JDM, no..>European!!! parts aquisition (SVX, around the world in 60 days)

[zavikan]

OK! Working my way around the world for all the rare and ellusive SVX parts that I won't be able to buy later in life. Now I'm looking for the lovely Glass Headlights and interior leveler switch/squirter switch assemblies. Doing some searching, It looks highly unlikely to aquire these. Surely if you throw enough money at the problem, they ARE aquirable. Its just from where... Can anyone here show me where I should throw the money? (that is, in exchange for aforementioned parts, not for your amusement )

[b3lha]

SVXes are a lot more rare here than in the US. So it won't be easy to find parts at a breaker.

If you want to get new parts from a dealer, try Bell & Colvill. They are one of the few UK dealers that show any interest in the SVX. Bear in mind that parts here are a lot more expensive than in the USA.

http://www.bell-colvill.co.uk

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by zavikan

Now I'm looking for the lovely Glass Headlights and interior leveler switch/squirter switch assemblies.

This has been covered back years ago in this thread:

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...ass+headlights

I was in contact with dealers and people in Germany about these. They are still available,
but they do not ship from Germany to the US. They said that they could be purchase
ocally by an American (tourist, soldier) and brought back.The VAT would still have to be paid,
but a refund could be applied for.

Here are the current prices and part nunbers:

84001PA090 for the left headlight assembly (€ 388,09) $496.00USD
84001PA080 for the right headlight assembly (€ 388,09) $496.00USD

$992.00 + 16.5%VAT ($164.00) = $1160.34USD, plus shipping
That's over a thousand dollars for headlights!!


The headlight leveler switch is part number is 83015PA010. Not sure of the price.

Looking at the thread, you will see that the German headlights do not use our 9005/9006 bulbs,
but rather H3/H4, and they have NO fog lights in the assemblies.




The easiest thing to do would be buy the complete German assemblies and swap just the glass lenses
into our lens bodies... that way you would not need the leveling switch. Maybe the bulb holder
that fits into the back of our headlight assemblies is the same for the H3/H4 and the 9005/9006 bulbs.
That way its just plug n' play. but

one of the possible problems with that is the glass lenses may be significantly thicker than our plastic
lenses and not fit onto our plastic assemblies.

Here is a link to a German SVX Promo video which shows a close-up of the glass headlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37so9...elated&search=.

[SVXRide]

John,
Interesting pic of the shifter....has anyone done any research into the "econ/power" button on the shifter? Did it call up a different "map" in the ECU and/or TCU for each setting? With everything that LAN has done on the ECU side of things, it would be nice to find something similar on the TCU side (i.e., it would be nice to raise the shift point for the 4HEAT )
-Bill

[sicksubie]

wow!!!!!!!! That is a hot pic of the center console. I never knew such things were even optional for the SVX even overseas. Stinkin' Germans always get the best of everything.

[b3lha]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

John,
Interesting pic of the shifter....has anyone done any research into the "econ/power" button on the shifter? Did it call up a different "map" in the ECU and/or TCU for each setting? With everything that LAN has done on the ECU side of things, it would be nice to find something similar on the TCU side (i.e., it would be nice to raise the shift point for the 4HEAT )
-Bill

The econ switch connects pin a4 of the TCU to ground. This signals the TCU to use the economy shift map. I believe it lowers the shift points. There has been some discussion about whether the Euro cars have 3 shift maps: Econ, Normal and Power because the power light does come on when you kick down hard - which seems to suggest that the car is not already in power mode when the switch is out.

JDM cars switch to power mode when you ground pin a4 of the TCU. From looking at the pictures and wiring diagrams I believe that all the TCUs are the same hardware but different software.

Nobody knows what happens when you ground pin a4 on a USA SVX. Try it and find out if your shift points change.

The electric antenna button is necessary because the Euro model has an inferior stereo without a connection for the antenna motor. There are no tweeters and no twin-antenna diversity system, even though both antennas are fitted, only one is wired.

[zavikan]

See Title....moving on...

Ok, there are UK, German, and Aussie glass headlights...

Some dip right or left, but that last post said that should be easy to interchange. Some don't have foglights (do any?) Some have funny glowy parking light built in. And some have an adjuster on the interior of the vehicle.

As for the difference in H3 an H4 bulbs, those are certainly easy to aquire anywhere. Many VWs use them here in the US. Volvo too I think. They aren't inferior bulbs, are they?

Germans have the adjuster, do the aussies? UK? Would wiring them to operate be a massive problem?

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by zavikan

See Title....moving on...

Ok, there are UK, German, and Aussie glass headlights...

Some dip right or left, but that last post said that should be easy to interchange. Some don't have foglights (do any?) Some have funny glowy parking light built in. And some have an adjuster on the interior of the vehicle.

As for the difference in H3 an H4 bulbs, those are certainly easy to aquire anywhere. Many VWs use them here in the US. Volvo too I think. They aren't inferior bulbs, are they?

Germans have the adjuster, do the aussies? UK? Would wiring them to operate be a massive problem?

Looking closely at my SVX brochures from around the world, this is all I can find at the moment.

