How many bought the aftermarket reproduction LCI tails?
03-30-2010, 12:42 PM
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Thank you so much PJINCA. Really appreciate the quick replies.
Im just worried those are not the same lights as the ones you bought (since there are tons of replicas out there). I want to have the same exact ones as you and gary to make sure they are upper class replicas and not the cheap ones.
Im gonna hit redEYEjedi a pm and Gary. Lets hope I get a quick reply.
Thanks again.
PS: did you do the mod? Is it possible to post pics of your tail lights as well. Night and day
Im just worried those are not the same lights as the ones you bought (since there are tons of replicas out there). I want to have the same exact ones as you and gary to make sure they are upper class replicas and not the cheap ones.
Im gonna hit redEYEjedi a pm and Gary. Lets hope I get a quick reply.
Thanks again.
PS: did you do the mod? Is it possible to post pics of your tail lights as well. Night and day
If you really want the exact ones contact member Project5, he knows the original vendor and can get the exact lights we got. Good luck
03-30-2010, 12:43 PM
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03-31-2010, 08:02 AM
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03-31-2010, 08:12 AM
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The brake lights are still lit along with the bars when the lights are turned on and the brake lights simply get brighter when braking correct? That was the big deal breaker for me. I wanted only the bars to be lit and the brake lights only lit when braking like OEM LCI tails.
After my mods, for fun, I pulled the brake lights out of their sockets (still lit, just laying in the trunk) to see how the bars all by themselves looked. Even tho the LED bars were now getting a full 12v at braking, I didn't think they were bright enough by themselves. However, this was offset by the fact that the tail 'fog light' now goes 12v as well on braking, so those add to the safety factor. To do this permanently, you'd either have to 'hide'/cover the bulbs in the trunk (heat danger) or install some significantly-sized resistors to complete the circuit.
03-31-2010, 08:20 AM
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03-31-2010, 08:32 AM
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03-31-2010, 08:39 AM
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That is terrible. Jacking the price because of demand. Was about to jump on these but I can afford to wait. Its only a small difference, but its the principle of the thing.
03-31-2010, 09:32 AM
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03-31-2010, 09:49 AM
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They do justice for the V6 for OEM tail lights, but not for this.
I wish there was a way to bypass those two annoying bulbs