Tail Lamp and License Plate Light Upgrade
11-23-11, 12:22 PM
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wow 50 bucks to light up a license plate is pretty steep.
11-23-11, 01:43 PM
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where did you buy the tailights at?
11-23-11, 04:39 PM
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tianh
where did you buy the tailights at?
You can find those on eBay. Insurance/Depo
11-24-11, 01:03 PM
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luda42688
wow 50 bucks to light up a license plate is pretty steep.
It's worth it! Closest I've seen to the OEM 3GS and 2IS Lamps.
11-24-11, 01:36 PM
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Looks like the LEDs are not perfectly aligned and the soldering doesn't look very clean either...
11-24-11, 02:16 PM
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agreed but i don't think mine was like that.
04-01-12, 06:10 PM
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How the hell do you remove stock license plate light housing?
04-01-12, 06:21 PM
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How the hell do you remove stock license plate light housing?
Very simple. I just did mine recently to replace my cloudy looking old one. You have to remove trunk carpet liner and then then the trunk bar.
04-01-12, 06:42 PM
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How is the trunk bar removed? Are there concealed screws holding it in place?
04-01-12, 06:42 PM
Lexus Test Driver
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$45 is cheap. I bought mines from eliteautostyles from japan for $70+. Good find!
04-01-12, 07:06 PM
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How is the trunk bar removed? Are there concealed screws holding it in place?
A pair of small screws and nuts will need to be removed and you will need to use a flat tip screwdriver to push in a pair of white plastic pins which also hold in the bar.
04-01-12, 07:10 PM
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GS4_Fiend
$45 is cheap. I bought mines from eliteautostyles from japan for $70+. Good find!
I can vouch too. $45 is a lot cheaper than what you can find them for otherwise. I was also looking into them via EAS and they were 70 or so.
04-01-12, 07:43 PM
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I have leds with 5 smds ... It looks good but no where close to this... Gonna get this done
04-01-12, 07:45 PM
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make sure not to rip your trunk liner when your changing these!
04-01-12, 11:23 PM
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I think the led panels look best in the license plate light, i have the 9SMD thats like a 360 and doesnt work very well..
