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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMZ33
Since my friend is a high rank manager at DEPO's main headquater. Maybe I can ask them to redesign the "Z" part of this light. What would you guys suggest the look on that section?
Loose the Z. More lighting for backing up please. Black housing of course.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMZ33
Since my friend is a high rank manager at DEPO's main headquater. Maybe I can ask them to redesign the "Z" part of this light. What would you guys suggest the look on that section?
Make a set like this and you have my biz, even if it is just a close replica.

idk about the Z part, just flat black it. I like the turn signals and rev lights.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by J. Dub
Loose the Z. More lighting for backing up please. Black housing of course.
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Make a set like this and you have my biz, even if it is just a close replica.

idk about the Z part, just flat black it. I like the turn signals and rev lights.
Yeap. Less rice, more nice.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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awsome work
would prefer the indicator lights to be orange but that is just my preference.
if you are building any to sell, also interested in purchasing a pair.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by vex008
awsome work
would prefer the indicator lights to be orange but that is just my preference.
if you are building any to sell, also interested in purchasing a pair.
Thank you, Should be building a second set here shortly.....I own my own business which is time consuming enough so they may take me a little while to get completed. I will keep all of you who have shown interest in them informed when I do get a second set finished.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by J. Dub
Loose the Z. More lighting for backing up please. Black housing of course.
The reverse lights are actually rather bright....it is just hard to tell in the videos...they have deff enough light out put to let people know you are backing up and to see what you are backing up to.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by J. Dub
Yeap. Less rice, more nice.
What exactly is rice about these tail lights.....Because I chose to go with a little more complicated Z in the lower reflector rather than say a strait line of L.E.D.s? I could have lined the entire lower reflector with L.E.D.s also but I was trying to go for a little different look than all the other cars with L.E.D. tails. Just my personal preference.

If you have an opinion on how you think the next set should be done then thats fine I am all for that. I will take those suggestions into consideration when building them but to tie the word "RICE" with these tail lights is just an insult to the time and work that I put into these in my opinion.

Thanks for the comments...
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMZ33
Since my friend is a high rank manager at DEPO's main headquater. Maybe I can ask them to redesign the "Z" part of this light. What would you guys suggest the look on that section?
No comments on the lights....no nice job....I like the Lights...good work... these lights suck.....i would never buy something like that ..... I like them but I would have put something different in place of the Z....ect. Your just going to roll up in here and start asking people how they would like the lights modified if you got your friend at the depo to get them to build something like this. As if you were the one that thought up the design for these lights to began with. All Im saying is you could have thrown a little respect my way before just wanting to tear my hard work apart...ya know what I mean?

Im not trying to be a d-ck and am sorry if I sound like one but that seems kind of rude bro......

As for the depo comment:

I do not see any way that depo or any legit manufacturer could build these....not because of anything other than the fact that they are not D.O.T. legal....For them to be 100% legal they have to have red reflectors showing inside of them...We just do not get messed with all that much in AZ for such things or I have just got lucky...lol......To me it is just as bad as blacking out the intire lens that covers the tail lights. Only this way the light that comes out is not diminished at all day or night as it is when blacking out the tail lights altogether.

You should go hijack someone else's thread....Thanks for the no comments....lol..
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SalmanZ
I'm a sucker for LED lights or actually just lights in general haha wicked good job!
Thank you!
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ZS14
muy bonito
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Good job! What did you use to cut them open, and what did you use to seal them? Also, where did you make your cuts?
Originally Posted by robbinsj
baller, would like a pair as well.
Thank you!
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 1 MEAN Z
The reverse lights are actually rather bright....it is just hard to tell in the videos...they have deff enough light out put to let people know you are backing up and to see what you are backing up to.
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What exactly is rice about these tail lights.....Because I chose to go with a little more complicated Z in the lower reflector rather than say a strait line of L.E.D.s? I could have lined the entire lower reflector with L.E.D.s also but I was trying to go for a little different look than all the other cars with L.E.D. tails. Just my personal preference.

If you have an opinion on how you think the next set should be done then thats fine I am all for that. I will take those suggestions into consideration when building them but to tie the word "RICE" with these tail lights is just an insult to the time and work that I put into these in my opinion.

Thanks for the comments...

