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Old 10-01-08, 09:17 PM
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Default One more LED tail light question (yes I searched =)

I've been searching and reading the past few days on LED tail lights as I'm about to order a set on Ebay. I have not been able to find my answer... which ebay auctions are the good "sonar" ones?

These

or

These?

or



these?

Thanks in advance

Edwin
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2nd ones. The 1st and 3rd ones look really cheap and ugly. I think it's the LED pattern that kills it.
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2nd one. Looks better then the other two
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The second ones look like Sonar's; I actually had to go out to my car and look to be sure. Here's where I got mine, they've got a real good reputation and I had a flawless transaction and am very happy with the lights. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-05...QQcmdZViewItem
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i don't know but for me i think the 1st and 3rd ones are wayy better. the 2nd one looks really cheap, kinda like those cheap christmas lights you get at k-mart or something.
btw i think the 1st and 3rd ones are the same so....
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I have the Sonar/Wise tails. I think it could look better, but when got them about 2 years ago, I heard they were the "higher" quality LED tail lights. If you do buy the Sonar/Wise, be cautious of purchasing from that seller..... zero feedback!
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Have you thought about these from a CL vendor?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=370705

They are cheaper than the ebay ones show above. i can't post the price he quoted me but you can PM M1 Omar.
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IMO, I don't care for the square LED pattern, nothing on the GS is square so why should the LEDs??? I would prefer a no-name brand that looks right on the car over a known brand that doesn't quite fit with the car's styling. The best way to go on LEDs is to get a tight/full pattern that's rounded so it doesn't look like "christmas lights" as mentioned above.

As far as quality goes, you're buying them on Ebay so keep that in mind.
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Originally Posted by Rick James
Have you thought about these from a CL vendor?

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=370705

They are cheaper than the ebay ones show above. i can't post the price he quoted me but you can PM M1 Omar.
Those don't look bad at all, similar to the ones I bought. This is the name of the guy I bought them from on eBay: acekogyo. I've had mine for about a year and no problems. I also like the fact that it has the thinner turn signal and reverse light at the bottom and no "tail light out" indicator on the dash board.
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Originally Posted by burma
i don't know but for me i think the 1st and 3rd ones are wayy better. the 2nd one looks really cheap, kinda like those cheap christmas lights you get at k-mart or something.
btw i think the 1st and 3rd ones are the same so....
They look better than that picture shows, there's a better picture in the auction I linked to above; although I do agree with the post above on the square LED pattern. I would've prefered a little different pattern.

I'd hesitate to put Ebay tails I didn't trust the maker of on my car. I want to feel confident that they are gonna work every time I drive and I'm not gonna end up sitting on the side of the road meeting someone in a uniform.
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Originally Posted by Kyle Harty
The second ones look like Sonar's; I actually had to go out to my car and look to be sure. Here's where I got mine, they've got a real good reputation and I had a flawless transaction and am very happy with the lights. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-05...QQcmdZViewItem
^+1, i got my Sonars from them too!
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