painting altezza taillights

[<^> ^_^ <^>]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x312/lrdxt/IMG_4077.jpg

has anyone ever thought about getting the altezza taillights and blacked out the center and red tinted the 2 sides? it might actually look good and be a cheap alternative to buying the real 180sx taillights...or it might look cheap and tacky

[silviaguy240]

no ones ever thought of it, nope.....

[wgJoY]

i say go for it. it'd be original at least haha. I think it would look pretty good if you can pull it off.

[P_856]

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g89/BIGTIMER247/tails.jpg



http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k83/atvstevo1337/240shoot009.jpg

[wgJoY]

Actually i think Bushido has the same kind of style going on, on his car. I think i got some pics lemmi see if i can find them.

here you go.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f151/wgkilljoy/1308224666_f22e5c215c_o.jpg

[P_856]

the secret to making them look half decent is to bake them and paint it on the inside so the outside stays smooth and so you wont have to retint them every few months

[Walperstyle]

it was a huge trend at v240

[Matej]

Why would you paint eurotails?

Blasphemy.

[Z_Spool]

the secret to making them look half decent is to bake them and paint it on the inside so the outside stays smooth and so you wont have to retint them every few months

Lies... tint them correctly and you'll never have to touch them again.

[HyperTek]

no matter how hard you try, they are still ebay altezzas/wannabe kouki lights lmao

[ericcastro]

how bout pics with the inside painted the matching color of the car, leaving the lenses clear?


i will do it if someone gives me some altezza's :)

[whatda]

how bout pics with the inside painted the matching color of the car, leaving the lenses clear?


i will do it if someone gives me some altezza's :)
me too:bigok:

[hk240sx08]

hahaha...i was actually planning to do that too...well at least im not the only one..:P

[sylsevilsis]

i'd rock those any day versus the stock tails with water!
But thankfully I got the real deal Kouki's.
I would like to see pics of those euro tails painted to match their cars.

[Slide_ways14]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/aadaamm/aa.jpg

they don't look that bad ahah xD

[Flicktitty]

they look alright when done good.

[projekt_s13]

Why would you paint eurotails?

Blasphemy.

Your old euro tails. lol

http://a924.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/47/l_a0fae10b104f6e352e17db8f27ffb68b.jpg

[kensreliableb18b]

ehh only if the rest of your car is badass can you pull it off. otherwise, it's still cheap ebay lights.

[mr_240sx]

fake looking ebay special altezza lights suck.


should spend your money on crack and whores instead. it would atleast leave you satisfied for a few hours.

[derek_s13]

mr. 240sx, you used to be such a nice guy hahahahahahaha.



yeah, anything that's made to LOOK like kouki tails is gayfest. euro tails can work on a fully done car.

sexystyle, ichiyanagi, russell has them i think... tons of others

[ayuaddict]

Why would you paint eurotails?

Blasphemy.

yea, whats the point?

i might paint my shit body color.

but chrome is hot hot.

[Matej]

Your old euro tails. lol

http://a924.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/47/l_a0fae10b104f6e352e17db8f27ffb68b.jpg
Touche.

Haha.

I only took them off because everyone around here was calling me a ricer. :(

[JAYTRON]

Touche.

Haha.

I only took them off because everyone around here was calling me a ricer. :(

Your car actually looked pretty boss with them Matej.

[ixfxi]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r78/aadaamm/aa.jpg

they don't look that bad ahah xD

you're right, they look fucking HORRIBLE

piece of shit lights

ps: furthermore, i hate when people try to be stylish and hang toys from their tow hook, which alone should be cut off.

[ixfxi]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/shaitaan28/photo1.jpg

here is another example of a shitty light just recently introduced into the lexus community for the SC. hint hint, they look like ass.

[BillWatcher]

you're right, they look fucking HORRIBLE

piece of shit lights

ps: furthermore, i hate when people try to be stylish and hang toys from their tow hook, which alone should be cut off.


You should cut your wrist more over shit other people do...... JAY KAY, hate away!! :hsdance:

[smellslikecurry]

You should cut your wrist more over shit other people do...... JAY KAY, hate away!! :hsdance:

you do know your talking to the king of lights right?

[ixfxi]

you do know your talking to the king of lights right?

i thought that was budweiser?

[Sonic Motor]

wow, that SC light actually looks decent. Anything is better those POS 92-95 lights.

As for the 240sx light, 180sx kouki tail lights arent that good looking. Tint it another design or color... That would be something new.

[Bushido]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/domeniccucunato/my%20240sx/P1010187.jpg

i'm happy with mine. the secret is to use transparent red vinyl, not paint.

