LED Tails Installed. Inners + Outers. Pix Inside!
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Here's the original thread about it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=250084
Here are the pictures of the tails
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led01.jpg)
Everything is packed up nice and tight.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led02.jpg)
Pieces are individually wrapped and separated.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led03.jpg)
Lights in plastic packaging.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led04.jpg)
They're very high quality pieces. The lens is very very shiny and glossy.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led05.jpg)
Left Side
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led06.jpg)
Right Side
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led07.jpg)
Rear. This is the second version with the load resistors. I rather have the first version without though. I mean the whole point of having LED tails is to reduce electrical load. The load resistor defeats the whole purpose! I already pulled out the bulb out indicator so thats not really an issue for me.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led08.jpg)
Close up of the load resistor box. They even put some aluminum heat insulation on the housing adjacent to the resistor.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led09.jpg)
Made by Sonar. Same company that does the JP/Wise tails.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=250084
Here are the pictures of the tails
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![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led01.jpg)
Everything is packed up nice and tight.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led02.jpg)
Pieces are individually wrapped and separated.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led03.jpg)
Lights in plastic packaging.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led04.jpg)
They're very high quality pieces. The lens is very very shiny and glossy.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led05.jpg)
Left Side
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led06.jpg)
Right Side
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led07.jpg)
Rear. This is the second version with the load resistors. I rather have the first version without though. I mean the whole point of having LED tails is to reduce electrical load. The load resistor defeats the whole purpose! I already pulled out the bulb out indicator so thats not really an issue for me.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led08.jpg)
Close up of the load resistor box. They even put some aluminum heat insulation on the housing adjacent to the resistor.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led09.jpg)
Made by Sonar. Same company that does the JP/Wise tails.
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Installation tip. Here's the hidden plug you have to pull out. After that, pull out the whole cord thru the rubber grommet.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led11.jpg)
Thats a shot of the outside.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led12.jpg)
The inner tails. Remove the two 10mm nuts then disconnect the plug. Install new LED's in reverse order.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led13.jpg)
It comes with these chrome buls. Yeah it looks nice, but the light output is PATHETIC!! It's about 1/3 or 1/2 the output of stock. I've already placed an order for the PIAA mirror orange bulbs.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led14.jpg)
LED vs Stock. No brake pedal. Oh yea, my battery is also half dead so the LED's aren't showing full potential.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led15.jpg)
Brake pedal pressed with reverse lights and blinkers on. The reverse lights on the new tails are about 2-3x brighter than stock due to the bigger reflective area of the inner housing. This is still with the battery dead.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led16.jpg)
Here's a view of all LED tails installed. No brake pedal. I finally jumped the car and started it up so the LED's are MUCH brighter now.
![](http://www.jefftsai.com/Pictures/Cars/Forums/ClubLexus/2006_11Nov/led17.jpg)
Pic with the brake pedal pressed in.
Overall I'm pretty satisfied with these new LED taillights. It's made by the same factory that does the WISE/JP pieces. So now the big question is who wants my original tails. I'm selling it as a set of all 4 pieces. My car is an 05' so the tails are pretty much "like new" condition. Keep your eyes peeled in the classifieds section today if you're interested
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Straight pipe my man
Custom made from the 3rd cat all the way out back. Resonators and mufflers removed. I was too cheap to pay for new tips because I knew this was just a tempoary setup....heh
I'm gonna put my L-tuned exhaust back on pretty soon. It's waaay too loud right now heh. My friends can hear me coming about a mile away
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Custom made from the 3rd cat all the way out back. Resonators and mufflers removed. I was too cheap to pay for new tips because I knew this was just a tempoary setup....heh
I'm gonna put my L-tuned exhaust back on pretty soon. It's waaay too loud right now heh. My friends can hear me coming about a mile away
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These LED tailights are now on the mods list for me cuz they do look nice. I have to admit that one night I was behind a motorcoach bus with it's LED blinker on. I guess it was a combination of the brightness and the flashing that made look away from the back of the bus. It made feel somewhat dizzy; it was the weirdest thing. But I still want them though.
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There's an outer ring on the lever piece. Just stick a flathead in the little slots and that will release the clips. It's really hard to do this so it will take you quite a bit of time and effort. I think I almost snapped mine in half because I was so pissed off it wouldn't come off. I had it half way out and just pulled on it like crazy....it eventually came off in one piece
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Well, my GS is an 05. Don't know how much younger a 2GS can get than that
There's an outer ring on the lever piece. Just stick a flathead in the little slots and that will release the clips. It's really hard to do this so it will take you quite a bit of time and effort. I think I almost snapped mine in half because I was so pissed off it wouldn't come off. I had it half way out and just pulled on it like crazy....it eventually came off in one piece![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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There's an outer ring on the lever piece. Just stick a flathead in the little slots and that will release the clips. It's really hard to do this so it will take you quite a bit of time and effort. I think I almost snapped mine in half because I was so pissed off it wouldn't come off. I had it half way out and just pulled on it like crazy....it eventually came off in one piece
![Big Grin](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)