92-94 Tails on a 97 SC
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license plate light. I found out putting white leds in the tail lights, doors and key ring makes the car feel a lot nicer. If you look in my first pic i have white leds for the lic. plate light. While the guy with 95 tails has blue leds. Blue will get you pulled over too.
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i agree though.... i hate blue led's also, makes the car not look as nice.
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Call it crazy, nuts, what ever you want, I just don't like the 97 tails. I plan to retro the lights both inside and out, so that looking old stuff won't be an issue. I just wanted to find out what kind of electrical issues I was going to have to deal with, but I think they are easily manageable.
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How? The rectangle parking light, that bleeds over the reverse light, and brake light square both look so unnatural on the SC. They completely clash with the SCs streamlined body. And even worse they look like the OLD SCHOOL, same style as the old ES(gen 1/2), camry (gen 1/2), numerous hondas(acuras). And they are almost identical to the 1995 toyota corolla, except streched.
Toyota made a huge improvement in the 95 tails, which explains the drastic boost in sales.
Look:
It looks so much more streamlined. The 97+s are even better since now the top and bottom of the tail lights no longer look like separate pieces.
Toyota made a huge improvement in the 95 tails, which explains the drastic boost in sales.
Look:
It looks so much more streamlined. The 97+s are even better since now the top and bottom of the tail lights no longer look like separate pieces.
Sure the 95-96 and 97+ looks good, but you're basically saying the 92-94s shouldn't even exist. It doesn't look THAT bad. You're also kind of nit-picking it too much, saying the rectangle is bleeding behind the parking like. I didn't even notice it until I read this and then looked closer.
Yeah, I know it looks like many older cars, and if you think about it, the 92-94s were like the 'improved' look of those es\toyota\acura tails. It doesn't look like huge red and orange boxes on the back of the car. The look of it is smooth. If you actually look at the 95-96, there are more little boxes in the tail light then the 92-94s.
The 95-96s only have the top part as the parking light, but the rest is boxes, the reverse light, the turning signal...
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You're entitled to your opinion, so am I.
Sure the 95-96 and 97+ looks good, but you're basically saying the 92-94s shouldn't even exist. It doesn't look THAT bad. You're also kind of nit-picking it too much, saying the rectangle is bleeding behind the parking like. I didn't even notice it until I read this and then looked closer.
Sure the 95-96 and 97+ looks good, but you're basically saying the 92-94s shouldn't even exist. It doesn't look THAT bad. You're also kind of nit-picking it too much, saying the rectangle is bleeding behind the parking like. I didn't even notice it until I read this and then looked closer.
Yeah, I know it looks like many older cars, and if you think about it, the 92-94s were like the 'improved' look of those es\toyota\acura tails. It doesn't look like huge red and orange boxes on the back of the car. The look of it is smooth. If you actually look at the 95-96, there are more little boxes in the tail light then the 92-94s.
The 95-96s only have the top part as the parking light, but the rest is boxes, the reverse light, the turning signal...
The 95-96s only have the top part as the parking light, but the rest is boxes, the reverse light, the turning signal...
Call it crazy, nuts, what ever you want, I just don't like the 97 tails. I plan to retro the lights both inside and out, so that looking old stuff won't be an issue. I just wanted to find out what kind of electrical issues I was going to have to deal with, but I think they are easily manageable.
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Sure you could try to spray paint them one color. But you gotta find the exact right shade of red otherwise it will stick out. Like this guy:
![](http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h278/Skyline-350z/DSC04531_2.jpg)
You could tint them, but then you will be getting pulled over everyday. And even an LED mod would look nicer on the 97s.
I just think your really wasting your time and effort on something that when the majority of people see, will think is a downgrade.
Perhaps you should ask your friends what they think.
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Call it crazy, nuts, what ever you want, I just don't like the 97 tails. I plan to retro the lights both inside and out, so that looking old stuff won't be an issue. I just wanted to find out what kind of electrical issues I was going to have to deal with, but I think they are easily manageable.
They ruined the rear of the SC in 95...
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