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Anyone tried these Spec-D LED tails?

Old 12-10-14, 09:59 PM
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Default Anyone tried these Spec-D LED tails?

If so, are they good? Bright? Good quality? Plug and play? Come with resistors?

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Old 12-11-14, 07:25 AM
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I was in a pinch and needed tail lights since both mine were cracked. I bought them. I would not recommend them. come with resistors....but they are big boxes 2 sided taped to the back of the light. So they dont fit worth a ******. I had to run all wires to get it the resistors in the trunk.
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But do the tail lights fit ok and look ok? Bright enough? And do they work ok?
Thanks for the heads up.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/161380833904?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I would go with these instead as depo makes a good quality product from my understanding. Had some DEPO blacked out headlight housings on one of my cars and they never yellowed or cracked or anything for the year I had them on. I was in a similar predicament as you only asking about a brand of headlights. I was told the eagle eye ones I posted were poo and that DEPO were the ones to get. I'm assuming the tailights they make are just as good of quality. Hope this helps
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EITELS? Hope you can answer my above q's... thanks..
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yea, they're a bit tacky imo, the led pattern are just squares. If I were you, I'd snag those Depo lights posted above, that price is ridiculous! Thats half what they sell for. I have them on my car and they are awesome and look great!
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Originally Posted by tedsterb
But do the tail lights fit ok and look ok? Bright enough? And do they work ok?
Thanks for the heads up.
Originally Posted by tedsterb
EITELS? Hope you can answer my above q's... thanks..
I believe he answered:

Originally Posted by EITELS123
I was in a pinch and needed tail lights since both mine were cracked. I bought them. I would not recommend them. come with resistors....but they are big boxes 2 sided taped to the back of the light. So they dont fit worth a ******. I had to run all wires to get it the resistors in the trunk.
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Yep I had em sold em/traded EM whatever, I've had every led taillight on my car except bragas, I ALWAYS go back to Depo, spend the extra $100 and be happy u gotta quality product like $235 is cheap for depos, if it's too much then maybe u should stay stock

Ps: u don't need to run resistors
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i got the DEPO's. They are legit
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They work just fine and they are really bright. They fit fine after you relocate the resister junctions to inside the trunk.
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here is final fitment
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I hate those tails....
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I can't say I'm feeling them too much either... buuuut, as long as you like them
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I hate those tails....
I can't say they are my favorite either. Ill probably switch them out for the depo ones. My money is going for a set of Tanabe z40 coilovers or RS-R coilovers next.
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The pattern of the LEDs just doesn't do it for me. In particular that dialpad looking theme on the inners is just not up to the standard of this class of a car.

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