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Old May 26, 2007 | 02:54 AM
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My friend told me every aftermarket taillights's quality are really bad.
water and fog easy to get inside

Is that true?

here is the one im gonna buy
http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/50-1896
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Old May 26, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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please don't
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Old May 26, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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Old May 26, 2007 | 05:51 AM
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Thats a negative. Get some nice stock LED's and call it a day
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Old May 26, 2007 | 05:54 AM
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OEM '06 led tails. Done.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 06:19 AM
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FYI:
We sell the LED tail lights for $344pr or the clear JDM LED's for $422pr. if you want the factory parts.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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Yes they suck most of the time.
Why mess with perfection. Leave the stockers alone man.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tat_350z
My friend told me every aftermarket taillights's quality are really bad.
water and fog easy to get inside

Is that true?

here is the one im gonna buy
http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/50-1896
those are the nastiest tail lights ever...i seen them in person and almost threw up....06 JDM tails rock!!!
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Old May 26, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tat_350z
My friend told me every aftermarket taillights's quality are really bad.

here is the one im gonna buy
http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/50-1896

I can't speak on the quality, but those ARE really bad
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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no dude bad choice stay with the 06 lights and just black them out
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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Those things are sooo ugly... they have a huge bulge on them and make the 350Z look cheap ;(
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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i swear everyone out there is a HATER when it comes to aftermarket lights. do what YOU want to do man, all i ever hear if anyone ever mentioned anythign about aftermarket tails... unless they are the $400/pair 06 led or jdm ones then people get all pissy about anything less. this is entirely up to you!

I will be honest that I currently have aftermarket led taillights, they are NOT the $400/pair oem ones, and I have had them for months. I actually get compliments about them a lot (also from Z owners who have seen them) and they look pretty nice. They have a G35 style LED circle to it which sets it apart from those nasty stock lights.

In my honest oppinion I think the 06 LEDs are ugly, there is no logical SHAPE to the way they place the leds in the lense, its like a broken up triangle... I personally did not like the 06 look nor did my wife.

be different and do what you want, don't get 06 leds just because others think you should, they are ugly anyways.

cheapest thing to do is put on blackout tinting for $20 bucks and call it a day!
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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if you get those nasty ones imma go to your house and break them.. get ones with LEDs its much better
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by UHATEIT
i swear everyone out there is a HATER when it comes to aftermarket lights. do what YOU want to do man, all i ever hear if anyone ever mentioned anythign about aftermarket tails... unless they are the $400/pair 06 led or jdm ones then people get all pissy about anything less. this is entirely up to you!

I will be honest that I currently have aftermarket led taillights, they are NOT the $400/pair oem ones, and I have had them for months. I actually get compliments about them a lot (also from Z owners who have seen them) and they look pretty nice. They have a G35 style LED circle to it which sets it apart from those nasty stock lights.

In my honest oppinion I think the 06 LEDs are ugly, there is no logical SHAPE to the way they place the leds in the lense, its like a broken up triangle... I personally did not like the 06 look nor did my wife.

be different and do what you want, don't get 06 leds just because others think you should, they are ugly anyways.

cheapest thing to do is put on blackout tinting for $20 bucks and call it a day!

LOL.....worse than a ricer.. If you think the LED lights are ugly then don't drive a Z. Instead, go drive a civic.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by UHATEIT
i swear everyone out there is a HATER when it comes to aftermarket lights. do what YOU want to do man, all i ever hear if anyone ever mentioned anythign about aftermarket tails... unless they are the $400/pair 06 led or jdm ones then people get all pissy about anything less. this is entirely up to you!

I will be honest that I currently have aftermarket led taillights, they are NOT the $400/pair oem ones, and I have had them for months. I actually get compliments about them a lot (also from Z owners who have seen them) and they look pretty nice. They have a G35 style LED circle to it which sets it apart from those nasty stock lights.

In my honest oppinion I think the 06 LEDs are ugly, there is no logical SHAPE to the way they place the leds in the lense, its like a broken up triangle... I personally did not like the 06 look nor did my wife.

be different and do what you want, don't get 06 leds just because others think you should, they are ugly anyways.

cheapest thing to do is put on blackout tinting for $20 bucks and call it a day!

Oh god, another penny-pincher trying to justify why they paid less than $200 for a pair of aftermarket low quality LEDs.

How about you post a pic of your "G35 style" LEDs and I'll post of pic of my OEM LEDs.

Actually I post mine anyways w/ only the parking lights on.




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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Your friend is correct. All aftermarket taillights for the Z suck *****.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by UHATEIT
In my honest oppinion I think the 06 LEDs are ugly, there is no logical SHAPE to the way they place the leds in the lense, its like a broken up triangle...
There is no logical shape to those nasty blisters on those aftermaket taillights. It looks like some kind of disease.

Don't do it! Your car will look very cheap with them.
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dutchboy350Z
Oh god, another penny-pincher trying to justify why they paid less than $200 for a pair of aftermarket low quality LEDs.

How about you post a pic of your "G35 style" LEDs and I'll post of pic of my OEM LEDs.

Actually I post mine anyways w/ only the parking lights on.



Looks pretty logical to me...
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Old May 26, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Ricers VS. Nissan Engineers...

hmmm...I wonder whose decisions and designs are more "logical"

And from the sig you have...yeah I probly DOHATEIT

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