Daily1

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I just wanted to know if anyone could id if this is a real 96+ JDM Light or a painted us light thanks

diablone

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Looks like a fake to me. But someone such as rzograbian can probably confirm with how many he has seen. Try sending him a private message.

DMRH

Check the plugs on it.

The 92 export tail lights have different plugs to the 96 JDM versions.

Having said that, its not hard to change the wiring..................

tahmid

dont know abt export models..........JDMs old and new all has the same plug and play........looks like a fake though........just my .02

tahmid

SpeedKing

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Shhh, don't call them fake. You'll make all the guys with the cheap "converted" lights feel bad.

S4V10R_X

well, that tail lights is a cheap and fake!

pugg57

hmmm, well, from the red x, i can't tell SH*T!!! but if these guys think its fake, i'd take their word for it.

*edit: for some reason, now it works, but they look fake to me too*

Bathurst

Ok here is an easy way to check.. I have a 97 rx-7 and my friend has a 93 he converted his lights to look like mine but the difference is that the 93 tail lights look somewhat smoked.. they look a little dull compared to the post 96... maybe u can check by keep both lights side by side to check if they are post 96 or converted...

Hope this helps

Scrapiron7

My checkbook doesn't feel bad spending the $75 it cost to convert them versus the $450 for the real ones

SpeedKing

iTrader: (4)

I think poster of this thread is trying to tell whether the taillights are authentic JDM strictly by eyeballing the pic.

I'm with those who say they're the homemade deal. Compare Regan Rotary's converted light to the one "Daily1" posted.

YELLOWGSLSE

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They might be real. The only way to tell is by looking VERY closely at the actual circles. On the real ones, the lights(circles) come "out" from the black background. They are slightly raised. That's really the only difference.

pugg57

the real 96+ ones wouldn't have the US DOT approval markings on them either... right?

Daily1

iTrader: (2)

Thanks guys

rajeevx7

iTrader: (11)

I compared the real ones next to my 30 min job, they did not seem to reflect light off the black portion the same way spray paint does. The fake ones have a mat reflection and the real ones looked much, much better reflecting light (probably coated with a high quality clear....not spray paint). And mine are EXACTLY the same as every other fake one out there..no better, no worse.


Raj

RX-187

Are those for sale or what? If you don't get them I might be interested.

rzograbian

i dont know, those look like the real thing to me..... but what do i know, i have only converted 50+ lights

the way you can make sure is the real one has a dull surface and the converted ones have glossy surfaces. i check by shining a light onto the lense inside and if you get a noticeable reflection, their fake..... if not, their real or someone spent a lot of time trying to make them look real!!

rzograbian

also, you cant tell by a pic because many factors come into play.... camera, lighting, flash, ect...

you have to see them in person!

also, whats wrong with converted ones.. i convert them and i myself have the converted ones.. i cant tell the diff, only when i am less than a feet away and as Bricke said, you save a lot of money for something else

KaiFD3S

iTrader: (37)

It's real you can tell by the lenses...

rzograbian

ok.... now everyone changes their mind

lopedl

iTrader: (1)

Other than a price difference, What does it matter if its real or fake. Still look the same either way..

lopedl

iTrader: (1)

Other than a price difference, What does it matter if its real or fake. Still look the same either way..

jimlab

Unless someone is trying to pass it off as real for a sale, what does it matter?

However, the one benefit that the genuine lights have over the converted ones is that they're not hazy and covered with scratches...