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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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i've decided to start searching for 01 tails
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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very amazing what you did, and yes the tinted tail lights was a great idea on my behave. great job ^^
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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i like the darken tail lights...looks clean
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:47 PM
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alright guys.. changed my mind about shopping for new tails.. thanks for the compliments!

i'm going to try and find a way to make the tails flow with the rest of the car more.
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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Not my cup of tea, but it looks like a nice job, i was planing to mak our orange part to red instead
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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I don't like the dark lights either. Too ghetto, cheap looking. Get the clear 2001 lenses.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kaldES98
By smoked headlight corners do you mean tint? I was thinking of buying clear corners and then tinting that way the ugly markers aren't sitting underneath the tint.. and then getting the fogs done the same way the tails were.. a darker tint than the headlights. Has anyone ever painted the inside of the headlights of a 3rd gen??
No i mean take them apart and do what 86'ed did with his headlights

Painting the outer trim piece does nothing for the headlights, as it is a mere decorative piece, if you will, its the reflectors that are not to be painted. If it were functional, it would have groves and not be a smooth piece of chrome plated plastic and light output would be all over the road because of reflecting from this piece.
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Honestly.. I only WISH my ES looked that clean

Very nice looking!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyG
Honestly.. I only WISH my ES looked that clean

Very nice looking!
Thanks bro!
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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car looked 1000x better with the plain oem tails.

i HATE black tinted tails...too cheap and ghetto for my taste

then again im all about clean oem look.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 03 ES
car looked 1000x better with the plain oem tails.

i HATE black tinted tails...too cheap and ghetto for my taste

then again im all about clean oem look.

01 tails are already on their way =]
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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well played sir.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 03 ES
car looked 1000x better with the plain oem tails.

i HATE black tinted tails...too cheap and ghetto for my taste

then again im all about clean oem look.
+1
Plus the fact that tinting your tails can be risky. There was a CL member here a while back who tinted the tails on her IS-F and then got rear-ended cuz the guy behind her didn't know her brake lights were on and slammed into the back of her.

But since in this case the OP has opted to get '01 tails, this is now a non-issue
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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You wont be disappointed.

The 3rd Gen Lexus is a clean classy car. Don't ruin it with goofy teenager mods.
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