[ixfxi]

wow, that SC light actually looks decent. Anything is better those POS 92-95 lights.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/shaitaan28/photo5-1.jpg

92-94 lights suck. 95-96 lights are good. 97-00 lights are also good.

ebay lights that are made in china, suck balls. i personally, dont fix up my car to make it look "decent." i'de like to think that when i spend my hard earned money on my car, i want that motherfucker to look badassed.


As for the 240sx light, 180sx kouki tail lights arent that good looking.

that's like saying a Monica Belluci isnt "that" fine. bullshit, she's awesome.

the 180sx tail lights are the primo numero uno of tail lights, they are the best. simply put, there is no better light than the 96-98 tail lights.

jeeeeeez.. i know there's a lot of broke people out there, but wtf.. you can be broke and still have good taste. no reason to stoop to shitty ebay altekka tail lights.

[ixfxi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/domeniccucunato/my%20240sx/P1010187.jpg

i'm happy with mine. the secret is to use transparent red vinyl, not paint.

somehow it doesnt surprise me that you chose to put vinyl tinted tail lights on your car.

right on






btw... for those wondering, you CAN paint the outside of your lights and do it the right way. the problem is, most people here are accustomed to shitty "testors" candy paint in a can. NO THANKS.

if you want to do it right, you'll need to have a pro paint them. you'll end up spending more money on lights that simply put, suck and arent worth the time or the hassle of messing with. as for vinyl overlays, i think they're garbage and an utter waste of time. why not tint your windows from the outside? because its stupid, thats why. same reason i think people are dumb for putting overlays on their ROOF, and overlays on their lights... its ALL cheap & ghetto.

[Sonic Motor]

that's like saying a Monica Belluci isnt "that" fine. bullshit, she's awesome.


she "isnt" that fine.

[ZX88]

i picked up my kouki tails for 50 bucks more than euros you just have t look around. painting euro looks like crap and they are still egay lights.

[holaback]

Jesus the owner of that peice of shit SC w/ the battleship knock offs is on every forum I go on. He needs to stop posting that shit till he gets some wheel worth a damn. :mad:

[timtiminy]

I dont think they look bad if done correctly, I would probably go the vinyl route as there is no chance to screw them up and if the vinyl ever gets messed up you can always replace it. I havent seen a set that has a slight smoke tint to them(while still being transparent red), i think that would look good also i havent seen anyone keep the reverse lights, it seems like they always just black out the entire rear section. it would be cool to see how they would look with the reverse lights not blacked out.

[usajdm]

This is great.
I love seeing how upset people get over taillights.

[LongGrain]

everyone is ranting that they are still cheap "egay" lights or whatever

what if people actually spend big bucks on DMAX or Origin altezzas? are they cool then?

a set of DMAX altezzas is about the same price as a set of kouki lights.. and thats WITHOUT the lower garnish, which is another 150 or so...

[Matej]

This thread makes me want to get eurotails again.

http://shop.yumetenpo.jp/goodsimg/super-made.com/goodsimg/rs180/main.jpg
http://r-tune.co.uk/assets/images/180sx-t2-dmax-r.jpg

[dat411kid]

I think they ruined those 2 cars above with those lights....That chrome sticks out waay too much...If you have them though I'd say tinted looks 10 times better...

[MikeisNissan]

i think it looks good. i guess im a ricer.

[ZX88]

euros only look good on cars with aero period. people that put them on there beat to shit s13s with stock suspension look retarded.

[PoorMans180SX]

I like how everyone calls them "euro" now. When did it change from "altezza"?

In my opinion, "altezza" tails should stay on the altezza.

But, the tinted ones don't look too bad. And we all know the Japanese have funky taste sometimes.

If you're going to build a "clean" car, then they shouldn't be included. If you think they look cool, then put them on your car, but every car I've seen with them I don't consider "clean". If you're going for the "drift-car style" (I guess that means whatever car you saw that had them and you liked it) Then you can get away with them.

They have always been associated with ricers, and that's why I'll always stay away from them, but it all depends on peoples styles.

I remember the thread back in the day when someone asked how to install these, and he got flamed-hard. I remember laughing particularly hard when someone wrote him a step-by-step guide to installation that included "Take the screw driver and shove it through your temple". ROFL.

[Matej]

I like how everyone calls them "euro" now. When did it change from "altezza"?

In my opinion, "altezza" tails should stay on the altezza.
The Altezza was the first popular car that had "crystal" taillights from the factory, but that's not where they originated.

[Sonic Motor]

just call it euro altezza. Everyone is happy this way.

[red240]

just call it euro altezza. Everyone is happy this way.

