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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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hi everyone. im a noob here. i was wondering if anyone knew if there was any brighter tailight bulbs for the is350 out there. like led bulbs or something. i tried reasearching for them and found nothing. if someone could give me an insight that would be great, maybe a size of the bulb or a link. . I had my tails tinted really dark with vht nightshades and even though i thought there was enough light coming through them the chp officer that pulled me over didnt think the same and gave me a fix it ticket. i removed the tint already and their back to stock but i would like to re-do them but maybe half as light but still would like to see if theres a brighter bulb i could get. sorry for the long write up but any help would be appriciated. heres a pick of how they looked like dark.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:25 PM
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You can only change the bulbs out for your reverse lights and turn signals. The brake lights and everything else are all propriety, built-in LEDs (whether you have '06-'08, '09-
'10, '11, IS-F or eBay tails), meaning they can't be easily swapped out. You'd have to crack open the taillight and solder something different on.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:29 PM
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dude just get the tailight overlays from aerotect thats what i have and u get the best of both.

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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by brociouz
You can only change the bulbs out for your reverse lights and turn signals. The brake lights and everything else are all propriety, built-in LEDs (whether you have '06-'08, '09-
'10, '11, IS-F or eBay tails), meaning they can't be easily swapped out. You'd have to crack open the taillight and solder something different on.
thanx homie. i had no idea. no wonder everywhere i looked they didnt have any specifications for that bulb. good lookin out.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
dude just get the tailight overlays from aerotect thats what i have and u get the best of both.

yea im thinking bout it now. they look goood. is it just mee or do they look flat? like not glossy.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Imo, Tint is > film. Just get it re-done at 50%, or even 60-65% of the darkness you had before and you should be fine
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