Germany
....Headlights: glass
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: same as US-spec
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

United Kingdom
....Headlights: Polycarbonate (?)
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: Opposite
....Bulbs:
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing: yes

Australia
....Headlights: Polycarbonate (?)
....Integrated foglights:
....Beam pattern: Opposite
....Bulbs:
....Leveling adjustment on console:
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

Japan
....Headlights: Polycarbonate (?)
....Integrated foglights:
....Beam pattern: Opposite
....Bulbs:
....Leveling adjustment on console: no
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

Please fill in the blanks or edit any incorrect information listed.

As far as the H3/H4 bulbs go, they have been around a long time and used without problems. A lot of newer cars use them, and the newer H-7's as well. This shouldn't be a cause for concern (remember, our fog light bulbs are the H-3).

As for the wiring I am not sure how difficult this would be. The headlights (UK/Germany) have a small motor built into them that moves the reflector in response to the switch on the console. That is why they are so expensive.

The way I understand it is the reason for the adjustment is to adjust the beam downward when carrying rear seat passengers and a loaded trunk. ) is the normal default position, 3 is for fully loaded, and 1-2 are inbetween. Maybe one of our English/German members could elaborate on this further as it should be explained in their owner's manual.
.

[b3lha]

Originally Posted by svxcess

Looking closely at my SVX brochures from around the world, this is all I can find at the moment.

Germany
....Headlights: glass
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: LHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

United Kingdom
....Headlights: glass
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing: yes

Australia
....Headlights: Polycarbonate (?)
....Integrated foglights:
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console:
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

Japan
....Headlights: Polycarbonate
....Integrated foglights: yes
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: no
....Parking lights in headlight housing:yes

Please fill in the blanks or edit any incorrect information listed.

As far as the H3/H4 bulbs go, they have been around a long time and used without problems. A lot of newer cars use them, and the newer H-7's as well. This shouldn't be a cause for concern (remember, our fog light bulbs are the H-3).

As for the wiring I am not sure how difficult this would be. The headlights (UK/Germany) have a small motor built into them that moves the reflector in response to the switch on the console. That is why they are so expensive.

The way I understand it is the reason for the adjustment is to adjust the beam downward when carrying rear seat passengers and a loaded trunk. ) is the normal default position, 3 is for fully loaded, and 1-2 are inbetween. Maybe one of our English/German members could elaborate on this further as it should be explained in their owner's manual. CORRECT.
.

UK and JDM answers above. I think the Euro, UK and Aussie SVXes are all essentially the same except that the Euro cars have LHD beam pattern.

[zavikan]

mmm, exactly what I was asking .....*sniff*... I just want to take this moment to thank absolutely everyone in the SVX network for being awesome people, and especially those crazy few dedicated ones who know so much extranious information about this car, who are willing to come on here and post it to people like me.........

[dynomatt]

I have both JDM and Aust delivered headlights.

Originally Posted by svxcess

Australia
....Headlights: Glass
....Integrated foglights: No
....Beam pattern: Opposite RHD
....Bulbs: H1 low beam H3 high beam
....Leveling adjustment on console: No
....Parking lights in headlight housing: yes

Japan
....Headlights: Polycarbonate yes
....Integrated foglights: yes
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H1 low, H3 High and H3 Fog
....Leveling adjustment on console: No
....Parking lights in headlight housing: Yes

[zavikan]

I think it would be nice to hold onto this listing someplace for everyone. I'm saving it to file, but eventually, this posting will go ancient, and no one will remember, and once again the same questions will be asked. Thanks John for starting the list


Germany
....Headlights: glass
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: LHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing:

United Kingdom
....Headlights: glass
....Integrated foglights: no
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H3/H4
....Leveling adjustment on console: yes
....Parking lights in headlight housing: yes

Australia
....Headlights: Glass
....Integrated foglights: No
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H1/H3
....Leveling adjustment on console: No
....Parking lights in headlight housing:Yes

Japan
....Headlights: Polycarbonate
....Integrated foglights: yes
....Beam pattern: RHD
....Bulbs: H1/H3
....Leveling adjustment on console: no
....Parking lights in headlight housing:yes

[dynomatt]

UK and Germany use H4 globes...they must not have the projector low beam headlights do they?

H4's would not work with projector lenses.

Matt

[Motorsport-SVX]

I have a set of the UK headlights in my pewter car
have had them for about 2 yrs now.
Installed a set of aftermarket nice 5000k HIDs in them
too.
It took some wiring to get them properly installed
adding some relays etc.
Got a 3 way cockpit adjustment switch from a new
Infinity Q45 and installed it by my cd player.
My city lite isnt connected, but was thinking about
putting an LED in it and hooking that to the factory
alarm.
No fogs, dont really need them anyway (esp in Az)
The pattern has never been an issue, looks to me
just like driving one of my other US model Svxs.
At least the glass holds up better then the plastic thats
for sure.

[b3lha]

FYI: The rear alcyone center light mentioned in your PM comes in two flavours. Sorry about the crappy photos, I've only got a toy camera at the moment.



No, I don't want to sell mine.