'17 Lexus Tail Lights
Racer
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Hey Mario and rest of the guys! I'm new to the forum. Bought my 2017 IS 350 F Sport RWD just this last weekend. About the rear lights refresh, frankly I hate it. I hope it grows on me soon. I took a pic of it just now, right next to 3G one from the net. I don't think it has done the IS any favors, if anything it made it look a bit cartoonish. In my mind, this is classic case of change for the sake of change gone bad.
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Driver
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From: WA
This is not the first time Lexus fudged the tail lights with a refresh. I had an early model 2G IS and noticed when they did a refresh in its final years, they changed the internal light set up or something that made it look quirky and too busy. Now I'm on the receiving end of another refresh tail light mess up with my '17. On a positive note, the thinner lights do look sharper with better resolution or something than the 14-16 which look blurrier. I think they were trying to replicate the multiple depth / infinity light effect you see on the incoming LC 500 tail lights, with a much lower budget obviously. Overall the '17 refreshes are a net positive I think. The chunkier front end, the OEM blackout grill trim, and of course the 10 inch screen is a winner. The next Gen on the info system makes it a whole lot more tolerable.
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Joined: Dec 2015
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by TinoPing
This is not the first time Lexus fudged the tail lights with a refresh. I had an early model 2G IS and noticed when they did a refresh in its final years, they changed the internal light set up or something that made it look quirky and too busy. Now I'm on the receiving end of another refresh tail light mess up with my '17. On a positive note, the thinner lights do look sharper with better resolution or something than the 14-16 which look blurrier. I think they were trying to replicate the multiple depth / infinity light effect you see on the incoming LC 500 tail lights, with a much lower budget obviously. Overall the '17 refreshes are a net positive I think. The chunkier front end, the OEM blackout grill trim, and of course the 10 inch screen is a winner. The next Gen on the info system makes it a whole lot more tolerable.
Originally Posted by xsrhaym
I agree. The amber makes it look cheap. Lexus should've kept it all red.
Originally Posted by jlopez3983
Not particularly a fan of the new ones... looks like too much is going on to be honest.
Originally Posted by Wunko
I like the design of the new one but I don't like how they made the turn signal lense amber-colored.
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