2004 LS430 Tailights: Will they fit the 2001 LS430?
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Lead Lap
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2004 LS430 Tailights: Will they fit the 2001 LS430?
I asked a Lexus tech this question last week and to my surprise, he said no! He told me the trunk was different... I found that hard to believe because the trunk looks exactly the same to me but he said he's willing to bet on it.
Anyone know for sure? Anyone try this conversion and how much do the lights go for?
Thanks.
Anyone know for sure? Anyone try this conversion and how much do the lights go for?
Thanks.
Lead Lap
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The part on the trunk lid is not what 01-03 owners would want to replace. The clear corner turn signals are the big change in the 04' and the LED brake light bulbs, but I couldn't see trying to replace the trunk lid lenses just for LED bulbs.
Last edited by LS007; Mar 22, 2004 at 09:37 PM.
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Originally Posted by gs4to4
I asked a Lexus tech this question last week and to my surprise, he said no! He told me the trunk was different... I found that hard to believe because the trunk looks exactly the same to me but he said he's willing to bet on it.
Anyone know for sure? Anyone try this conversion and how much do the lights go for?
Thanks.
Anyone know for sure? Anyone try this conversion and how much do the lights go for?
Thanks.
How about something like this?
If you like that, check out this thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=130938
If you like that, check out this thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=130938
Originally Posted by lnguyenh
Neither parts of the tail lights on 2004+ would fit 2003-
a member here did it before, JLAWS or something like that? i am bad with names
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Originally Posted by 2hot2Btrue
you can change them to 04+ but you need to change the trunk............. a friend of mine did it but is too expancive, i rather go with PVO idia to chang it to a clear red light much cheaper.....
Pole Position
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Originally Posted by rominl
umm..... i believe the taillights (04, the clear oenes) fit 01-03, just not the inners that are on the trunk. the wiring harness is a bit different as well coz' of leds
a member here did it before, JLAWS or something like that? i am bad with names
a member here did it before, JLAWS or something like that? i am bad with names
Racer
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Yes I was the one that got 2004 led taillights to fit a 2001 way back in early 2005. At the time clear strip tallights shown on the silver Ls pictured went for about $800 at the time 
No one wanted to take a risk. I bought them for $400 and got them to fit. They bolted right on. The white strip lined a little higher than the one on the trunk but the look makes sense being higher. Had they been lower than the inner trunk clear lense then it may not look right. The real pain was rewiring the lights so that the bulb failure message wouldn't pop up. I wrote up a step by step a while back. The new owner of the car, a friend, is happy with the look and doesn't think it worth switching to the lights for the ones now on Ebay for under $200.
No one wanted to take a risk. I bought them for $400 and got them to fit. They bolted right on. The white strip lined a little higher than the one on the trunk but the look makes sense being higher. Had they been lower than the inner trunk clear lense then it may not look right. The real pain was rewiring the lights so that the bulb failure message wouldn't pop up. I wrote up a step by step a while back. The new owner of the car, a friend, is happy with the look and doesn't think it worth switching to the lights for the ones now on Ebay for under $200.
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Are the LED tails from eBay? Seems to be the only pair I can find. Or maybe I'm just not looking in the right places.