellent points Kidkorrupt! Look forward to the images. (thumb)

here are the pics:

somone ate protegeclub.com did this mod a long time ago but without the rubber grommet.

here is a comparison picture, without a grommet there is a crack.

(lol)

Sweet Hmm lets see ground wiring kit, head unit, and now clear lights as projects to do this weekend.


Now to find the time