Toyota Euro Style Tail Lights
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Those are the TYC tails. I like the look. However, I've read of a LOT of problems with those particular lights burning out within a year (search this forum for TYC and you'll see what I mean). It was so bad that Toyota pulled them off the market.
I'm not sure if anything changed in the design, but I'd definitaly call TRD Sparks and ask them if the design had been changed and the new ones are more reliable. If not, I'd spend my money elsewhere. After all, they only look good when they work.
PDX_xB
I'm not sure if anything changed in the design, but I'd definitaly call TRD Sparks and ask them if the design had been changed and the new ones are more reliable. If not, I'd spend my money elsewhere. After all, they only look good when they work.
PDX_xB
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Those are the TYC tails. I like the look. However, I've read of a LOT of problems with those particular lights burning out within a year (search this forum for TYC and you'll see what I mean). It was so bad that Toyota pulled them off the market.
I'm not sure if anything changed in the design, but I'd definitaly call TRD Sparks and ask them if the design had been changed and the new ones are more reliable. If not, I'd spend my money elsewhere. After all, they only look good when they work.
PDX_xB
I'm not sure if anything changed in the design, but I'd definitaly call TRD Sparks and ask them if the design had been changed and the new ones are more reliable. If not, I'd spend my money elsewhere. After all, they only look good when they work.
PDX_xB
These are a redesign of the originals and Jamie at TRD Sparks states they have not had any problems.
You are very correct in stating they only look good when they work.
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I thought they looked like the TYC tail, but a little different. Different in what way, I do not know. I can not recall the original design.
These are a redesign of the originals and Jamie at TRD Sparks states they have not had any problems.
You are very correct in stating they only look good when they work.
These are a redesign of the originals and Jamie at TRD Sparks states they have not had any problems.
You are very correct in stating they only look good when they work.
Like I said, I like the look, but have avoided them due to the reliability issues. If they have indeed addressed that problem, I may give them a second look. The $233 price seems reasonable for LED tails (I think the Longo ones are $279).
PDX_xB
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PDX-XB
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Does the picture I posted match what you have?
I was thinking the current version might be different than the first generation of TYC tail lights.
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yeah those are the same tail lights that were being sold previously. I had the TYC tails before and they blew out within a year or so and i got my money back. I believe they had a stop sell on these for a while (probably to fix the problem) and now they are being resold again. Just make sure you talk to them and see if any of the circuit or wirings have been changed.
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For a while, I was contemplating getting these, but they just don't look right to me. Then after I saw the ones on Longo Toyota, I knew I had to get those.
If you want to be bold, maybe consider the official JDM ones from Japan?
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Oh, and to hold me off until I get the tails I want, I simply trimmed my OEM taillights with chrome to create a different look. Then when I get some real taillights rather than these bumpy red ones, we'll be talking.
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Originally Posted by ocotillo
Post some pics, sounds interesting.
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And you're also right about the Japanese lights. Looking at a comparison picture between a xB and a Rumion reveal subtle differences in fitment, ergo, incompatibility.
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which ones most closely match the chrome and clear of headlights? i get the impression that most aren't diggin that look. probably due to the layout and shape of the stockers. maybe toyota will revamp them in 2011 or 12.