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Sep 5, 2015 | 07:12 AM

xclream

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16 LED Tail lights

Does anyone know yet, if the 16 new LED tail lights can be fitted in the 15 or earlier model years?

Sep 5, 2015 | 08:48 AM

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Don't know but I'm quite sure that it would be very expensive to do. Some of us, including me, have changed our previous year ES over to LED taillights some time ago. I did mine in 2013. Ordered the parts and it took about an hour to do. Cost about $50.00. There is a previous thread with photos involving switching to LED taillights. Also did all interior as well as trunk lights to LED. No problems in 3 years...

Check out this link - I think it's the one for switching out to LED's.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...ng-or-not.html

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Sep 5, 2015 | 02:19 PM

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i thought the taillights in the 13-15 were already LED, with just the turn signals and reverse lights being hals?

Sep 5, 2015 | 02:28 PM

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You are correct. Now that I think about it I changed out the turn signals. Sorry for the misdirection.

Sep 5, 2015 | 05:59 PM

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i thought the taillights in the 13-15 were already LED, with just the turn signals and reverse lights being hals?

I should rephrase, "can the new 16 tail lights be fitted in the earlier model years"

Sep 6, 2015 | 08:15 AM

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The answer is "probably". The shape of the opening for the lamps is likely the same. In some instances the new design lamps have a slightly different fitting shape which makes it difficult but usually not.

For instance the 2005 refresh ES330 lamps don't quite fit into the 2002-2004 ES even though the shape is the same. But the 2010 refresh ES350 lamps fit in the 07-09 just fine.