mrwhite

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mrwhite

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Install was pretty fun. You have to remove the plugs from the old/red lights - they disconnect from back of LED cartridge and unsnap from the lens itself - and plug them into the same LED cartridge on the clears. Was a piece of cake.

jhc

Looking good! I hope it works out for you, heard so many horror stories re aftermarket tails messing up drivability.

dcains

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Those aren't aftermarket lights, they're original JDM parts. I usually don't like the look, but on a silver car and the LMGT4's, they look great in this case.

Pissed, though, that there's another silver Z in the Tampa area with LMGT4's. We should get together and have a photo shoot.

MicVelo

Ooooo, can I join in? Then there'll be three silver Zs and I'll even bring both my LMGT5s and LMZ5s. Oh wait, Dean's the leader of the LMGT4 gang, no Z34 wheels allowed. Hmmmph.

dcains

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Who else has the JDM side markers?

jdmfetish

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JDM > Everything Else

jhc

Agreed. Sometimes folks use the term JDM very loosely, but these look legit

mrwhite

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dcains - you live in lutz ? and have a silver 350 with LMGT4s? LOL

I also live in lutz - near the cracker barrel where bruce b downs and bearss meet. I don't think i've ever seen your car around!

I still can't decide if I like these as much as the factory red ones. They may grow on me. I am tempted to get the jdm side markers. Was wiring them up a pain?

dcains

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I'm in "downtown" Lutz on Lake Hobbs. I like the JDM tails, mostly because you almost never see the real thing.

The JDM side markers weren't bad to install, as long as you've got a steady hand with a Dremel and a small cutoff wheel. The metal is thin and it cuts easily. I ran the wires over the fender liners to the front parking lights, but one could use the signals if that was a preference. I have an amber LED in each light, but if a bulb were used, it would be easy to wire it so a marker light blinked off every time a signal blinked on. I'm not sure how they're actually wired in Japan, but I'm guessing they're signals.

mrwhite

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cool. I may do that as a DIY project some day.

I don't know really any other Z car guys in Tampa but if there are ever any meetups, shoot me a PM.

mcubed45

These are OEM lights. You can tell they're OEM by the number of LEDs. The aftermarket LED tail lights have about 20 small LEDs vs the 8 larger ones on the OEM lights. The aftermarket lights are the ones that cause engine issues.

dcains

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There used to be a fairly active Tampa Z club (actually based in Brandon), but it dissolved a few years ago and they took down the website. Nothing since then, and in the past when I've tried to get something together, nothing really came of it.

rys

Tails look really clean! You FL guys should join Central Florida Z Club (CFZC) on Facebook its pretty active.

Nismo Ninja

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Hmmm you got me a little worried now. Legit JDM tail lights have the larger and fewer LED's as well as "Nissan" going across the bottom correct?

mrwhite

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there are no leds in the bottom red portion. look close though - nissan is at the bottom!

guitman32

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These taillights are like the current administration, very polarizing.

I dont like this JDM syle taillights, on any car. Ever made. OEM or not.

Car looks clean otherwise though.

DarkZ03

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Welcome to the club I love mine and will never take them off lol, nice car BTW! I would not mind doing JDM side markers but if that somehow ended up in damage to my paint I would have a heart attack as it's not a factory color lol.