What he said!:bigok:

[ixfxi]

just call it euro altezza. Everyone is happy this way.

or call it what it really is

cheap shit

;)

[exitspeed]

It's funny how any other car with Altezza style tails looks like 1999 again and people make mad fun of them...but on a 240 that has some of the coolest stock lights available it's somehow ok.

[holaback]

everyone is ranting that they are still cheap "egay" lights or whatever

what if people actually spend big bucks on DMAX or Origin altezzas? are they cool then?

a set of DMAX altezzas is about the same price as a set of kouki lights.. and thats WITHOUT the lower garnish, which is another 150 or so...

Damn in bfe is part of the internet blocked? Everyone knows the ebay lights and teh dmax and origin light are the EXACT same thing. Made from the ame taiwanese company and all. Just their own branding. JEZZUS!

[drift freaq]

Damn in bfe is part of the internet blocked? Everyone knows the ebay lights and teh dmax and origin light are the EXACT same thing. Made from the ame taiwanese company and all. Just their own branding. JEZZUS!

Indeed you are completely correct sir and there is not even their own branding on the actual lights.
In fact the branding on all of the lights is actually the company that makes them for everybody.

Fact is true, they all come out of the same factory that stamps their name in the plastic.
Every last set I have seen, DMAX, URAS, ebay, and yes I have seen all of them had the same name stamped in the plastic.

[holaback]

Indeed you are completely correct sir and there is not even their own branding on the actual lights.
In fact the branding on all of the lights is actually the company that makes them for everybody.

Fact is true, they all come out of the same factory that stamps their name in the plastic.
Every last set I have seen, DMAX, URAS, ebay, and yes I have seen all of them had the same name stamped in the plastic.

well brand on the box not the item itself is what i ment

[datboibrad]

the hippo sleek tails look alot better than the dmax tails on that blue hatch..

http://www.hipposleek.co.jp/d-pad_180sx/image/photo4_1.jpg

[Matej]

It's funny how any other car with Altezza style tails looks like 1999 again and people make mad fun of them...but on a 240 that has some of the coolest stock lights available it's somehow ok.
1999 was awesome.

[ericcastro]

I think its funny how people want to put expensive ass lights on thier cars.
my S13 is worth $1,500 BB. Im not spening $400 on tail lights, LMAO!

[drift freaq]

the hippo sleek tails look alot better than the dmax tails on that blue hatch..

http://www.hipposleek.co.jp/d-pad_180sx/image/photo4_1.jpg

Its still out of the same factory. Basically the company i.e. Uras, Hippo Sleek, Dmax, etc.. give them the particulars to the basic design and the factory makes them. They may look a little better than others but they are still basically cheap ass crap.

You cannot even begin to compare the quality of the build of any of them to Factory Kouki's. Again having held all of them in my hands side by side I can tell you honestly, all except the factory OEM Kouki's are shit quality wise.

[drift freaq]

I think its funny how people want to put expensive ass lights on thier cars.
my S13 is worth $1,500 BB. Im not spening $400 on tail lights, LMAO!

Eric, if you priced out a set of new stock tails for your car,they do not come in too far behind the cost of Kouki's. In fact, there is like a $50 difference.

Oh and your S13, last time l looked at it, before you smacked it up at the track, was worth more than $1500. Its worth $1500 now because you beat the shit out of it.
Plus you still might be able to sell it for more than that.

Its mentalities like yours stated above that devalues the cars.

[timtiminy]

Bushido: did you use black vinyl for the center section? Oh and btw i love your wheels, i am looking to eventually get some in 17x9 +15 on all corners

[SimpleSexy180]

oem kouki's are played out.

they look great, but its standard.

i would just black out the chrome get an oem kouki center piece and leave the rest alone.

I have some LED tails from ebay and they look sick ass fuck at night.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/apollo280zx/DSCN2333.jpg

the hippo sleek tails look alot better than the dmax tails on that blue hatch..

http://www.hipposleek.co.jp/d-pad_180sx/image/photo4_1.jpg

Those are definitely nice looking. They are almost similar to mine but they look better during the daytime, lol.

[ericcastro]

Oh and your S13, last time l looked at it, before you smacked it up at the track, was worth more than $1500. Its worth $1500 now because you beat the shit out of it.
Plus you still might be able to sell it for more than that.


So you also know why I am all about the knock off body kits and lights, lol.

Of course there is a difference between S13's like mine, and someone that built theirs for daily and looks.
I think alot of arguments get started on here and people dont realize they are building 2 different types of S13's with 2 different goals.




BTW, its on its way to looking good again!!! ;)

[ayuaddict]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/ayuaddict/2-12.jpg

[SimpleSexy180]

i got the craving for some candy all of sudden.

ayu, are the euro's flat?

[ayuaddict]

im sorry, what do you mean by flat?

