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Old 03-12-2008, 04:39 AM
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Hey guys,

does someone have pictures of those on a Z (preferably grey)?



I wanted the OEM JDM ones but I am still not sure if the looks will fit and they are very expensive over here so I wanted to try out these first - if I dont like them i can still sell them.
Old 03-12-2008, 11:36 AM
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You're Swiss so I'm goig to give you a break.... Don't do it... sell them... don't let anyone else know you bought them... choose from either the 06+ USDM LED tails or the 06+ JDM LED clear tails. nothing else.
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And could you please also tell me why?!
I dont give much for whats actually "in" in the US - I am in Europe. ;-)
Is it the quality or is it your personal opinion of style. Because people on this forum are also always draging about 20" and I just dont see the point (no, thats not a wheel discussion thread)

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Originally Posted by MikeRR
And could you please also tell me why?!
I dont give much for whats actually "in" in the US - I am in Europe. ;-)
Is it the quality or is it your personal opinion of style.
They are made with cheap material and designed poorly. A few members have installed similar LED taillights and had major electrical problems.

It's not an "American" thing, it's a poor quality thing.
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Ok, thank you :-) (havn't bought them yet btw)
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Originally Posted by MikeRR
Ok, thank you :-) (havn't bought them yet btw)

Sorry didn't want to sound like an A-Hole... Exactly as he stated above. Cheap materials. Last thing you want is to have percipitation build up or defective taillights just from a safety stand point. when it comes to heads/tails trust the manufacturer. G/L and they usually have a pair of JDM tails in the f/s section for a lot cheaper than the msrp.
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Ok thanks - I will have a look at the FS section
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i've also heard reports around here about how ebay tail lights causes electronic problems since they suck up too much juice when compared to OEM.
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Hm, normally LEDs to suck much less juice than normal lighting as far as I know?
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Originally Posted by MikeRR
Hm, normally LEDs to suck much less juice than normal lighting as far as I know?
I imagine the 12 or however many LEDs there are equal the juice of the one halogen bulb.
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Originally Posted by MikeRR
Hm, normally LEDs to suck much less juice than normal lighting as far as I know?
it doesn't take into account of factors like the inefficient circut boards/overdriving the led's.

plus there's still a bulb inside the taillights underneath the led's.
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There is a bulb underneath? for what?
BTW: Trying to find OEM JDMs now - another plus is that they are street legal here, the ebay ones not.
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