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Where to buy 2016+ GS F/GS350 Tail Lights?

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Old 12-21-21, 07:58 AM
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It the same. I tested this light.And my car is a 2019 and they are not brighter.
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Still looks better with the inner brake light wired up. I guess the idea is the inner don't over power the outer. The light basically fades when it goes towards the license plate.

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Originally Posted by peasodos
It's the same led as the running light just gets brighter. I wired the inner brake lights, the extra wire is on the harness, and you can tell the difference.
do you happen to have any pics of them during the day with the brake lights on? I just wanna know if it matches the brightness of brake lights on the outer tails. That looks really nice
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Originally Posted by Kingmatt24
do you happen to have any pics of them during the day with the brake lights on? I just wanna know if it matches the brightness of brake lights on the outer tails. That looks really nice
Not my stock 2019 tails in my car. They are dimm.
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Originally Posted by Kingmatt24
do you happen to have any pics of them during the day with the brake lights on? I just wanna know if it matches the brightness of brake lights on the outer tails. That looks really nice
Don't have pics, but when you install it wire it without the inner brake light first and you'll see how bad it looks. The inner brake continues the brightness of the outer brake light, but fades as it goes towards the license plate.
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Originally Posted by lexus4jess
Not my stock 2019 tails in my car. They are dimm.
The stock USDM inner tail light is not wired for the brake light. There is no connection there so it doesn't light up when you brake. You have to wire it yourself.
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Originally Posted by peasodos
Don't have pics, but when you install it wire it without the inner brake light first and you'll see how bad it looks. The inner brake continues the brightness of the outer brake light, but fades as it goes towards the license plate.
thanks, that explains it pretty well
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Originally Posted by peasodos
The stock USDM inner tail light is not wired for the brake light. There is no connection there so it doesn't light up when you brake. You have to wire it yourself.
I just went out to car. I is wired up. It does light up. Have video.
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Originally Posted by lexus4jess
I just went out to car. I is wired up. It does light up. Have video.
nice, please share when you have a chance
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Originally Posted by lexus4jess
I just went out to car. I is wired up. It does light up. Have video.
So are you saying you wired it that way? Or was it lit when you just plugged up regular.

I have the newer tails installed already on my GS myself. The inner light does look dimmer when just on lights, (not brakes). The inner light does Not light up on brakes now, and I plan to run the wires across for the outer brake light wire to the inner so that it will light up on the brakes also.

You have a Vid to post of it?
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Originally Posted by jgscott
So are you saying you wired it that way? Or was it lit when you just plugged up regular.

I have the newer tails installed already on my GS myself. The inner light does look dimmer when just on lights, (not brakes). The inner light does Not light up on brakes now, and I plan to run the wires across for the outer brake light wire to the inner so that it will light up on the brakes also.

You have a Vid to post of it?
The car is stock. Its wired from Lexus.
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hope you guys can see it.
Video 1 Park lights on with Brake light applied.
Video 2 Brakes applied with park lights off.
Video 3 park lights on only.

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Originally Posted by lexus4jess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lMDqd6Sbg8

hope you guys can see it.
Video 1 Park lights on with Brake light applied.
Video 2 Brakes applied with park lights off.
Video 3 park lights on only.
thank you. Brake lights look pretty cool when the parking lights are off. Will definitely have the shop wire it to have that function
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Looks great! I think both lights (older and newer) look good on the GS. Now that the 2016 tails are on, any plans to to smoke/tint the white reverse portion?


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