[Sonic Motor]

oem kouki's are played out.



I wanted to say that...but you said it for me. Awesome =]

[blackrms13]

im sorry, what do you mean by flat?
i believe he meant like if the tails lense is flat or like the OEM koukis, bulge out a bit

correct?

[ayuaddict]

oh no, they have a slight curvature to them, but they don't have the "bottlecaps".

although i HELLA want the euro lights with the "bottlecaps" i just miss them every time on ebay.

[240srhatch]

here are my lights
http://a401.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/67/l_20ce2acbe8f9f9a72a4bb3d0e1f009f0.jpg

[ixfxi]

oem kouki's are played out.

they look great, but its standard.

I have some LED tails from ebay and they look sick ass fuck at night.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/apollo280zx/DSCN2333.jpg


http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/08/red-rotary.jpg

thats tight, y0. just tint'em red and they'll look just like this 1960's rotary phone. awesome!

you're right dude, 180sx lights are standard - they came stock on every 96-98 180SX.

wow, you're an enthusiast! i cant believe you've owned your 240SX since 2006! thats a looooooong time.

[Leetheslacker]

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/08/red-rotary.jpg

thats tight, y0. just tint'em red and they'll look just like this 1960's rotary phone. awesome!

you're right dude, 180sx lights are standard - they came stock on every 96-98 180SX.

wow, you're an enthusiast! i cant believe you've owned your 240SX since 2006! thats a looooooong time.

you're an asshole.

just because you sell really expensive led bullshit doesn't mean that you're always right.

people can have their own opinions and tastes too y'know.

[ayuaddict]

I have some LED tails from ebay and they look sick ass fuck at night.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/apollo280zx/DSCN2333.jpg


i want! i can never find those on ebay anymore.

[derek_s13]

LED with bottlecaps would be ultimate hatchback aftermarket taillight

[ixfxi]

you're an asshole.

just because you sell really expensive led bullshit doesn't mean that you're always right.

people can have their own opinions and tastes too y'know.

glad you just figured this out.

how the fuck can i not be an asshole, when all i day i am around top quality shit? then, i take a break to look at absolute SHIT being posted on forums.

its like being a top flight chef preparing some of the best food out there, and then you idiots are talking about top ramen and in-and-out.

"but i looooooove in-and-out"

who cares, it still sucks. fatburger's still better, charbroil ftw.

---

btw, just incase you didnt realize this: i am always right when it comes to my line of work. you dont hear me spouting off on turbos and motor building, because i am not an engine builder. you want badassed lights? no problem. but the point i am trying to make is, that never once did i ever promote my work here. if you want to buy what i sell, cool - if you dont, then dont. but at the VERY MINIMUM, I am urging people to stay away from cheap shit:
- if you have an opportunity to buy cheap chinese altekka tail lights vs 96-98 180sx tail lights, OEM wins.
- if you have an opportunity to buy cheap knockoff seats vs used GTR seats, OEM wins.

the problem is, you douchebags have no idea that used OEM stuff has greater value than shitty knockoff aftermarket stuff. at least with OEM, there is something called R&D and a proper manufacturing process. much better than buying toothpaste with coolant in it, or slippers that chemical burn your fucking feet. if folks cant get toothpaste and slippers right, then why the fuck are they building seats and tail lights.

[Xbroke_kidX]

I actually think they look nice when tinted with the center painted black.
But hey whatever floats your boat!

[swayray]

figured i'd share this:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n3/swayray/wawa/twins2.jpg

its not bad looking but nowhere near as nice as the OEM. I had to add some extra silicone around the edges though so water wouldn't sip in.

[SimpleSexy180]

ey, get it right ive owned mine since 2003. WOOOOOOOO long time :ugh:

I'm sure I want to buy BRIGHTER plain ass oem kouki tails. fucking awesome.

Instead of complaining about my tails, go make a copy of the ones i bought of eBay better. <3


btw, fatburger fails 3:

[ROUGE180]

1999 was awesome.


Only cuz Symbol formally known as Prince aka Assless Chapsman made a song about it lol

[timtiminy]

240srhatch (http://zilvia.net/f/members/240srhatch.html): what did you use to mask the reverse lights? I am thinking about opening up the center section and bead blasting the inside masking the reverse lights and painting with krylon fusion black. That way i dont have to worry about it chipping and i get the frosted look on the reverse lights.

