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11-04-2010, 10:20 AM

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altezza tail lights

yes i know they are ricey but i tend to like them. i was wondering if i bought them off a website or ebay what types of bulbs i need to use on them and if they are just plug and play.-thanks

11-04-2010, 10:57 AM

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There almost always P&P my good sir. Altezza's are alright I guess but personally, I tend to like these more:

11-04-2010, 12:05 PM

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^^never seen those

11-04-2010, 12:12 PM

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Are those 97-99 aftermarket (would be cool if those were for 95-96)?

11-04-2010, 01:24 PM

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$69 on ebay!!!!

11-04-2010, 01:41 PM

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There almost always P&P my good sir. Altezza's are alright I guess but personally, I tend to like these more:

New LED project?

Time for me to

11-04-2010, 01:57 PM

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New LED project?

Time for me to

I just bought a set of David Ls,,, if you figure out a led board on these let me know! Thats beyond my skill level. lol

11-04-2010, 05:45 PM

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Red/clears or red/smoked > all.

11-04-2010, 06:55 PM

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^^never seen those

me neither, and they dont look too bad. A more modern red/clear design. I would like to see them with bulbs installed, curious if they kill the look once inserted.

11-04-2010, 07:30 PM

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Probably would if you went used an amber bulb in the turn signal. But if you used the same color bulb as the lens it would probably look good.

I would like to see these with LED boards

11-04-2010, 07:38 PM

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DAM THOES TAIL LIGHTS AT THE TOP ARE SICK IMMA GET RID OF MINES FOR THEM LOL

11-04-2010, 07:50 PM

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me neither, and they dont look too bad. A more modern red/clear design. I would like to see them with bulbs installed, curious if they kill the look once inserted.

wtf? when were those invented????

11-04-2010, 07:51 PM

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....wtf!!! i want to see them installed with bulbs.... some spend the money god damn it!!!!!

11-04-2010, 07:52 PM

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dam i like those at the top. where can i get some of those ive been dyin to get some new tail lights.

11-04-2010, 08:02 PM

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-99...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-...Q5fAccessories

11-04-2010, 08:28 PM

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Probably would if you went used an amber bulb in the turn signal. But if you used the same color bulb as the lens it would probably look good.

I would like to see these with LED boards

What, a clear bulb for the turn signal? Dont think thats legal.
If those silver bulbs were still available they would work great.

11-04-2010, 08:34 PM

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i dont think its legal either. it can only be red or amber. talked to a cop about it.

11-04-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzMaxine

There almost always P&P my good sir. Altezza's are alright I guess but personally, I tend to like these more:

these tail lights were brought up on another thread, but i really like them. this jump onto my very next mod when i saw them on the other thread

they WOULD look freaking bad a$$ if they were led'd, but in that circle pattern though...

11-04-2010, 08:42 PM

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What, a clear bulb for the turn signal? Dont think thats legal.
If those silver bulbs were still available they would work great.

So, the silver bulbs are no longer available I take it....

11-04-2010, 08:45 PM

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what the hell does the silver bulb light up like? let me guess silver.... any pics? i'll look it up now.... ladidaaaa..... dadidooooo......

11-04-2010, 08:47 PM

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nope cant find it.
well i FOUND it but i cant find a pic of it lit....

11-04-2010, 09:38 PM

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Most silver bulbs light up amber, but I've seen some light up pink

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I have them in my front turn signals and got em off eBay. I think LED bulbs in those "modern" red/clears would look sick.

11-04-2010, 09:55 PM

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grrr...why can't they make stuff for 95-96? Guess I just need to go replace my trunk...

11-04-2010, 09:59 PM

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grrr...why can't they make stuff for 95-96? Guess I just need to go replace my trunk...

You could always get these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/95-96-NISSAN-MAX...item1e5f633bb2

David L's > those though.

11-04-2010, 10:09 PM

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grrr...why can't they make stuff for 95-96? Guess I just need to go replace my trunk...

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You could always get these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/95-96-NISSAN-MAX...item1e5f633bb2

David L's > those though.

+1 Those ebay red clears are fugly. David Ls are the best for 95/96 http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...s-95-96-a.html

11-04-2010, 11:16 PM

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yeah those ebay ones are ultra mega fuuuuuuckin ugly

11-05-2010, 12:41 AM

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Haha you guys talking about the ebay red and clears for the 95-96? They are way better then stock!

11-05-2010, 03:32 AM

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what the hell does the silver bulb light up like? let me guess silver.... any pics? i'll look it up now.... ladidaaaa..... dadidooooo......

Yeah, silverish chrome outside appearance, but they light up amber...red...whatever you buy. I have them in my R34 headlights for the clearance lights.

11-05-2010, 06:36 AM

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What, a clear bulb for the turn signal? Dont think thats legal.
If those silver bulbs were still available they would work great.

I was talking about clear bulbs that light up amber

11-05-2010, 06:47 AM

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Haha you guys talking about the ebay red and clears for the 95-96? They are way better then stock!

no their not, i saw them in a 96. they look cheap as $hit. smoked out maybe they'd look allright

11-05-2010, 08:40 AM

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no their not, i saw them in a 96. they look cheap as $hit. smoked out maybe they'd look allright

If they were more stock looking and not all diamond cut I'd like them.

11-05-2010, 08:54 AM

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Yeah I have the red/clears on my 95. I kinda dreaded it but I like them now. I only got them because at the time they were on sale for less than the stock ones. So I jumped on that price.
Stock > all. But I like my money :].

11-05-2010, 10:04 AM

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What about the taillight film? I had painted my tails on another car of mine and was disappointed with the lack of durability of the paint (needed to be reapplied every 12 months to maintain sheen). I believe it was the Testors candy red translucent - looked great at first, but didn't hold up.

I recently did the amber sections of tails on one of my cars and it looks great - now these are more of a prism cut effect instead of clears, so maybe this is only an option for factory tails (not sure how translucent the film will look on clears). I will get some more and do my factory amber section on my 96 Max and post up.

Link to the Film I used

Excuse the 2 second PS job - you get the idea...

11-05-2010, 07:38 PM

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grrr...why can't they make stuff for 95-96? Guess I just need to go replace my trunk...

i know you must be disappointed in the lights but, hey, look at the bright side you can tune your factory ecu

11-05-2010, 08:04 PM

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Yeah, silverish chrome outside appearance, but they light up amber...red...whatever you buy. I have them in my R34 headlights for the clearance lights.

oh ok. i have the clear ones that are amber. i like how they look in the day time when it reflects amber on the mirrors. i used to have them white but i like the amber. gives it a little somethin that isnt too plain... but eh, i always change them to white, then amber, then white, and just right now they are amber

11-05-2010, 08:05 PM

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they look horrrrrrible. well, ok fine... they look better than **** i guess

11-05-2010, 08:09 PM

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me neither, and they dont look too bad. A more modern red/clear design. I would like to see them with bulbs installed, curious if they kill the look once inserted.

They do look really good. I would get the chrome bulbs for the clear lenses and red bulbs for the red lenses.

11-05-2010, 09:57 PM

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Wow I can't believe Ebay invented tail lights that are for once not rice! I thought the only taillights I can ever buy from Ebay were those ugly Altezza ones, but now I see the light!