enigmaos

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trying to figure out how to contact Acura China about their 07 TL taillights, but there is no email address listed on that site. only numbers.

http://www.acura.com.cn/acuranewsite/index.html?chaxun

any idea?? Just want to find out the price and cost to ship to USA.

Tim L.'s TL

I came back from my trip to china last month, and I didn't see any TL's there.

enigmaos

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did you see any acura dealers there?

Tim L.'s TL

nope, I think they are still under construction since china never had Acura's for sale before. Buying a TL there is not cheap compare to what we pay here in the US. The tailights you want to get might cost you a few hundred USD at least.

triggle

What is the consensus on whether or not the Chinese tails will be DOT approved ?

enigmaos

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probably not unless the turn signal is amber or red.
also, I don't even know if they are direct fit or requires modification or the entire housing... ugh
if there is no info, then it's better and safer to go with type-s tails.

kenny5

I heard driving in China is crazy and having a nice car there isn't worth the risk or price. Also, the roads are generally bad, right? Has anyone driven in China or owned a car there?

pettydw

Good luck! Car companies usually frown on part transfers from one country to another, since China operations would be infringing on USA's turf. Also having lived in China for a few years, aftersales service is a joke for just about any product sold there. The concept of warranties and a parts warehouse is nearly nonexistant, probably because most of the products available to the locals are throw-away junk (they export the better stuff).

tidus888

the chinese TL is around 60K USD.... why ship it from china... when you can start a business to ship to china.. lol

trancemission

why? tim has 14 on the shelves right now... are they not the same?

enigmaos

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the only difference is the turn signal portion, which is clear. but I don't think it's worth the hassle of getting it from China since there is info on fittment and pricing at all.

I will end up getting type-s from Tim.

tidus888

hey guys... come on... wait until aftermarket parts start to come out =)
after all, the car is in china.. which means .... time to copy =)

ayethetiense

I sent Tim a pm about the tails and never heard back from him. its been a couple days

VTEC Racer

I don't know about the tail-lights but I sure wish the Acura dealers here looked like the one on China's website.

negitek

i don't know what pettydw is talking about. i live in Beijing right now, my roommate actually owns a 2004 BMW 318i. He took me to the dealership center, where they had every major car company dealership. I even saw the brand new Acura dealership there with the new TL and RL was displayed in the showroom.
As a matter of fact, my roommate was taking his car to service department to get certain things fixed under warranty. Even though the roads are bad in Beijing, it doesn't stop people from buying ferraris, bentleys. and other exotics which i have seen plenty of here in the past 4 months.
If i do get a chance to go back to the dealership mall I will stop by the Acura dealership and ask about the price of spare tailights, but my chinese is very limited, hopefully i can ask my roommate to ask them instead.

enigmaos

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please keep us posted.

Tim L.'s TL

I went to beijing 2 years also. did you see alot of audi a6's there negitek? ....especially black ones

trancemission

what exactly was the question? You're better off calling him...

tidus888

you'll see a lot of A8 in Beijing!

ding069

lots of Asians on here huh

negitek

lol yeah, all of them are black, no idea why..but there are also a lot of 5/7 series and S-class merdeces here, because of import taxes they have to pay 40-60% more than what we pay in the States!!
2 months ago my roommate and I were at a stoplight talking to a guy who was in his brand new Ferrari F430 and he said he paid 3millionRMB, so thats about $380k.....

tidus888

guess what.... i think A8 is made in China lol!!!!!
i am serious... chinese gov. requires that the manufacturer build a plant and produce car there... for less tax.

Tim L.'s TL

I also heard that theres an audi manufacture in Beijing. at the same time, honda such as accord's are also everywhere on the streets, and they are made in ganzhou also in china.

tidus888

and guess what.. the accord there with navi can plan DVD vidoes =)

Thorin78

There are a bunch of Ferrari and Porsche vehicles in Shanghai as there's a dealership on Wuaihai Lu and also some Hummers. Tons of BMW 7 series as well as the Audi A8s. Driving isn't so bad, just basically no laws, just more like guidelines on saying you should stay on your side of the road.

It's not dissimilar to Italy really. But more hectic if you're not used to it as you have to deal with bicycles, motorscooters, buses and pedestrians at the same time.

kenny5

For those who can afford Ferraris, Porchses, BMW 7s or A8s in China, they must be really well off, considering the average wage earner in China makes only a small fraction of what we make here in the States. Well, I guess people want to SHOW OFF their new fortunes, esp. in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai where capitalism is alive and well respected.

No motor vehicle laws in China? Does that also mean no tickets or points? I live in Gotham, but I cannot imagine or compare the traffic conditions here to rush hour traffic in Shanghai or other major cities in China, which I believe may well be MUCH WORSE.

Tim L.'s TL

its really scary to drive in china I tell that. when you drive on the street, you have to watch out for people. they can show up in front of you out of no where since they never look out for cars. l

kenny5

Are they NOT afraid of getting killed or severely injured? I guess they are tempting the drivers to run them over, in hopes of collecting on insurance. BTW, how expensive is it to insure a car (for liability) in China? My guess is it cannot be as expensive as here in Gotham, but maybe around half of what people in Alaska or Montana pays.

ayethetiense

well, in China there are a lot more bikes, scooters and pedestrians then cars. in most places neway.

back on topic. cmon guys, any info on the chinese tails? price? can anyone get em? are they even available yet?

enigmaos

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availability, price and fittment.