[FaLKoN240]

I like my kouki tails. I only justified getting the crystal tails because I was too broke for the real deal.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/FaLKoN240/Photo%20Shoot/Stage%202/Rear.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/FaLKoN240/Red%20carro%202008/Ready%20to%20go/0725081403.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/FaLKoN240/Red%20carro%202008/Slide%20Area/IMG_2446.jpg

[ixfxi]

I like my kouki tails. I only justified getting the crystal tails because I was too broke for the real deal.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/FaLKoN240/Photo%20Shoot/Stage%202/Rear.jpg

yet, you're using a 100 dollar fake-carbon-fiber RPS13 center panel COVER?

come on bro....

bro bro bro (with armenian accent)

what are you doing, bro...????

[240srhatch]

240srhatch (http://zilvia.net/f/members/240srhatch.html): what did you use to mask the reverse lights? I am thinking about opening up the center section and bead blasting the inside masking the reverse lights and painting with krylon fusion black. That way i dont have to worry about it chipping and i get the frosted look on the reverse lights.

Steps:
-First i scuffed the whole center piece
-covered the area i didnt want painted
-sprayed jet black paint with my paint gun
-let it sit for a couple of minutes and remove tape
-clear coat the whole center piece
LOOKS GREAT

[BOROSUN]

i like those bricks drive way.

[!Zar!]

i like those bricks drive way.

...ok?

...

[firelizard]

Yes, tint altezzas red and you do the world a favour.

There's like, 4 cars that aren't actual IS300/200/Altezzas that can pull off clear tails without being hideous.

Ayu, you win 1 of those prizes.

[azndoc]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/ayuaddict/2-12.jpg
^^^^ I like that.

I actually do.

[ixfxi]

Steps:
-First i scuffed the whole center piece
-covered the area i didnt want painted
-sprayed jet black paint with my paint gun
-let it sit for a couple of minutes and remove tape
-clear coat the whole center piece
- tossed them in the dumpster
LOOKS GREAT

awesome, thanks for the detailed write-up!

[azndoc]

I miss ixfxi.

What has it been like a year since you've been gone?

Welcome back.

[ayuaddict]

Yes, tint altezzas red and you do the world a favour.

There's like, 4 cars that aren't actual IS300/200/Altezzas that can pull off clear tails without being hideous.

Ayu, you win 1 of those prizes.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/ayuaddict/2-12.jpg
^^^^ I like that.

I actually do.

thank you gentlemen, but ill let you guys in on a little secret history lesson.

i got those tails after seeing them on Matej's car.

[FaLKoN240]

yet, you're using a 100 dollar fake-carbon-fiber RPS13 center panel COVER?

come on bro....

bro bro bro (with armenian accent)

what are you doing, bro...????

WHOA WHOA WHOA.

I got that thing for like $20.

Some dude got his SR swap jacked during shipping so he parted his car out.

PLEASE I wouldn't pay $100 for that.

Although I wish I had it now.

I never thought I'd have kouki tails ever. Honestly.

[!Zar!]

Meh.

Good riddens.

[LA_phantom_240]

I painted some altezza tails on my s13 in '03. Shit's old.

glad you just figured this out.

how the fuck can i not be an asshole, when all i day i am around top quality shit? then, i take a break to look at absolute SHIT being posted on forums.

its like being a top flight chef preparing some of the best food out there, and then you idiots are talking about top ramen and in-and-out.

"but i looooooove in-and-out"

who cares, it still sucks. fatburger's still better, charbroil ftw.

---

btw, just incase you didnt realize this: i am always right when it comes to my line of work. you dont hear me spouting off on turbos and motor building, because i am not an engine builder. you want badassed lights? no problem. but the point i am trying to make is, that never once did i ever promote my work here. if you want to buy what i sell, cool - if you dont, then dont. but at the VERY MINIMUM, I am urging people to stay away from cheap shit:
- if you have an opportunity to buy cheap chinese altekka tail lights vs 96-98 180sx tail lights, OEM wins.
- if you have an opportunity to buy cheap knockoff seats vs used GTR seats, OEM wins.

the problem is, you douchebags have no idea that used OEM stuff has greater value than shitty knockoff aftermarket stuff. at least with OEM, there is something called R&D and a proper manufacturing process. much better than buying toothpaste with coolant in it, or slippers that chemical burn your fucking feet. if folks cant get toothpaste and slippers right, then why the fuck are they building seats and tail lights.

You really need to shut the fuck up and gtfo of whatever kind of drugs you're into to make you think you're the almighty lighting god. Not everyone can afford OEM Kouki tails. Some of us daily drive our cars, and with the price of Kouki tails, we can't afford to replace them if they break. Some of us drift or just generally fuck off in our cars that would put the tails in danger.

The point is, OEM JDM tails aren't in all of our budgets. For others, we just don't like the Kouki tails. I personally don't. Mind you, I don't like s13 fastback tails in general.

[one_flip]

I bought my first '89 240sx back in '67. State of the art shit is boring me nowadays, I think I'd like to time travel else where before the internet was created.

