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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 06:27 AM
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Default New Full LED Tail lights installed

I figured I would start a new thread so the pictures of these new tails didn't get lost. Over the weekend I installed the Dark Smoke tails and smoked LED bumper reflector replacements. I only wired the lower LED lights to come on with the brakes, not parking lights. I found out that although the lights are advertised as 2011-2014, the harness they sent is NOT plug and play for 2014+ LED Plate lights. The inner lights get power from the license plate connector. The connector on the harness they supply does not match up with the LED lights on 2014+. I had to tap the power from the OEM plate lights and just not use the connector on the harness the new tails have. Everything works as it should, but I did let the seller of these lights know of the problem. Overall I'm happy with the look of the lights and the brightness. Time will tell how they hold up.



Daytime1
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Just parking lights on.
Just brake lights on.
Parking lights and Brake Lights on.

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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 07:19 AM
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What an incredibly strange setup, but at least they look good.
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 02:35 PM
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Can you post a pic of the brake lights during a sunny day from about 15 ft away?
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Old Nov 14, 2017 | 04:00 PM
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Nice lights. The brake lights discourage me a bit, but I like the look overall. We have the same color car. BTW, where did you get that rear trunk spoiler?
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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 10:44 PM
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Not bad. Can you post a few more pics a bit further from the car. It looks nice.
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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 11:41 PM
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Not bad. Can you post a few more pics a bit further from the car. It looks nice.
Where did you buy them?
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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 07:36 AM
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Ordered them from an ebay seller.
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Old Nov 19, 2017 | 07:40 AM
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New Tail lights with smart tap flasher

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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 09:01 AM
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I've been on the fence about this because of the brightness of the brake lights. Does it look like the bulbs can be replaced?
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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 09:54 AM
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Nice upgrade! Cosmetically it looks great and I like what you did with the lower reflectors in making them supporting breaking lights. However, a concern I have are the reverse lights - IIRC, there are only 2 LEDs on each side. Any chance you can take a picture of those? Also, where did you get that lip for the hatch?
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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 01:12 PM
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I've found that the reverse bulbs are more then bright enough. 4 per side in total. However none of the bulbs look to be serviceable.
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