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Old 10-06-05, 08:51 AM
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Question LED Brake Lights

Does anybody know if the new IS taillights are LED? Not the middle 3rd brake light, but the main left and right taillights.
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Originally Posted by LexusIS350
Does anybody know if the new IS taillights are LED? Not the middle 3rd brake light, but the main left and right taillights.
Indeed they are
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Originally Posted by LexusIS350
Does anybody know if the new IS taillights are LED? Not the middle 3rd brake light, but the main left and right taillights.
Yes they are LED but the main brake lights itself are larger LED's...not the regular mini LED bulbs that you're accustomed to seeing on the G35, 3 Series and such. Although the marker lights which are intergrated to the side of the tails are regular LED in a straight line.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Yes they are LED but the main brake lights itself are larger LED's...not the regular mini LED bulbs that you're accustomed to seeing on the G35, 3 Series and such. Although the marker lights which are intergrated to the side of the tails are regular LED in a straight line.
From the photos I thought there were four larger LEDs on each side of the license plate - two in the trunk lid and two outside of the trunk lid. Which marker lights are larger and which are regular? Since I haven't seen the car I'm not sure what your comment means.

Also, I always thought the red things in the bottom rear bumper were reflectors, but in some photos they seem lit up. Is that just a reflection, or do they in fact light up?
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Yes they are LED but the main brake lights itself are larger LED's...not the regular mini LED bulbs that you're accustomed to seeing on the G35, 3 Series and such. Although the marker lights which are intergrated to the side of the tails are regular LED in a straight line.
Are these larger LED's like those LED panels on some Cadillac's?
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Yes they are LED but the main brake lights itself are larger LED's...not the regular mini LED bulbs that you're accustomed to seeing on the G35, 3 Series and such. Although the marker lights which are intergrated to the side of the tails are regular LED in a straight line.

Cool, thanks!
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Originally Posted by Lenscap
From the photos I thought there were four larger LEDs on each side of the license plate - two in the trunk lid and two outside of the trunk lid. Which marker lights are larger and which are regular? Since I haven't seen the car I'm not sure what your comment means.

Also, I always thought the red things in the bottom rear bumper were reflectors, but in some photos they seem lit up. Is that just a reflection, or do they in fact light up?
The larger main LED's are facing the rear. The part of the taillight that's pointed on the side of the rear quarter panel, there is a short row of conventional LED's illuminating that spot. I need to dig out a pic and circle the part im talking about.
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Originally Posted by jlin101
Are these larger LED's like those LED panels on some Cadillac's?
that is correct.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
that is correct.
They don't leave the trails as badly as the Cadillac ones do, correct? That's by far the most annoying thing at night.
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