[jeeper_x]

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7356/p9160194sb0.jpg

i put red vinyl on the real deal on my old car.....:fruit::fruit::fruit:

and i love it!!!.......:trogdor::trogdor::trogdor:

[iRONDONkey]

rofl..

you mad he getting fake tail lights?

it's some god damn tail light. just stfu.

[D14]

Painted $200 eGay taillights:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/richgander/16112008653.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/richgander/16112008641.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/richgander/16112008639.jpg

[jeeper_x]

^^^ that's the ugliest taillight i ever seen in my life....

and the painted mid section? GROSS!

what a waste of the rims and engine!

[D14]

Good thing they're not mine...

[iRONDONkey]

http://www.trendgear.net/auto/89-94_nissan_240sx_2d_taillights_red-clear_jy.jpg

[iRONDONkey]

What do you guys think about the tails for the coupe?

[jeeper_x]

Good thing they're not mine...

no shit....lolzz

it got some euro license plate on it....:boink::boink::boink:

[origin_s135]

What do you guys think about the tails for the coupe?

it looks good. but god damn those hatcback ones are UGH.

[iRONDONkey]

it looks good. but god damn those hatcback ones are UGH.

lol good thing i own a coupe.

[LA_phantom_240]

I bought my first '89 240sx back in '67. State of the art shit is boring me nowadays, I think I'd like to time travel else where before the internet was created.

Your sarcasm is weak young padawan.

Body work in progress. Didn't have many pics after she was painted cause it got hit and then the KA crapped out. Sold it quite a few years ago.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/phantom240/04-29-06_1901.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/phantom240/04-24-06_1528.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/phantom240/05-01-06_1820.jpg

Yeah, the reverse lights were atrocious.... but hey, I was 15.

[D14]

What do you guys think about the tails for the coupe?

They look cool but I'd be worried about how well they're sealed. I saw some at HIN in October that had a lot of moisture inside the lens.

[LA_phantom_240]

They look cool but I'd be worried about how well they're sealed. I saw some at HIN in October that had a lot of moisture inside the lens.

Fools shoulda hit up the blowdryer before the show. LOL.

[s13dan]

Anybody done the vinyl on the center section too, so the whole thing is red?? I wanna see what the looks like.

[HyperTek]

why dont one of u guys get these and just hack it up, wire up an led panel and be done?
http://www.ipexmotoring.com/tail/tl_s133d.jpg
I think these would look 10x better then the "altezzas"


oem kouki tho is still my fav when the rest of the car pulls it off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/streetphase/wingless.jpg

People say they wont spend $400 on some tail lights, well what do you expect? rare-imported brand new never been offered in the US tail lights will come at a price, compared to some chinese mass produced aftermarket lights. It was originally a drastic facelift for the car, even requiring a lower panel and new key lock cylinder, more a conversion then just some tail lights.

[LA_phantom_240]

why dont one of u guys get these and just hack it up, wire up an led panel and be done?
http://www.ipexmotoring.com/tail/tl_s133d.jpg
I think these would look 10x better then the "altezzas"


I considered doing such, but sold my s13s long before I got handy with LEDs. All the s14 aftermarket tails look like ass.

[derek_s13]

^^^ that's the ugliest taillight i ever seen in my life....

and the painted mid section? GROSS!!

....you know the midsection came body color from the fucking factory, right?

i mean you must. it's clear you do. since you're questioning it and all.






also, i'd like to add the red/clears look great IMO. when i had my s13 i considered selling
koukis and getting those to switch it up. i really like them on the firemaster s13 with ns01's.

also the chi-town white hatch with them looks good stateside. yep.

[holaback]

I considered doing such, but sold my s13s long before I got handy with LEDs. All the s14 aftermarket tails look like ass.

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/23000026/Images/6/LT-S14953-TM.jpg

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/3/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4906793/img3/img.jpg

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/2/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4456399/img2/img.jpg

http://a763.g.akamai.net/7/763/1644/2/app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/VPID/4790730/img2/img.jpg

last ones look decent

[soreballz]

^First three styles look like steaming hot piles of dookie. The last style looks cool.

[LA_phantom_240]

The last style is okay.... but I don't like buying pre-fab LED tails. Never have any idea of their quality. At least I know what I use, and the quality of my materials and workmanship.

[ixfxi]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/richgander/16112008639.jpg

nice ford probe....... thats tiiiiiiiiite y0

[ixfxi]

People say they wont spend $400 on some tail lights, well what do you expect? rare-imported brand new never been offered in the US tail lights will come at a price, compared to some chinese mass produced aftermarket lights. It was originally a drastic facelift for the car, even requiring a lower panel and new key lock cylinder, more a conversion then just some tail lights.

its not just this forum, its happening on other forums as well. i have customers with 350Z's and G35's and they're telling me the same thing: the forums are getting filled with n00bs who are buying the cars at a fraction of what they cost when they were new.

