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What are the real JDM Aristo tail lights?

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Old 01-25-11, 11:33 PM
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Default What are the real JDM Aristo tail lights?

This time I have been searching for about one hour, ebay, other forums, racing sites, etc. so please help me out.

what are the REAL jdm tail lights?

are the really LED?

Where can I get them or are they too expensive? I despise the LED ones all over the internet like ebay and stuff.

Anybody have pictures of what the REAL jdm tail lights? I like the red/clear but I have no clue what it looks like. Is this part something hard to get? that what it seems like when I have been searching for a hour.

I cant find lip spoilers, I cant find nothing! Ive been a member here but its hard to search since gen 2 only has certain items you can look up. I am confused!!!!! Please help a brotha out.
Old 01-25-11, 11:47 PM
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Insurance Depot are JDM.
Old 01-25-11, 11:59 PM
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i believe the real jdm ones are visually the same as the usdm ones

havent seen or heard of anything thats jdm oem, thats any different from here in all my time at CL
Old 01-26-11, 12:29 AM
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cosmetically the aristo is the same as the GS other than random additions here and there. Just under hood that truly significant.
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Thanks guys for your input. I'm new to the GS game as you can see. So I might as well get the 04 tails or....????
Old 01-26-11, 08:55 AM
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1998-2000 have the old style tails
2001+ have the newer ones

so get the newer ones if you want to upgrade your old ones
Old 01-26-11, 11:19 AM
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insurance are jdm l.e.d. red and clear tails and jp are jdm non l.e.d. red and clear lights they are not oem but def jdm but as oem aristo taillights go they are the same as ours. and just like j stuff said ther're 2 styles.
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the JDM and USDM taillights are the same regardless if they are 98-00 or 01-05

Here are the 98-00


And these are 01-05


The insurance taillights are a Japanese brand but I believe made in Taiwan. However hands down they are the best quality and best looking among the aftermarket taillights and never cause issues with the brake light sensor. I got the smoked bottom ones for my car



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The ones with the red on top and clear on the bottom is what i want. What are those? Junction produce? (jp)?
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These are the Junction Produce ones. Personally I think they look a little on the cheap side (too similar to the eBay ones)



I really love the new Insurance/Braga Large LED taillights

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Originally Posted by YaKuZa_GS
the JDM and USDM taillights are the same regardless if they are 98-00 or 01-05

Here are the 98-00


And these are 01-05


The insurance taillights are a Japanese brand but I believe made in Taiwan. However hands down they are the best quality and best looking among the aftermarket taillights and never cause issues with the brake light sensor. I got the smoked bottom ones for my car


where didyou get these at
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VERY hard to find! I enjoy mine quite dearly

SWOOP THESE UP QUICKLY!

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/2ge...nd-inners.html

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I serious can't stand the "fake" LED look on the GS300. Are there ANNNNNNNNY tail lights out there that are just red/clear? WITHOUT LED????

Or is there some kind of way to break the "orange" part of to make clear? I forgot you could do that on the accord back in the old school days. If not, Im going with just the 01+ tail lights. Those LED's look hideous to me IMO. but please dont be offended, I dont mean to be disrespectful. Its just my opnion..
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yea, get the junction produce ones. they are oem taillights modified to have the clear turn signal
but they are 1000+ bucks
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can we define JDM first? If JDM = aftermarket parts from Japan...well, ****, then so are a lot of them.

assuming we are talking OEM JDM, the JDM taillights do not have lights that seek from the side. The way you can see the taillight from the sideview is something for DOT compliance I think. Also, inner taillights are pre-wired for rear fog lights. The Japanese market only (well...maybe Canada too?) had 寒冷地仕様 (kanreichi shiyo) meaning, kind of like cold weather.

good thing the US didn't get it b/c i hate those ****tards who drive with their rear foglights on a clear night.


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