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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 06:27 AM
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^^ Thanks for the update - It always great when people come back and report the final finding I have to admit that they look very good and better than I would have expected....
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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 07:36 AM
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Niiiiiiiiiiice. That came out looking pretty good. I definitely like how those look better than the black/smoked ones in their default pictures. Have you had a chance to see the brake lights in action? Do they seem bright and safe enough for daily use?
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 03:32 PM
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quick video I shot.
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 05:55 PM
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Thanks for the vid. It looks like the lightbar that goes across changes from orange/yellow to red?

Is the last part with the hazards the car in drive with the brakes pressed?
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Old Jan 19, 2022 | 08:10 PM
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is the center light bar an optional piece or is it connected to the inner light on the trunk lid ?
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Old Jan 24, 2022 | 01:05 PM
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Have installed mine (will do some pics when car is washed). Fitment is gook, quality seems ok. Had to mod the supplied camera mount bracket to fit my factory backup cam.
Brake lights are bright enough (would have preferred a more solid look rather than individual LED's) Overall looks great
Look better in person than in pics etc

CASeoul - Think it's the camera in the video making it look like light bar goes orange. Light bar is red only
Kiwis300 - Lightbar and trunk lights are all 1 piece so non optional
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Old Jan 24, 2022 | 01:54 PM
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Appreciate the response droth, realizing now that the individual leds are the brake lights. Glad it all looks cohesive in person!
Will look forward to your post wash pics.
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Old Jan 25, 2022 | 04:38 AM
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Subbing. The more I look at these the more I like them. Thank you gents for your reviews/pics & videos.
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my red set arrives thursday lets seeeee
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Old Feb 16, 2022 | 01:45 AM
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Default 2021 style tail lights for 3IS 2013-2020?

Am I missing any threads or did nobody else create a post for this?



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Old Feb 16, 2022 | 07:11 PM
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Thank you moderator for merging my thread to this one!
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Old Feb 16, 2022 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Danny1583
my red set arrives thursday lets seeeee
my 2014 IS is Atomic Silver, which style do you think would be better looking on my car?
I prefer RED...
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Old Feb 16, 2022 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
^^ Personally, the best taillights on this 3rd Gen IS was from 2013-2016. I wasn't a big fan when they changed them for the 2017 MY and while the light bar on my 2021 IS looks alright, I would have preferred if they would have done the same as they did with the NX in that keep the lights more like an L with a separate light above spanning across the two L.

That is just me but if you have the 2015-2016 MY, you have, IMO, the best looking taillights!
I certainly agree with you. Design-wise, the best looking lights was the 2013-2016 style. Very distinctive Lexus L-signature.
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Old Feb 22, 2022 | 10:37 AM
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Default 2021 Tail lights on the 2014-2020 IS

I figured this was coming at some point. Looks good imo

https://youtu.be/U5uBHBLSdUc

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CaIKuPsgFpo/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Old Feb 22, 2022 | 10:41 AM
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A thread for these lights already exists. Here you go: LINK
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