BAM.. thats when it happens, the cheapness-factor takes over. All of a sudden you have these 20 year old kids that mommy and daddy bought them a car (probably out of guilt) and now they're trying to look baller and want to modify them with as little money as possible.

you basically end up with people buying knockoff seats, megan coilovers, and all sorts of cheap shit. it kills the quality in the community.

just read through this thread, you've got a butt-load of idiots complaining that these cheap lights actually look good (in comparison to what, herpes?). Anyway... its a waste of time. Once you go quality you dont turn back.

"oh but im a drifter" - no, you're an idiot. if you're a drifter, than install stock 89-94 tail lights which cost DIRT, i give them away to people for free.

but i guess logically, it makes more sense to drift with shitty overpriced aftermarket tails than it does with no tails, or OEM 89-94 tails.

idiots.

[!Zar!]

I painted some altezza tails on my s13 in '03. Shit's old.



You really need to shut the fuck up and gtfo of whatever kind of drugs you're into to make you think you're the almighty lighting god. Not everyone can afford OEM Kouki tails. Some of us daily drive our cars, and with the price of Kouki tails, we can't afford to replace them if they break. Some of us drift or just generally fuck off in our cars that would put the tails in danger.

The point is, OEM JDM tails aren't in all of our budgets. For others, we just don't like the Kouki tails. I personally don't. Mind you, I don't like s13 fastback tails in general.

So with that logic, why buy the ebay tails? I mean, you're going to crash right?

Or better yet, don't mod your car at all. I mean, why mod what might break in a crash?

Even more so, don't even drive! That money you spend on a car might be waisted if your car is totaled.

Shit, what's the point of being alive? You're just going to die at some random time.



Why can't anyone ever own up to their cheapness? Instead you get people who rag on the guys who spend money on quality/high end parts (WTF? LOL) then try to tell them that cheap knockoffs look/work just as good.

[s13dan]

i just wanted the LED euro/altezza lights all red , except the reverse lights.. Maybe ill just buy some and do it so i can show you all.

[projectb13]

wow this thread is fucking retarted !

[murderrsirenss]

heres mine..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/xscreamingoathx/240sx017.jpg

sike!

[Matej]

So good.
http://www.matejblahut.com/image/auto/nissan/180sx/180blackcamber.jpg

[projectb13]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/ayuaddict/2-12.jpg
^^^^ I like that.

I actually do.

seven star sticker is the shit

[D14]

its not just this forum, its happening on other forums as well. i have customers with 350Z's and G35's and they're telling me the same thing: the forums are getting filled with n00bs who are buying the cars at a fraction of what they cost when they were new.

BAM.. thats when it happens, the cheapness-factor takes over. All of a sudden you have these 20 year old kids that mommy and daddy bought them a car (probably out of guilt) and now they're trying to look baller and want to modify them with as little money as possible.

you basically end up with people buying knockoff seats, megan coilovers, and all sorts of cheap shit. it kills the quality in the community.

just read through this thread, you've got a butt-load of idiots complaining that these cheap lights actually look good (in comparison to what, herpes?). Anyway... its a waste of time. Once you go quality you dont turn back.

"oh but im a drifter" - no, you're an idiot. if you're a drifter, than install stock 89-94 tail lights which cost DIRT, i give them away to people for free.

but i guess logically, it makes more sense to drift with shitty overpriced aftermarket tails than it does with no tails, or OEM 89-94 tails.

idiots.

QFT.

I can't remember if it was here or NICO or one of the other Nissan boards, but just the other day I saw a guy "introducing" yet another shitty brand of ultra-low priced coilovers; the sad part was that the damned things were only $600 and people were still trying to organize a group buy. :squint:

[HyperTek]

^^times have changed.. the cars have became cheaper, more popular, more 3rd gen owners etc etc lol.. Theft be a major concern for me to get another one for daily driving... Its the new 89 honda civic in the import tuning craze lol

[thefro526]

^^times have changed.. the cars have became cheaper, more popular, more 3rd gen owners etc etc lol.. Theft be a major concern for me to get another one for daily driving... Its the new 89 honda civic in the import tuning craze lol

One of the truest things I've heard in a while.

+ Imaginary Rep

[!Zar!]

wow this thread is fucking retarted !

Retarted isn't a word.

Retarded is though.

Dictionary.com

[ZenkiCam]

yuta's car pulls it off best imo.

[LA_phantom_240]

So with that logic, why buy the ebay tails? I mean, you're going to crash right?

