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2nd gen GS taillights - new or old style?

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Old 03-08-05, 11:02 PM
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get the 01 tails, if you dont like them im pretty sure someone here on CL would trade in a heartbeat, I know i would.
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Yea I say 01 all the way 2
Old 05-12-05, 03:19 AM
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Can Anyone Pm Me And Tell Me If The 01+ Will "plug And Play" Right Into The 98+???? I Heard They Came With Or Needed A Extra Wire To Work???
Old 05-12-05, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TANGLOLEXO
Can Anyone Pm Me And Tell Me If The 01+ Will "plug And Play" Right Into The 98+???? I Heard They Came With Or Needed A Extra Wire To Work???
No extra wiring harness needed. Just plug and play.
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Originally Posted by TANGLOLEXO
Can Anyone Pm Me And Tell Me If The 01+ Will "plug And Play" Right Into The 98+???? I Heard They Came With Or Needed A Extra Wire To Work???
I installed the 01+ tails on my 98 and it took about five... ten minutes. Pluged into the existing connector and work
Old 05-12-05, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dmodstl
No extra wiring harness needed. Just plug and play.
That's what I thought
Old 05-12-05, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by dmodstl
No extra wiring harness needed. Just plug and play.
That is not quite correct.... the 01+ lights are plug and play, but only if you have the right plug to play with.

the 01+ taillights have a different 'pigtail' plug than what comes on the 98 -00 lights. I believe you can buy your taillights new both with and without that pigtail fron Lexus, and used sets sold definitely don't always come with 'em so you may need to get some (think around $23) or make them yourself.

The sets that our vendors sell (www.L-tunedparts.com and lexus-parts.com) have always come with the pigtail because they know what parts we need / what we're doing with them, but I've read of others that bought them from ebay or used orI believe even their local dealer that had to search down and order or make the pigtail.


Right click and save as here for a DIY on replacing the tail lights I have saved on my website.

http://www.somniplex.com/Dex/Dex%202...ght%20swap.pdf

Here's a picture of the backside of the two different style taillights that illustrates the differences in the pigtails (different number of bulbs, different locations). Comparison of old style lights to the new ones for wiring / bulb placement... the old style is the dirty one on the right with the wiring pigtail on it.


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Old 05-12-05, 09:00 PM
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davegs4 is correct, you NEED new wiring harness with the 01+ taillights... even the bulbs aren' thte same.....
Old 05-12-05, 10:25 PM
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seriously we need to get some sorta JP tails clearance rack going on...... I love the tails but just can't justify the coin.
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Originally Posted by UptownGS
seriously we need to get some sorta JP tails clearance rack going on...... I love the tails but just can't justify the coin.
i am sure eveyrone is looking for a way to make that happen with the same kinda of quality result
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