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Old 09-14-12, 09:19 PM
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i want to buy new tailights for the ride. i have now smoked (painted professionally) tail lights, i want to get a new set and will be selling the old set, nothing wrong with them at all, i just want a different look. i have 3 choice to choose fromso i will decide once i get 10 replies from you guys.

yes i know some might not be your liking or look ugly, but if you had to choose between the 3 whih one?

here is what i currently have, minus the badges but the L logo is there. looking to somewhat blend the L logo and black/chrome rims in with the new lights



http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-08-Lexus-...f6c939&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smoke-LED-Ta...c124e7&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-09-LEXUS-...5ae703&vxp=mtr

not sure if this is the same as above but.......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-2008-LE...b28c01&vxp=mtr

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Old 09-14-12, 09:48 PM
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Not my style but if I had to choose one, it would be the smoked one....I believe it's the 2nd link. The black one is too much of a contrast between the clear lens, red lens and black housing. The lens design on the first one is weird looking.
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The first and third look the same. I saw one black IS with those lights and it looked very cheap. I had the tail lights in the second link (I actually bought them from the same ebay seller), I did not get any positive feedback on CL. I really liked them, but in my opinion they look good on light colored 2IS. For example my IS250 was breakwater blue metallic. I am not sure how they would look on Obsidian (black) 2IS. I ended up selling those tail lights very cheap before I sold my is250...

The photos below don't really do justice. The tail lights looked a lot better than the photos.





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i choose none of them and say keep your blacked out tails
i know sometimes we get bored and want to change things around to fall in love again with our cars, but dont do ittttt!!!! lol
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i could get the red ones and just red out the rest of the lens?
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please do the all red ones
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I'll pick the all red one because I had them on my car.
If you are interested of the red ones buy the set from me
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The first link.please. red n clear one. Don't the the cheap looking clear smoke .
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I like the bright red
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Link 3 and 4 are not the same - link 3 has the insides painted black.

I vote for link 3

note- link 2 and 4 are the same except for the reflector on the side,
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neither of them!

keep it stock!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/06-08-Lexus-...f6c939&vxp=mtr
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Get the red ones in the first link. BTW, what happened to your exhaust and rear lip?
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I vote the red ones, first link, or keep the smoke that you have already!
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Originally Posted by chi123
Get the red ones in the first link. BTW, what happened to your exhaust and rear lip?
that is a pic before i installed the rear lip and exhaust, the parts are still on the car.


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