Goodbye clear tail lights...hello LED

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Dec 2, 2019 | 05:25 PM

carfreak26

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Goodbye clear tail lights...hello LED

I just picked up a 2012 RX350 and like everything except the clear tail lights. Luckily, I found an LED set on eBay from DT Moto for $360 shipped. Overall, build quality gets a 8/10 and lighting gets a 10/10. The car has been parked outside in the rain for two days and I’m nervous to see if it can resist moisture. I’ll report back after a few days.

Installation was plug and play, but took me a while to remove all the panels carefully without any guidance.

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Dec 3, 2019 | 11:40 AM

CookieRoe

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Looks great! congrats! You only paid $360 for them? JEEZE, that's a steal!

Dec 3, 2019 | 11:56 AM

Markw4mms

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Those look great....congrats!

Dec 4, 2019 | 09:15 AM

mandyfig

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I must say, that looks sharp!

Dec 5, 2019 | 04:39 PM

CookieRoe

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So how did you get them for $300? I'm seeing they are for sale for at least twice that. From Australia no less. Interesting. Anyway, LED/Sequential lights usually run $1K+. Let us know how they work out long term (report back on any issues if you can).

Again, thanks for sharing!

Dec 7, 2019 | 07:11 AM

carfreak26

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The lights held up great after heavy rain, freezing rain and snow. No moisture and looks good.

i picked up these light from eBay. Only one set remaining. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F382542037110

Dec 7, 2019 | 06:51 PM

cherishzm

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Looks super cool! I never thought about doing anything aftermarket to my wife's RX450h but this LED taillight does add unique look to it!

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Dec 10, 2019 | 05:11 PM

ronmaiden

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Good price but I've read a lot of negatives over these lights with premature burnout or parts dimming. If it's chinese you will take a risk.

Let us know in a year.

Dec 10, 2019 | 07:06 PM

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carfreak26

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Good price but I've read a lot of negatives over these lights with premature burnout or parts dimming. If it's chinese you will take a risk.

Let us know in a year.

Made in Taiwan...so yes I’m not sure about the quality. Only time will tell. I will definitely report back.

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Dec 10, 2019 | 08:10 PM

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Really like the look, but I'm always sketchy on aftermarket lights as the quality suffers sometimes.

Hope these hold up well for you. Report back down the road for sure.