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Old 01-19-2001 | 02:21 PM
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Talking Japanese taillights

My friend just brought back my taillights from Japan. They are so simple for so much money. The taillights in Japan cost $335 U.S. dollars. Still very expensive. I'm assuming with shipping and handling included, Snook doesn't make much off the taillights. I am lucky to have a Japanese friend that goes to Japan every year. I will ask her to buy me some foglights next time. I guess it is all about being different from everyone else, however almost everyone on this forum has Jspec taillights, so I guess the concept of being different is blown out the door.

Then again, we are the few but Elite amongst the TL owners.

I will post pics of my car soon. My car looks pretty simple, but she is breath-taking to me. :eek


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Old 01-19-2001 | 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by DragonTL:
I will ask her to buy me some foglights next time
No to burst your bubble, but the JDM fogs don't fit a US front bumper. Ask Snook what a pain in the a$$ it was to get them to fit.

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Old 01-19-2001 | 02:47 PM
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I thought Snook had the Odessey fogs? Maybe im wrong though.
But, the jspec fogs dont fit. You can look up a post by valuetl on why they dont fit. I think its in the installations part of the forum.
Maybe she can bring you back the whole front bumper?

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Old 01-19-2001 | 02:49 PM
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Screw foglights, tell her to bring you back an R34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec.
Old 01-19-2001 | 03:20 PM
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R34 Skyline GT-R, now thats a car i would trade my TL in for!
Did you see the pic of the possible redesign? I cant remember if i saw it in Road&Track or Motor Trend, but it looked better than ever!

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Old 01-19-2001 | 03:39 PM
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you have inspire lights... i dont get what you bought... that's not inspire, not flashy, very simple, yet good looking???????
Old 01-19-2001 | 10:56 PM
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u know what,I'm chinese I got some pic for R-35 skyline.Come out at 2003 or 2004.May be left-hand drive.pic comeing soon.
Old 01-20-2001 | 11:56 PM
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Screw foglights, tell her to bring you back an R34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec.
Hahaha... it won't be so easy to bring a 6,000,000 yen Japanese sports car into US of A.

DragonTL...
hey, you are using my avatar!
BTW, where did she buy the lights from? A Honda dealer?

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Old 01-21-2001 | 02:31 PM
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Originally posted by DragonTL:
My friend just brought back my taillights from Japan. They are so simple for so much money. ....
.....Then again, we are the few but Elite amongst the TL owners.
Enjoy it while it lasts, the 02 models will have those standard.

Old 01-22-2001 | 04:58 AM
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Originally posted by Prez808:
Enjoy it while it lasts, the 02 models will have those standard.

ARe you serious? The 02' TLs will have inspire tails? That freakin sucks... Oh well.

My friend bought the taillights from a Honda dealership in Tokyo. I'm not sure where, but she did buy them from a Honda dealership, the same place where she bought my friend the jspec Prelude foglights. Anyway, PhiTL, if you are going to Japan, the lights will run around $300 w/ the conversion rate. Not bad at all, because it cuts all the shipping and everything.



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Comptech Springs
Factory bodykit
Inspire Tails
Burlwood knob
Tint
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