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Old 06-13-04, 12:50 AM
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Why the HELL cant I find Nice Carbon fiber tailights for my 86-Rx7? They make nice tailights for sport compacts why not for a real sports car? I hate Savanna tailights even more then the square ones! Anyone feal the same way?

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There are no aftermarket lights for the FC RX-7. Most people like the round ones. If you don't like those, you'll need to buy a Honda.
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Originally posted by Project84
you'll need to buy a Honda.
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Make your own. There's just about nothing wrong with the round style, almost every 'ricer' likes them, what would you rather have? Alteza's?
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So mold your own covers for the stock ones. It's not hard. Though carbon fiber will really look stupid if it's the only thing on the car as such. But since almost nobody has a problem with the lights that are already on the car, there's little to no desire for any others, thus no aftermarket for any. If you want custom, you'll have to make them yourself.
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The one thing that I love about FC's were that there was no "altezza" tail light market. Carbon Fiber tail lights, HAH, as Project84 stated, if you want those "cool" carbon fiber altezzas get a honda.

And its "Rotary."
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Hey appreciate the kind reply Sonic! I am acctually in the design and concept stages of producing aftermarket taillights for the s4/5 I am just using this post to see what kind of a response I would get! I think rear lighting would make this vehicle look phenomenal! You say there is little to no desire for them so i might just throw this idea out. take care!
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Re: Aftermarket lighting for an FC3S? Why the F#*% not?

Originally posted by RotoryDrifter
I hate Savanna tailights even more then the square ones!
There is no such thing as "Savanna" taillights. Savanna-badged FC's had the same lights as every other FC.

But carbon fibre lights? Geez man, that's just lame... Like you said, this is a real sports car, and real sports cars do not need whatever tacky bolt-ons are this weeks "in thing".

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Re: Aftermarket lighting for an FC3S? Why the F#*% not?

Originally posted by RotoryDrifter
Why the HELL cant I find Nice Carbon fiber tailights for my 86-Rx7? They make nice tailights for sport compacts why not for a real sports car? I hate Savanna tailights even more then the square ones! Anyone feal the same way?

Quit ur bitchin and buy a honda if you care SO much about tail lights. THEY'RE TAIL LIGHTS!! Do you see them ever while ur driving? No... do they matter? No... the best tail lights for our cars are the round ones, they're great.

And if you want something "cool" that badly, make ur own. No one is ever going to make them for our gen rx7's, so if you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to make ur own.
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Is telling someone to "get a honda" the thing? like everyone saying "my bad"? maybe ill go to the local high school and catch up on my lingo before i submit any more posts thanks kids.
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To answer your question: Because no one makes them for a 86-91 RX-7. As simple as that.
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Nah, it's just an example. You can get an integra or neon or something like that too if you'd like. It's merely because the largest market for things like you've described you've wanted are hondas and integras. What cars have "carbon fiber tail lights" more than those?
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There are some clear ones on ebay everyonce in a while, but those went for like $400.
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Originally posted by version13
There are some clear ones on ebay everyonce in a while, but those went for like $400.

$400 bucks!? I should start buying some used s4 tailights and making them clear to sell on ebay, jeez.. it's really not that hard.
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Yeah, I tried that too, bought some plastic stuff from home depot and turned my old s4's into some "altezza" Then sold those for about $150. It paid for my round ones, which are regular...
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Jeez theres actually a market for altezza and clear tail lights for FC's?

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Originally posted by fc3seeker
Jeez theres actually a market for altezza and clear tail lights for FC's?


Just home made ones.
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I think that s5 tail lights are sexy. In my opinion there is no need for aftermarket tail lights. I've already seen what people come up with for "altezza" or "carbon fiber" home made tail lights. for the most part i think they all look gross.
just my .2 cents

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i would like a set of round lights for my 86...don't like that boxy look of the stock lights....are they a straight replacement??
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You just have to bend part of the body in (beind the lights) so that the reverese light can be plugged in. Other than that they fit just like the s4.
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Originally posted by version13
Yeah, I tried that too, bought some plastic stuff from home depot and turned my old s4's into some "altezza" Then sold those for about $150. It paid for my round ones, which are regular...
do you have any pics of them i like the s5 lights but i would only want to make the cover clear and from looking at my lights it would be hard to make them look good with a clear cover compaired to stock
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he wants the cf style APC pos altezza's.
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