Facelift UK to pre-facelift JDM taillights

[Justin]

Conor - I can see why you're against the fried eggs, my personal preference would prolly come down against them. However, with a facelift car I'd have stuck with them... for me this mod makes the car fall between two stools. That said, I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment above that it's your car, and your eyes are the only ones that need to behold its beauty.

Anyway, despite my qualms over messing with the facelift balance front/rear, one thing I am completely loving is that you went JDM to get symmetry. It's the only thing I hate on my car - the asymmetrical fog/reverse set up (mind you, I get pretty close to being Dustin Hoffman's Rain Man on these things, so perhaps praise from me is a bad thing!!)

Can't wait to see this in the flesh sometime soon :-)

[britlude]

It's the only thing I hate on my car - the asymmetrical fog/reverse set up (mind you, I get pretty close to being Dustin Hoffman's Rain Man on these things, so perhaps praise from me is a bad thing!!)

you would HATE my girlfriends 2003 Nissan Cube then!!!!!

[Hagasan]

i get what you've done, wanted to define the lights from the body colour... it's worked, and looks good, never have liked the egg-yolk lights myself...


and anyway, 1. it's your car so you can do what you like, and 2. its hardly an irreversable modification!!!

Quite, I've done things to my car that others probably wouldn't agree with however(that's modifications to word more accurately)........I wouldn't have sold my lights (as I think you did on Prime) as I and probably anyone else should you decide to sell it, woud want the correct ones with the car. Plus the steering wheel

I think in your picture with the car in the shade, the darker red of the car blends well with the darker lights. Each to there own though. I have a pop-up with the 02 lights!! Along with rear valance & side skirts, wheels etc etc. All OEM.

Gary

[Justin]

you would HATE my girlfriends 2003 Nissan Cube then!!!!!

"If the syrup is on the table after the pancakes, then it will definitely be too late."

Oh-oh...

[m666 edd]

If I were doing any 02+ updates the rear lights would be one of the things I wouldn't change. Although might replace for pre facelift jdm spec instead of the UK ones.

My car is black though.

[gcon45]

My car is black though.

The bright red facelift taillights look superb against black and LBB in my eyes.

It's the contrast

[Sudesh]

I am completely loving is that you went JDM to get symmetry. It's the only thing I hate on my car - the asymmetrical fog/reverse set up

You dont have to go to expense of buying all new tail lights to get the JDM look of having 2 clear reverse lights.

UK/JDM and Europe all share the same color of lense.

Europe is swapped in the sense they have the fog on left and reverse on the right! So all you would have to do is buy 1 new/used right side euro tail light and that will give you the same look as JDM, pop in a red bulb and thats you, job done!

Or you could do the same conversion as I do for JDM cars and you can swap between having dual reverse lights and a fog light, for that all important mot I keep mine as dual reverse pretty much all the time, infact only time the red bulb is installed, is on mot day.

[Sudesh]

The bright red facelift taillights look superb against black and LBB in my eyes.

It's the contrast

Your missing the final piece of the puzzle!!

3rd brake light is not the same color as the tail light lol

[gcon45]

Your missing the final piece of the puzzle!!

3rd brake light is not the same color as the tail light lol

Well the 3rd brake light is the same red as the reflectors in the corners so it's a nice mixture of reds!

[Dragonlady]

I'll keep it simple..........I like.

Ian