2013 OEM custom tail lights

Old 06-02-2016, 11:18 AM
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2013 OEM custom tail lights

Hello guys. Sorry it took me forever to post this pictures. I been extremely busy working and saving all I can to buy a house. I'm extremely happy with the way they look. They are even painted to match the color of the car. Sorry for the pictures not being HD. <br > <br > Step by step how he build them<br ><br > <br > <br > <br >

Also this a video to demonstrate what he did. He used a different car because I don't live no where near him. His shop is located in Florida and as you can see I live in NJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-SJS9KzoOk&sns=em

I hope you guys like them.
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Well hot damn! Someone finally went through with making led tails. Although it's hard to tell exactly how bright they are since the exposure is changed so greatly with different pictures. Can you take a photo with them lit up compared to stock in the same photo?

You should disconnect your 3rd brake light in your rear deck since you now have one in your spoiler. It bothers me when there's two brake lights like that.

Also chrome b-pillars are never a good choice.
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Well hot damn! Someone finally went through with making led tails. Although it's hard to tell exactly how bright they are since the exposure is changed so greatly with different pictures. Can you take a photo with them lit up compared to stock in the same photo?

You should disconnect your 3rd brake light in your rear deck since you now have one in your spoiler. It bothers me when there's two brake lights like that.

Also chrome b-pillars are never a good choice.
When I jointed this forum was to share and look at everybody's car. If you don't like what you see on my car DO NOT COMMENT. I am not here to make anybody happy. I like to be unique and not have my cars looking like anybody's
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Originally Posted by Prostack1973
When I jointed this forum was to share and look at everybody's car. If you don't like what you see on my car DO NOT COMMENT. I am not here to make anybody happy. I like to be unique and not have my cars looking like anybody's
whoa, your comment came out of left field.

OPboarding complimented you and gave a few suggestions.
he did not, in any shape or form attack you.

PLUS, you posted your car on a public forum! if you did not want people commenting, dont post!
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whoa, your comment came out of left field.

OPboarding complimented you and gave a few suggestions.
he did not, in any shape or form attack you.

PLUS, you posted your car on a public forum! if you did not want people commenting, dont post!

I didn't mean to be rude. My apologies to everyone. There are a lot of people that don't like chrome pillar but that's their choice. I like them and that's why they are in my car. I will remove myself from this forum. Best of luck and wishes to everyone!
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Old 06-02-2016, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Prostack1973
I didn't mean to be rude. My apologies to everyone. There are a lot of people that don't like chrome pillar but that's their choice. I like them and that's why they are in my car. I will remove myself from this forum. Best of luck and wishes to everyone!
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Welp
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You guys butt hurt someone else again.


At this rate, all that'll be left is ceb and justn.
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Originally Posted by ulrblitzer
You guys butt hurt someone else again.


At this rate, all that'll be left is ceb and justn.
I envision great conversations to come, if this were the case.
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I envision great conversations to come, if this were the case.
yeah, they'll go back and fourth over semantics.
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I'll still be here.

I would have liked to seen better pictures before the guy left though. Those tails look sort of interesting but I'm having a hard time actually understanding what I'm seeing.
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I think he was going after the new mazda3 look
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Lol Im late to this.. but wow, first comment made the dude leave!

OPboarding is sooo rude!
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Brah, This. Is. Sparta!!!
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Originally Posted by cu2wagon
Brah, This. Is. Sparta!!!
haha

BTW.. that time period really interests me! What was it like? I know you're old enough to recall!
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Originally Posted by ssjoeboe9
haha

BTW.. that time period really interests me! What was it like? I know you're old enough to recall!
It was pretty sweet. We were all pretty buff and when kids like you were born, we'd toss you over the cliff because you wouldn't have made it anyway.
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I'm a jerk =\

This is the internet though. If it was that easy to make him leave it would only a matter of time before someone else said they didn't agree with one of his choices.
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wouldnt want to run into him in real life....

"Damn, Daniel.......
What are thooooooooooseeeee!?"
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im bumping a 6 month old thread i know why revive it?, but i did stumble across the youtube video of this poster's tail lights and I was curious to see what the OP would share about the lights etc.

Too bad he left. It looks like the acrylic bars are catching the light to glow like a bar from the LED halo circle. I have been lurking HID planet for LED project ideas after attempting my version of the inner tails.

from the looks of it, it seems he used a string of LED's for the side markers of the tail light. I'm impressed with the light output through the lenses. I really wanted to see the light output of the turn signals. Im curious as to the brightness. That's one of the biggest issues with LED turn signals the output isn't as bright as the stock incandescent bulbs.
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Oh noes. Sparta has been reopened. Now opboarding is going to come in and say something and 2snail is going to ragequit the forums.

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digging deeper the guy who does the custom work charges $1300 for the work. For just a few acrylic pieces, and some paintwork I personally do not see the value in the additional features.

The acrylic does look cool, but without diffusing the light properly especially in the blinkers it offers no benefit over stock.
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With the Spirior tail lights available for this car, you're much better off picking up a set of those IMO..

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you end up losing the reverse light, dont you? you will have a red light for reverse. Im not sure if inspections will pass with that here in the US.
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Originally Posted by 2snail
you end up losing the reverse light, dont you? you will have a red light for reverse. Im not sure if inspections will pass with that here in the US.
If that's the case, then why cars are equipped with a single reserve light eg. Scion XB (its the only car I can think of that has a single reverse light) and also red turn signals, is it required for inspections?

And yes you're better off with the OEM LED tail lights.
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Originally Posted by 2snail
you end up losing the reverse light, dont you? you will have a red light for reverse. Im not sure if inspections will pass with that here in the US.
You lose 1 reverse light, in place of a rear fog light (which is red). You still have 1 reverse light on the other side. If wired correctly, the Spirior rear fog light should not come on when your car is in reverse.
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Laughing my ass off. When getting my Airrunners installed I asked the installer if he could install the rear fog light harness and for some reason, both reverse light comes on and the rear camera comes on too. I like this feature as I can see the cars behind me in drive haha.
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