LOL, your lights are the sh*t. I like your lights a ton. When I placed both my statements, it was to that guy that said he knew the dude up at the depo that makes taillights just slightly similar to yours. He asked for suggestions. I gave him 2.
I wasn't talkin about your lights, as again... I like your lights alot. Remember, I was the guy that was introduced to your gun behind your seat?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by J. Dub
Yeap. Less rice, more nice.
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LOL, your lights are the sh*t. I like your lights a ton. When I placed both my statements, it was to that guy that said he knew the dude up at the depo that makes taillights just slightly similar to yours. He asked for suggestions. I gave him 2.
I wasn't talkin about your lights, as again... I like your lights alot. Remember, I was the guy that was introduced to your gun behind your seat?
Its all good bro, I was replying to when you made the comment about less rice more nice...its sounded like you were referring to the Z in the lower reflector....maybe I misinterpreted what you wrote....Like I said either way its all good...Again thanks for the compliments.

As for the reverse lights I will have to try and get a better video of them. Maybe shining on a wall or something to show how bright they actually are. I think it may be because they are narrow beam L.E.D.s and not wide angle ones. Maybe the wide angle would have been a better choice for the reverse lights in order to get better light dispersion. I will have to test this in my next set to how much of a difference it would make. But each one is 17000mcd each so they are ultra bright white.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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Its all good bro, I was replying to when you made the comment about less rice more nice...its sounded like you were referring to the Z in the lower reflector....maybe I misinterpreted what you wrote....Like I said either way its all good...Again thanks for the compliments.

As for the reverse lights I will have to try and get a better video of them. Maybe shining on a wall or something to show how bright they actually are. I think it may be because they are narrow beam L.E.D.s and not wide angle ones. Maybe the wide angle would have been a better choice for the reverse lights in order to get better light dispersion. I will have to test this in my next set to how much of a difference it would make. But each one is 17000mcd each so they are ultra bright white.
O yea no prob. That comment was for that knows the depo guy that makes taillights. Less rice from him. And more nice, like yours.
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Originally Posted by 1 MEAN Z
Its all good bro, I was replying to when you made the comment about less rice more nice...its sounded like you were referring to the Z in the lower reflector....maybe I misinterpreted what you wrote....Like I said either way its all good...Again thanks for the compliments.

As for the reverse lights I will have to try and get a better video of them. Maybe shining on a wall or something to show how bright they actually are. I think it may be because they are narrow beam L.E.D.s and not wide angle ones. Maybe the wide angle would have been a better choice for the reverse lights in order to get better light dispersion. I will have to test this in my next set to how much of a difference it would make. But each one is 17000mcd each so they are ultra bright white.
Yea I would go wide beam.
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Love the rev mod! want this so I can del the OEM ones for a clean rear.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Love the rev mod! want this so I can del the OEM ones for a clean rear.
Thanks...Yeah that was my problem I switched rear bumpers and did not want to use the stock reverse and turn signal light. Instead I made custom grills and turned them into vents similar to most of you exotic sports car rear end vent ( Audi r8, ferrari, lamborghini...ect.)
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Originally Posted by JDMZ33
Since my friend is a high rank manager at DEPO's main headquater. Maybe I can ask them to redesign the "Z" part of this light. What would you guys suggest the look on that section?
Hi, yes.... Please tell him less of the picture below... And more of what the OP created.






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Thanks...Yeah that was my problem I switched rear bumpers and did not want to use the stock reverse and turn signal light. Instead I made custom grills and turned them into vents similar to most of you exotic sports car rear end vent ( Audi r8, ferrari, lamborghini...ect.)
pls post up pics, was to dark in prior vids. Also Have you ever thought about a lower spoiler or Asuka hatch? The reflect off the bottom of the spoiler on these is a little much but it might just be the vid.
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by robbinsj
pls post up pics, was to dark in prior vids. Also Have you ever thought about a lower spoiler or Asuka hatch? The reflect off the bottom of the spoiler on these is a little much but it might just be the vid.
Yeah I think its just the way the video looks.....The spoiler I LOVE and would never get rid of...Its an original JP Vizage type A... I like how it hangs off the back, kind of like a drag wing... Plus I feel it flows with the rest of the car.. Here are a couple of pics maybe you can see the vents better. I have some other pics of the vents on my other pc will load some of them later tonight.

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holy shiz I love the rear, what is it? Reminds me of chargespeed but on speed.
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