2017 Update --- some JDM goodies!!!

Okay... so while my Previa is my wife's daily, I've decided to take some small steps to make it nicer!

I've always loved the JDM stuff and decided it is now the time to get some upgrades.

When I was going to the Nissan leopard meeting in Hamamatsu Garden Park, a stock white TCR10 Estima Aeras was there... It looked so clean being factory white with the kouki tail/head lights and that awesome roof rack!

Anyways, I wanted to start gravitating towards that look and eventually get the bumpers or maybe the kit.

So I jumped on yahoo auctions and found many pieces I wanted for GREAT PRICES! Shipping does suck, but you gotta pay to play.

So far, these are the times I have:

So I wanted to get the awesome tail lights and I had to piece the set together. But here are the center and trunk parts of the tail lights. I won these for $28.

Now, I still needed the end/corner lights. So I found a guy selling them separately and for BUY NOW price of $11 each

Here is a different type of tail light set MISSING the left tail corner light. Regardless, I picked it up for $13. I couldn't resist and I haven't seen this set before.

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I also picked these headlights for $14 each. These are similar to the ones that are on the US spec headlights in a sense they are the same dimensions. The difference is they have fog light and I believe the lens ARE GLASS. The North American Spec headlights (both Canada and US) are plastic and oxidize easily.

Still, I love the clear headlights of the kouki TCR estima, so I picked these up for $17 each. These are without the corners. There are slight differences to make these fit the Previa, but the metal piece under the US headlights is different.

These came without the corners, so I had to get those too. These were kinda pricier at $36 for the pair.

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Another long time obsession was getting the JDM rain visors. I was able to get this set for $18.

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I also picked up a set of running boards for $50 at a pick n pull.

The driver side is kinda rough, but these are hard to come by, so for now I'll take it and when I can get in a shop, fix them.

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