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LED tails or 01+ Tails?? which and why

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Old 03-16-10, 01:22 PM
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does the insurance taillights come with the inners?
Old 03-16-10, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DRELOC
Ah crap i guess i should've search a little longer, well i just bought those inner trunk LED's stoplight on Ebay made by Sonar i guess & my rear taillight warning failure is on still, any advice? Sorry OP not trying to hijack the thread
Start your own thread, and explain better what happened.


P.S you did hijack the thread.
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Originally Posted by LiLS
does the insurance taillights come with the inners?
Yes they come with inners

Originally Posted by ac921ol
Where do i find these Insurance LED tailights???
VERY hard to find, usually on back order, go to JZS International and tell Taba that Nathaniel sent you These are a very highly sought after tail due to its price and quality (I have them too) What Insurance is doing is taking a bunch of orders then making and shipping them out like every few months. A huge shipment was made back in December. Taba usually will have you pay for them and put you on a list then ship them to you when available.
Old 03-16-10, 02:43 PM
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i have OEM 2001+ tails with all VLED leds in them (well except the turn signals)

as people have said OP its a personal choice now
Old 03-16-10, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ac921ol
Where do i find these Insurance LED tailights??? i cant seem to find any 01+ tailights anywhere!! lol
I got mine from Elite Auto Style. I got the smoked version but they also have a clear version as well. Here's how they look like on my car

Old 03-16-10, 04:09 PM
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Again, going with the consensus, it's all preference.

My opinion: Go with LEDs! Just get the ones that come with the resistors that don't turn on your "lamp out indicator" on your dash, hook it up correctly, and your good.

It's a really clean look, like Yakuza's gs.
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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
I got mine from Elite Auto Style. I got the smoked version but they also have a clear version as well. Here's how they look like on my car

does elite auto style have resistors on it???
do you have a brake light going on???
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Originally Posted by UncleRay
It's all about taste per say... You have to becareful with LED's as well... if they're not DOT, the DMV will not renew your inspection.

Plus, the 01 tail lights look like they're giving you a mean look from far away in a dark alley ;
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Lol I told my friend one time that.. I said.. "Look at my car. its mad!" I would only switch out to Led if my car was 98-00.
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^^what he said..thats why i switched mine to leds..theyre only like $150 on ebay
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Yes they come with inners



VERY hard to find, usually on back order, go to JZS International and tell Taba that Nathaniel sent you These are a very highly sought after tail due to its price and quality (I have them too) What Insurance is doing is taking a bunch of orders then making and shipping them out like every few months. A huge shipment was made back in December. Taba usually will have you pay for them and put you on a list then ship them to you when available.
VERY good info Thanks!
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
^^what he said..thats why i switched mine to leds..theyre only like $150 on ebay
and how are they working out for you??? how long have you had them?
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Originally Posted by ac921ol
does elite auto style have resistors on it???
do you have a brake light going on???
Ya they come with the resistors. That is just with the park lamp on. It's even brighter when stepping on the brake
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i have a 98 and i went to 01+ (got them off mr jokster incidentally..!)

i prefer the look of the 01+ because they make the car look modern without looking 'tacky' like the LED ones do sometimes. i think they're too obviously modified which doesnt suit the car that well. plus my car is Cinnabar Pearl, which is basically red with an orange pearl so the red/orange stock style lights match the paint and blend in quite well..
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what is this i hear of a special harness for 98-2000 so that the 01+ lights work??
i also heard
there are reverse light converters instead???
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Originally Posted by [ant]
i have a 98 and i went to 01+ (got them off mr jokster incidentally..!)

i prefer the look of the 01+ because they make the car look modern without looking 'tacky' like the LED ones do sometimes. i think they're too obviously modified which doesnt suit the car that well. plus my car is Cinnabar Pearl, which is basically red with an orange pearl so the red/orange stock style lights match the paint and blend in quite well..
good point. I've seen a few different tails on the cinnabar and they just dont look right... Even the factory ones are iffy


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