deal or rip off for tail lights
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Originally Posted by beefhole
I believe it's a ripoff. Almost a scam You thought you were getting JDM spec (like it would even ******* matter) tail lights. They are the same. And even if they weren't, they are just tail lights!
Though yeah I know he did come asking for it ...
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Originally Posted by jgrts20
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Well even if the name is diff as long as he is happy no need to rag on him. Let him enjoy his purchase in peace.
Originally Posted by 88rxn/a
who cares. if he likes them and think's it was worth it then he didnt get ripped off. im working on getting a set sometime.
The short answer is obviously yes. US$330 for S5 taillights is a truely eye-watering price, especially a hacked pair. But even if he's happy with that price, I'd be seriously pissed about being tricked into thinking they're something they're not. Anyone who advertises these lights as "JDM" is just a conman.
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the avarage price for s5 tail lights seems to be about 200 dollars, ranging from 150-250.... those lights do have the mod where u remove the inside to make them more clear, that is kind of hard to do and probably took a couple hr of work and some paitience and carfullness to do..... so i guess its not to bad of a deal...
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I just got into the rx-7 stuff. And I thought that those where jdm. I have never seen an rx-7 around here with those tail lights. Plus they are coming from Japan so.... jdm? Maybe. lol not big on the jdm crap any ways I done a h22a motor swap into my prelude and very thing is all *** backwards cost me allot more money and time than I want to put into a Honda. But it was still a good experience. I'm looking for all the help I can on this rotary stuff. I understand how the engine works but only time I have ever seen one apart has been on the web. I ‘am wanting to get about 400+ HP out of it. Which I know means a turbo and I know that it’s a pain to put a turbo on a N/A 13B. But i'm open to any one's suggestions. And any one with the name beef hole is probly gay.
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Originally Posted by steward88rx7
I just got into the rx-7 stuff. And I thought that those where jdm. I have never seen an rx-7 around here with those tail lights. Plus they are coming from Japan so.... jdm? Maybe. lol not big on the jdm crap any ways I done a h22a motor swap into my prelude and very thing is all *** backwards cost me allot more money and time than I want to put into a Honda. But it was still a good experience. I'm looking for all the help I can on this rotary stuff. I understand how the engine works but only time I have ever seen one apart has been on the web. I ‘am wanting to get about 400+ HP out of it. Which I know means a turbo and I know that it’s a pain to put a turbo on a N/A 13B. But i'm open to any one's suggestions. And any one with the name beef hole is probly gay.
thats not a swap thats putting a new motor in, isnt it?
and if you have never seen those lights before its because most people buy s4's 86-88 rx-7's and the lights are different but good luck on the 400+hp on an N/A possible yes but wooooo more work than i would want to do
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I just bought me a set of those recently from ebay and they only costed me 45$ and 25$ for shipping. You got ripped big!!!.......But they are nice
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The h22 did not come in all the preludes....... So he could have swapped up, the preludes also came with an SOHC 4 cyl 2.2L same as the Accord LX and DX...
BTW they look nice, more then I would be willing to spend right now, but someday when I finish my S5 swap onto my S4 Vert I will be willing to pay that kind of money for a perfect set... BTW I really hope the licence plate section came with that.. Don't worry about what you spent, it's done now, just PRAY they make it overseas intact...
BTW they look nice, more then I would be willing to spend right now, but someday when I finish my S5 swap onto my S4 Vert I will be willing to pay that kind of money for a perfect set... BTW I really hope the licence plate section came with that.. Don't worry about what you spent, it's done now, just PRAY they make it overseas intact...
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Originally Posted by steward88rx7
Plus they are coming from Japan so.... jdm?
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I'm curious as to if they will actually come to you from Japan. Just because the seller is "in Japan" and charges you 100 bucks in shipping (which it doesn't cost to ship from there, I ship to Japan and China on a daily basis, and something the size of those tail lights is only 25-30 dollars to ship on the slow boat/plane. I suppose if you got it on a 4-5 day shipment perhaps. A lot of the stuff that is sold from "Japan" is sold in the US, and they just rape you that much more on the shipping as well.
Take a look for customs stamps on your box bud.
Take a look for customs stamps on your box bud.
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I have a good Left and a broken lens right.....I sell both for $100 bux plus shipping. I feel that the market is about $100 bux per good tailight right now, so in my opinion I feel that you paid too much.
Shipping from a US location could only be $40 bux for both.
Shipping from a US location could only be $40 bux for both.
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Plus they are coming from Japan so.... jdm? Maybe. lol not big on the jdm crap any ways
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Originally Posted by steward88rx7
I know what JDM is. I was being sarcastic.
Next time instead of taking what you want from a quote use the whole thing.