SC430 - 2nd Gen (2001-2010)
View Poll Results: 2006+ Tail Upgrade: What choice did you make, why and how do you like it?
Just did the Lights/Bulbs only, VERY HAPPY least expensive mod
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Just did the lights/bulbs, UNHAPPY with the indicator light on dash
10.00%
Did Lights/ECU altogether and JUST HAPPY but it was $$$ and a PITA
10.00%
Did Lights/ECU and VERY HAPPY well worth the money and wasn't a PITA
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2006+ Tail Light Conversion-Is there a FINAL Verdict?

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Old 10-21-09, 11:15 AM
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Jason can you perhaps post steps / tips? Also there are tons of overlays on eBay which is best?
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06 lights with the ECU are the way to go. Modern, clean, and functional. Any error indicators on the dash just bug me.
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Originally Posted by IStoSC
Jason can you perhaps post steps / tips? Also there are tons of overlays on eBay which is best?
someone posted a link here about a year ago. maybe less. i'll try to find it when i have time later. as far as the steps, it's pretty easy:

1) drive to your nearest tint shop.

2) let them do the work

i was going to do it myself, but chickened out. the tint shop only charged me $30 and it was worth it. i watched him do it. looked like a pain in the *** getting all the bubbles out. took about an hour.
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i couldn't find the link. if i remember right, it was off topic in a random thread. but my guess is the tint is all the same. i couldn't find any precut sheets on ebay for the sc430. but this guy probably has it if you write him. he sells red too, so i'm sure it's just a matter of cutting it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Taill...#ht_3789wt_899

or you could just buy the uncut sheets. they have to be trimmed a little anyway. but the precut sheets are probably a little easier to manage.
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Link is below

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...with-pics.html
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Jason,

Did they tint the top and the bottom light or just the top?

If they did just the bottom light, can you notice a color diff with the top?

Thanks!
Old 10-22-09, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by loveslexus
Jason,

Did they tint the top and the bottom light or just the top?

If they did just the bottom light, can you notice a color diff with the top?

Thanks!
do you mean the top and bottom half of the taillight? they did both. it's a little darker shade of red than stock.
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Originally Posted by jason702
do you mean the top and bottom half of the taillight? they did both. it's a little darker shade of red than stock.
Whoops, yea, I meant if they tinted just the bottom portion of the rear taillight or both sections.

Thanks
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maybe time for a group buy on the 06?
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06+ is much much cleaner.
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Originally Posted by IcEnPinKi
Here is how they look like...
thanks for posting the nighttime pic.... Now i understand what all the fuss is about... Very Clean! It would be really hard for me to justify tho, If i ever did this mod it would be one of the last but.. so fresh.. so clean
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