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Old 01-27-07, 07:09 PM
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S5 tail light alternative...

I was searching through ebay and found this "kit" to make S4 tails look similar to S5s. I initially thought this was tacky, but after thinking about it I could do something similar, but make the circles centered better and slightly larger. I have a spare set I am going to experiment with so tell me what you think. And if the need so strikes you, flame away.

Tail light conversion kit.
Old 01-27-07, 07:11 PM
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IMHO i think that ebay tail light kit is tacky, i rather keep the S4 the way they are or paint them to match the color of your car like the 10AE lights.
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It's lame. And it's advertised as "JDM Look"...
Old 01-27-07, 07:54 PM
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waste of money, just get s5 lights if you hate the s4s so much
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nothing beats the s5 lights.
this look pretty cool though...

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Whoever owns that has no 7 pride if he wants his car to look like an R32...
Old 01-27-07, 08:12 PM
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Well, that conversion is creative and all.. props for that.. .but, its ugly. And its not legal. It doesn't have the rear reflectors that th stock ones do.
Old 01-27-07, 08:59 PM
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The R32 lights are ugly and so are those ebay lights. You know what it saids when i see them? "POS wannabe".
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i think these look cool. black and white tail lights. i really like them but i have no idea where they came from or how they were made
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Originally Posted by 87rx7girl

i think these look cool. black and white tail lights. i really like them but i have no idea where they came from or how they were made
this is just my opinion,

but the wing on that vert's just crap
would you guys really put that on your car?

But I do think the tails are kinda neat
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i dont think those ebay things look too bad. would i put them on my car. no
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not on a vert no. maybe on a car that needed a wing to be that high to catch it off the roof... but in this case not functional..... haha
Old 01-27-07, 10:39 PM
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i say just paint em like a 10th ae, itll look alot better than what ebay can give you, plus those a stickers basically.
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You could always have them *modernized*.



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That is pimp eriksseven... def the best s5 look so far. if you could get some of those led (like the ones on the G35) then you'd be the tru tail lite pimp.
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and the vinyl modifying/blocking the tails is illegal in most states.
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WOW ericsseven where'd you get those lights...i think ima get some for mine and as for the ebay thing, do whatever makes you feel good, if you think ur car looks good with ebay stuff on it, do it......shouldn't matter what we think
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I think I just had a rotorgasm. Good looking car... Not a fan of the *modernized* tail lights though.. But damn... I totally just blew an apex seal all over it.
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Originally Posted by micaheli
I think I just had a rotorgasm. Good looking car... Not a fan of the *modernized* tail lights though.. But damn... I totally just blew an apex seal all over it.
Haha. Most people say that, then realize that it looks better than stock. Your average s5 light doesn't look that good. Most are faded and scuffed with age anyways.

Two days ago I installed a set for a customer on their white Turbo II and it looked soooooo good. It reminded me of my old car.





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S5s look great if people take the time to re-polish them. most people just don't realize how easy and simple it is to polish the plastic they are made of, like the FTPs for example can look like glass after a good westand and some buffing.
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nothing better than a clean set of s4's
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Originally Posted by Karack
S5s look great if people take the time to re-polish them. most people just don't realize how easy and simple it is to polish the plastic they are made of, like the FTPs for example can look like glass after a good westand and some buffing.
Yep! Same with the FTP lenses, and all of the markers.. I use turtle wax products (rubbing compound, polish, etc) and a mequiars mini-ball.. makes everything look brand spankin new. I prefer my diffusers, but part of me likes the modernized crap... I just don't like seeing the bulb. Too "altezza-esque".
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Thanks for all the feedback guys. I guess initial impressions are right. Oh and thanks for the heads up on the legality of covering the taillights like that. What I intended to do was mask off the lights and cut a circle into the masking tape and paint the lights, but that probably wouldn't look much better than the vinyl.

Guess I will just have to wait and find a set of S5 tails.
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Ah.. when a taillight thread comes up, somehow Eriks s5 lights get into the mix.. haha Erik i sent u a PM




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