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Old 05-09-14, 08:05 AM
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so i want to upgrade my tail and head light to something better but the price range on most items are all over the place. Does anyone have any suggestions as to witch led tails look amazing as well as head lamps?
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I'm assuming u got a 2000 Gs300, you can get the affordable LED taillights on ebay for probably 250.00. You will get the dashlight indicator but that's okay or you can upgrade to the 01-05 OEM taillights, which you might need to change/splice the harness wires to make it work. Your factory headlights are probably dull looking if you didn't maintain them. Go buy some headlight cleaner at your local auto parts store for like6-7 bucks and buff and clear coat with plasti dip clear spray that cost about 10 bucks. Affordable stuff right? Good luck.
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Really the clear plasti dip? I hadn't heard that on yet
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check this youtube diy video

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Wet sand clear coat then heat gun...
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cool, the plastic dip is different 1st time i have seen that
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Whats your price range? my headlights were only 325 and i love them.
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Braga led tail lights are $1000 and look amazing...
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Originally Posted by SicilyGS4
Braga led tail lights are $1000 and look amazing...
Where are you looking at? JZS International can get them for around $500, or you can get them for even less if you go through Yahoo Auctions Japan.
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Originally Posted by fifan74
Whats your price range? my headlights were only 325 and i love them.
Are these hid?
Old 05-11-14, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by yada
Are these hid?
they look like an ebay special

good retrofit will run you about 600
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well for now just like a cheap way to make it look better. i plan to do the Q45 retrofit by summers end.
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Originally Posted by l3lackros3
well for now just like a cheap way to make it look better. i plan to do the Q45 retrofit by summers end.
If that's the case, then wouldn't it be wiser to just save the money and apply that towards the retrofit?
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yes got them from http://www.protuninglab.com/
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