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View Poll Results: Clear tail lights - hot or not
Hotter than Keira 13 43.33%
About as cold as Mel Gibsons career 17 56.67%
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Old 08-01-2006, 06:18 PM
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I've been thinking about replacing the tail lights on my NB, and this is one of the better ones I've found.

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Old 08-01-2006, 07:38 PM
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you don't want those. they don't fit properly on the passenger side. Go with the G2 tails
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Old 08-01-2006, 07:41 PM
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You mean these:
http://www.aiwana.com/Merchant2/merc..._Code=Exterior
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Yeah or you could go with the new LED tails but they run around 270.00
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Old 08-01-2006, 10:00 PM
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personally would never touch clear tail lights...but to each his own.
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Old 08-01-2006, 10:16 PM
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Not sooo much, but only because they look "ricey".
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Old 08-01-2006, 11:44 PM
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Can't we get someone to 'photo shop' these for lmhansen? Purty please, with some sugar on top?

That way you could get a better idea of how they would look!

Mmmmmm, Keira Knightley.......
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:03 AM
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Personally, I like the cleaner look of the factory tail lights. To my eyes, there's "too much going on" with these.
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:59 AM
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Oh, Photoshop it like this?
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:27 AM
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Oh, Photoshop it like this?
I think they look good with your bug color! What other lights are people talking about?? You know, what other options do you have?

Right now, I'm thinkin' their hotter than Keira though.....
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:57 AM
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I have a set of the altezza 2 taillights, for sale $75 shipping included. I used them for shows, and then would pop the stock ones back in. Let me know.
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:29 PM
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The other set I'm looking at are these:


Mr. B: Are these the same as you have? If so, I might just be interested...
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NOOOOOOOOOOO DO not buy from K2 MOTOR or COSMODYNAMIC!!!! THEY WILL ROB YOU!!!!
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:41 PM
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Lmhansen...seriously....that's the seller i bought mine from. The lights you posted are never in stock with this retards and nobody there speaks English at all.

Trust me!!
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Old 08-04-2006, 07:13 PM
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Both of those tails are buttugly! Get some clear/red tails without the amber section or the LED tails
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Both of those tails are buttugly! Get some clear/red tails without the amber section or the LED tails
Agreed!!

And, JB, Keira Knightly is FAR too twiggy!!
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Old 08-04-2006, 07:34 PM
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I kinda like the LED lights as well. I just don't like the pricetag
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I kinda like the LED lights as well. I just don't like the pricetag
PLEASE don't support this seller! They scammed me with cheap tails without weather seals and not even the lights that i ordered which were never in stock when they sold them to me.
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Old 08-04-2006, 08:10 PM
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The majority of aftermarket NB tails are sold without the seals...you are supposed to re-use the ones you have or buy new ones.

No excuse for the other issues you had with them.
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PLEASE don't support this seller! They scammed me with cheap tails without weather seals and not even the lights that i ordered which were never in stock when they sold them to me.
No worries, I won't be getting the lights from K2 Motors.
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