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>where do yall get these??
Uhm, anywhere that sells APC products. That's who makes them. I'm sure that someone else does, but APC has a huge selection. I used to have a set on my truck that were rectangular in shape with nice rounded edges and were sloped, not flat, meaning the front was about 1.5" high about .5" from the front...they were nice and the plastic stayed far enough away from the bulb that it didn't melt.
>i take it you have to remove the fender to install?
I've never put them on an Eclipse, but on my truck or local Civics I didn't. Just need a level (keep those bitches on straight), a fabric tape measure-or tailor's tape measure (metal will scratch your car), a grease pencil for marking, a drill with a 1" final diameter uni-bit, power screwdriver, some kind of clear adhesive, wirepuller, soldering stuff and tape/shrink tube, and a lot of patience.
You have to figure out where you want them then take measurements to certain points on your car. Like the corner of your mirrors, center of your wheel, bla bla bla. It's a triangulation theory. You want your pass side to be exactly in the same spot. So if you measure out from 3 or more points, you should be right on.
This is the scary part....get out the uni-bit and start drilling. You want to have your light on hand so that you can test it, don't make your hole bigger than you have to. Once you get the hole there put your light in and get out your level. Place your level on the ground to get a base value (where the bubble sits) then set it on top of your light and adjust accordingly, then mark your screw holes. Take out the lights to put in the screws, if you don't you run a really high risk of cracking the light housing. If you start on a level surface it's easier. Don't do this on a hill or they'll look like shit when you're done.
Now, on to the wiring...
>what about wiring to the blinker?? where did yall tap into?? tia!
Trust me on this...GET TWO RELAYS FROM CIRCUIT CITY OR OTHER ELECTRONICS STORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....they are usually about $12 a piece and it will save you from buying new lights. If you wire these directly to the bumper light or blinker (which stay on all the time when you turn on your lights) you'll burn that little aftermarket sidmarker out in about 1 week. I've made this mistake, learn from it.
Now, I forget how to wire relays (as in which terminals to use 86, 87a, 87b, bla bla bla)....so someone else can tell you that. I do know how they work. You can wire them so that when they get signal they turn your accessory on, or when they lose signal they turn it off. The second is your best option. The reason why is when your blinker shuts off the sidemarker will flash, when the blinker comes on the sidemarker will be off. Trust me, I can't emphasize this enough, you DON'T WANT THEM ON ALL THE TIME.
Now, here's a basic wiring explanation. Main power should come from a switched source (not the battery) so that when your car is off the lights are off....but this source can't be your blinkers or it will defeat the purpose, your switch signal will come from your blinker positive, and your ground will just ground to the body. Then run your output from the switch in the relay to the positive on your sidemarker and then ground them to the body. It looks cool too when they are blinking out of phase.
Now, final notes. You need to get some touch-up paint (color doesn't matter as it will be covered up) so you can paint around your screw holes and main light housing hole. Dont' do this and your fender will rust. When you get all your wiring ran and your lights are hooked up and working go ahead and screw your light housing down. YOu'll see that the outer plastic is the last thing to put on. Now, here's the final tip:
The outer plastic is weak and shitty, they have two tabs on them which are supposed to latch on to the backing which is screwed onto the car and a rubber seal which is supposed to seal it up. 100% guaranteed if you aren't prepared for this it won't work at all. Out of all the sidemarkers I've put in (tons of civics) it has never worked right. So you need to use a toothpick and run a line of clear adhesive around the edge of the outer plastic and on the inside of that rubber surround. Then press your outer plastic to the backing. Use a pick tool or paper clip to make sure the rubber seal is outside the clear plastic then sit back and let it dry.
This is why I insist you use relays. The lights won't stay together without glueing them together, therefor you have to break them to get them off, hence you can't just replace lights you have to replace the whole thing. Invest the time and money in to the relays and you'll never have to worry about them again.
On a side note, if you get tired of them be prepared for bodywork and or new fenders as this process will put about 3/4-1" holes and 2 screw holes into your fender 
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