Or better yet, don't mod your car at all. I mean, why mod what might break in a crash?

Even more so, don't even drive! That money you spend on a car might be waisted if your car is totaled.

Shit, what's the point of being alive? You're just going to die at some random time.



Why can't anyone ever own up to their cheapness? Instead you get people who rag on the guys who spend money on quality/high end parts (WTF? LOL) then try to tell them that cheap knockoffs look/work just as good.
That's not the point I'm trying to make.

Yes, I'm cheap to a degree. Will I spend money to mod a car? Yes. Will I spend thousands of dollars on VIP aero and paint only to rip it off (not if, but when)? No. Will I lower it and get factory aero? Sure. It looks better than stock, and isn't going to break the bank.

The point is that people want to make their cars different. We can go 1337 style and spend an assload of money, and have it come out ridiculously nice, or spend a little change and come up with something that was better than before. Making only about $25,000 a year, I can't afford VIP. In fact, I can barely afford to keep my poor S14 running at times.

[Matej]

Let's reminisce about the good ol' days when you could choose between two different 1K$ exhausts.

Things were so much better back then.

I hate having so many parts readily available for my car at such low cost.

[projectb13]

Retarted isn't a word.

Retarded is though.

Dictionary.com

guess ebonics has failed me !

[drift_jdm]

http://www.ipexmotoring.com/tail/tl_s133d.jpg


diy:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/drift_jdm/clean02.jpg

[firelizard]

Yeah.. about that.

[P_856]

diy:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/drift_jdm/clean02.jpg

man i bought some of that drop in ceiling plastic stuff after i saw ur lights and have an extra set of light some where but never got around to doing it lol

[Bubbles]

Holy shit! I like camber as much, if not more, than the next guy but what the fuck?

So good.
http://www.matejblahut.com/image/auto/nissan/180sx/180blackcamber.jpg

[HyperTek]

diy:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/drift_jdm/clean02.jpg

loooks good :bigok:
they turn yellow on you yet? ive played with that ceiling light stuff on my fc and they turn yellow from teh sun

[xs240]

So good.
http://www.matejblahut.com/image/auto/nissan/180sx/180blackcamber.jpg

Wow that's curbed as fuck or just gay.

[derek_s13]

anyone who doesn't like oni-kyan is gay.

[firelizard]

anyone who doesn't like oni-kyan is gay.

'Demon camber' is fine when you don't have sunken sailboat.

[!Zar!]

Exactly.

That guy fails at trying to look ill.

[Matej]

Hai guyz, there's a difference between "sunk" and "tucking."

It's only visible to the proper trained eye though.

Train your eyezzz.

[firelizard]

Hai guyz, there's a difference between "sunk" and "tucking."

It's only visible to the proper trained eye though.

Train your eyezzz.

:rofl: LOL :rofl:

Oh boy. I loved that thread.

[NervGS]

diy:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/drift_jdm/clean02.jpg

These lights look better than the shit on this thread.

While I'm at it; I'm Japanese and have never used the word "oni-kyan," so please, stop.

-glenn

[!Zar!]

These lights look better than the shit on this thread.

While I'm at it; I'm Japanese and have never used the word "oni-kyan," so please, stop.

-glenn

Hello Japanese Glenn.

http://spin720.com/images/gijoe_knowing2.jpg

[Matej]

Hey <^> ^_^ <^>! Are these yours, or is it just a picture you found on the internet? If they're yours and you're unsure about them, I'll buy them from you.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x312/lrdxt/IMG_4077.jpg
-Oni-kyan

[SimpleSexy180]

Hello Japanese Glenn.

http://spin720.com/images/gijoe_knowing2.jpg

lololol.

gi joeeee!

onikyan!

[ZenkiCam]

i dont want a pickle. i just wanna ride my moooooooootor sickle.

http://s1.thetravisty.com/Contents_Thumbs/GI_Joe_Parodies/Motorcycle.wmv.gif

[ixfxi]

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachments/suspension-wheels/78476d1210991560-offset-confusion-please-help-honda_smx_oni_kyan.jpg

These lights look better than the shit on this thread.

While I'm at it; I'm Japanese and have never used the word "oni-kyan," so please, stop.

-glenn

sup glenn, didnt you know that americans know more about japanese culture than japanese do?


damn, this thread is a bunch of bushito.... haha

[design240sx]

check your pm...

Hey <^> ^_^ <^>! Are these yours, or is it just a picture you found on the internet? If they're yours and you're unsure about them, I'll buy them from you.

-Oni-kyan

[ayuaddict]

hi im also japanese and use the word oni-kyan.

well, now i do.

[DriftingBrandon]

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