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Possible or not - Convert Tail Lights to LED

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Old 03-09-13, 09:54 PM
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Default Possible or not - Convert Tail Lights to LED

I have been wanting to change my rear tail lights for a while now. I do like these



It got me thinking and wondering is it possible to convert the rear tail lights from standard halogen globes to LED? I was also considering "red tinting" the current tail lights to give the full look at the back unlike the 80% look of the ones that can be bought aftermarket. Something more like these

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The red tail lights you have pictured are LED.....or at least they are available that way. Toyota made OEM tails in that red color for the Japanese market, with LED bulbs for the hybrid.


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How could I forget the RX400h with the "altezza" LED's . I blame it on 3 hours sleep.......

I will now investigate that path as I would prefer to have solid red all the way around (except obviously for the indicator and reverse light part of the lens) as per the car picture attached. I could in theory use the JDM hybrid ones and "make red" the 2 large circles of the light. Only concern is that the circles would probably be a different shade from the rest of the light.
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Post pics when you get to it, good luck. Nice upgrade.
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Just have to confirm the legality now and see where it goes from there.
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Wow that car is freaking clean!
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Wow that car is freaking clean!
It looks good....but most likely photoshopped.....blacked out license plate area looks "off"...and the mufflers and tips look too big
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The guy that owned this car had it as a show car previously. It's not a photoshop from what I have seen.
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infinirx is probably the best source of information for these third-party things.
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I thought the JDM was the original made by Toyota, but now I'm seeing them pop up every where. Not sure if these are knock offs or not. I googled the image, and even new egg had them. I was really? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA0W807Z4310 and it's the cheapest I've seen them. So I guess it's also buyer beware.
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It is. I have found since that under our laws tinting the entire light is not considered legal and would fail under vehicle inspection guidelines. I did see the following, but can't find out who did them, if they were a 1 time item or what............

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