HELLA VIP

i was wondering how would a pair of leg taillights for a 2002 LS430 would cost?? non of that ebay replica stuff.

AlexusAnja

Well, I think you might have to go through E-bay as I don't think the OEM LED taillights for the 04-06 are going to fit an earlier (01-03) LS430. They look similiar, but the back fittings might not work.

As reference, even if it did work, the outers are about $260 and inners $230 full retail, so that's almost $1K just for lights. Even if they did fit, you'd have to rig it up so the "light out" indicator doesn't trigger in the car by adding resistors to the lights.

Maybe someone else has done it here and can vouch that it'll work with OEM lights.

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

only outter taillights fit, innner ones have different shape, so you need to modify the trunk. Not a cost effective way.

Just go through E-bay, but please do not buy the all black ones.

AlexusAnja

come on, didn't you listen to Wesley Snipes in "Passenger 69"... always "bet on BLACK !!!" BLACK BLACK BABY !!!

Darn these manufacturers... just don't want different year LS owners cross shopping ... grrrr ...

Gibenstein

Check the vendor section. There is a vendor selling them for the 01-03 LS430's and not badly priced.

SH212

lmmaooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


bonafyd might get a little too crazy with his shotty if you do

bonafyd

iTrader: (6)

Yo i swear your to funny shlomboy

mikemareen

you can go with just changing the outer tails attached to quarter (halogen) or you can spend about 300 bucks and change for a complete LED swap.

here's a pic of my 01 with the LED's, I've had it for almost 6 months with zero problems.

AlexusAnja

I think you went with replace LED taillights right? Those don't look OEM Lexus. Unless I'm mistaken, I think "HELLA VIP" wants the OEM and not the E-bay replacement ones. Even if the outers will fit, will just wiring them to the current lines be good enough?

Replacement ones should never be an issue now anymore. The newer generation replacement LEDs all have the proper resistors built in, so no "light" triggering.

mikemareen

yup no warning light issues. new LED's have 4 external resistors total.


actually the set has a total of 8, you don't see 4 of them because they are inside the housing. The 4 external ones were not set inside because the housing is too small .