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I need these tail lights!

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Old 09-17-20, 05:41 PM
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Default I need these tail lights!

I have searched everywhere and have only found them out of stock or for the 3rd gen GS300s, where on earth can I get these tail lights now?
Old 09-18-20, 04:18 AM
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They are a Japanese import thing. Likely you will have to pay a premium for a used set. I looked into them, can't justify the price, but that's just my opinion.
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This site has some listed for sale:

https://japanpartsservice.com/collec...ts/tail-lights

This is not an endorsement, I literally just Googled it and this was the second result after the cluster of ClubLexus threads.

I have searched everywhere
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Originally Posted by firelizard
This site has some listed for sale:

https://japanpartsservice.com/collec...ts/tail-lights

This is not an endorsement, I literally just Googled it and this was the second result after the cluster of ClubLexus threads.



Hey Man...thank you for this!
I was also searching some years back and came across some Japan Yahoo auction pages that sell them as well.

There was a vendor that sold them back in 2018-2019 when they were around 1000 but I can't remember their name.

It was Central Pine or something....
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Yes, Central Pine, they also resell parts from Japan, and dealt in custom acrylic taillights.
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Originally Posted by TrueGS300
I looked into them, can't justify the price, but that's just my opinion.
Every time this topic comes up, I think about whether I'd be tempted to pull the trigger on a set if I were to find one that I 100% like. For what they cost, they'd better be perfect to my liking. Thus far, every set I've seen for sale has some design feature I didn't like, so it's been a moot point.

I'm not sure I can get over that hump of paying $600-1000 for something that is purely for aesthetics and doesn't provide any enhanced functionality nor restores something previously damaged. Not to say I won't ever do it, but that's kind of where I draw the line for now.
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Likewise.
My current stock tail lights don't look old fashioned enough for me to drop $500-$600 on some custom acrylics.
Don't get me wrong, if they were in the $200-$400 range then maaaybe.
I'm torn; like seeing a really ugly chick with a crazy body.
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I feel like a total moron lmfao. Thank you so much and I looked at that website and I swear they were sold out, like I looked that page up and down
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Default I have a set

Originally Posted by RyanTonado
I have searched everywhere and have only found them out of stock or for the 3rd gen GS300s, where on earth can I get these tail lights now?
Actually there is a site you can actually get these from and they are really worth it for the price that they are going for!!!!
Old 09-28-20, 01:24 PM
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check out buyee.jp, a proxy buyer where you can bid on yahoo japan auctions...It's where I got mine from, I did some research after I won the auction on yahoo japan auction proxy buyers, and buyee is one of the sites that charge higher fees/shipping so it might benefit you to search around. All in all, buyee was pretty easy to navigate and bid on items.

I won the auction for 22,000 yen, which is about 290 CAD (220 USD), and 120 CAD (90 USD) for shipping.



P.S. Also got some clazzio leather seat covers from there as well, won the auction for about $70 and paid roughly $200 for shipping.
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I’ve wanted a set of these lights for a long time but they’re insanely expensive on the LS and SC. One of our vendors from the SC400/SC300 section can make you a set of these lights. Their work is incredible! Their name is Organized Garage Status.
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