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Old 01-13-2010 | 03:01 PM
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new blue LED strips in my headlights









I got the lights for 4.99 each with free shipping from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...id=p2759.l1259

Also, I know these lights are illegal. I dont drive with them on in public. just private.

lemme know what you think, thanks!
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Old 01-13-2010 | 03:06 PM
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nighttime: more pics soon. especially on request.
Old 01-13-2010 | 03:06 PM
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look cool, very different
Old 01-13-2010 | 03:15 PM
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thanks!
Old 01-13-2010 | 03:41 PM
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you tinted your headlights...but not your driver's side window

Looks different but good...I think you need a different grille to pull it off
Old 01-13-2010 | 03:54 PM
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i had them tinted but i had to take it off after getting pulled over 3 times for it. im thinkin about a grill but its not a huge priority cause mine looks pretty good now imo.
Old 01-13-2010 | 04:03 PM
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thanks btw
Old 01-13-2010 | 05:13 PM
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WOW! That's a lot of black!!!!
Old 01-13-2010 | 05:21 PM
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too much black for me, but if its what you like then good job
Old 01-13-2010 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rock_drummer
i had them tinted but i had to take it off after getting pulled over 3 times for it. im thinkin about a grill but its not a huge priority cause mine looks pretty good now imo.
I had that problem, I just went to the Eye Doctor and now I am the proud owner for a prescription of Limo Tint. And yup it works.
Old 01-13-2010 | 06:59 PM
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looks good! different which is good, definitely need to hit the tint shop for some kind of tint for the front windows
Old 01-13-2010 | 07:53 PM
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lol.....that maxima looks trashy...and the pics are horrible....as in not even worth posting
Old 01-13-2010 | 08:01 PM
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Why not just tint your fogs while your at it..
Old 01-13-2010 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by perkman87
I had that problem, I just went to the Eye Doctor and now I am the proud owner for a prescription of Limo Tint. And yup it works.
damn! i read somewhere that california didnt allow that. I still dont like getting pulled over regardless of if I get out of it, but that's definitely something to look into. thanks!

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looks good! different which is good, definitely need to hit the tint shop for some kind of tint for the front windows
thanks man! yeah hopefully I'll have some prescription tint soon thanks to perkman!

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lol.....that maxima looks trashy...and the pics are horrible....as in not even worth posting
thanks for sharing your opinion! feel free to check out my cardomain if you want to see some better pictures.

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Why not just tint your fogs while your at it..
i wish..
Old 01-14-2010 | 01:14 AM
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herees the most recent pic of the rear:
Old 01-14-2010 | 07:49 AM
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not feeling the led's, MAYBE if they were white...
Old 01-14-2010 | 08:30 AM
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I love the murdered out look. Looks like a stealth bomber in your cardomain page

Not sure how I feel about the LEDs. Honestly. They should have left them on the Audis and now every one is doing them. I don't like them on any car, really. It's just the design of the housing that's not so friendly to cramming LEDs in there.
Old 01-14-2010 | 09:26 AM
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thanks for the opinions. I'll take a walkaround video soon. They look amazing in person.
Old 01-14-2010 | 09:35 AM
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Looks good. Different. But it needs a drop.
Old 01-14-2010 | 09:59 AM
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indeed. i really want the full air-ride setup but it will be about a year till I have 4 grand saved up for it.
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:00 AM
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thanks btw
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:04 AM
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Nice...looks really cool at night
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:12 AM
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thanks! Yeah the pictures really don't do it justice. it looks sweeet at night. I stopped at 3 gas stations last night looking for an ATM and someone at each gas station told me how sick they looked and asked how I did it. One guy was like "is that... no it cant be... is that a nissan??"
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:13 AM
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not bad but white would look better
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:14 AM
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thanks, i'll take that into consideration.
Old 01-14-2010 | 02:47 PM
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Damn that thing is murdered out. I like the design of the lights though. Too much tint on them for my taste, but looks good.
Old 01-14-2010 | 02:52 PM
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thanks! with the headlights on, you cant even tell they are tinted. Looks killer in person.
Old 01-14-2010 | 03:30 PM
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Wow! Looks aggressive! To be honest if I saw your car on the side of the road at night with those LEDs on i would be scared!
Old 01-14-2010 | 03:55 PM
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hahahah, yeah so would I if it weren't mine.

thanks man!
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:07 PM
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looks good, i personally would have left the grille burger chrome but still looks good
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:18 PM
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yeah here's a pic before i painted the grill. http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0018_large.jpg I know you probably mean painting the grill black and leaving the emblem, but it just doesnt look right blacking everything out and then leaving a spec of chrome.
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:21 PM
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lemme find a pic of blkmagics car.. he had it looking a lot like mine in the front but with a chrome grill. Looks way off to me but it goes with his silver rims.
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:23 PM
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here: http://www.6thgenmaxima.org/forums/v...ic.php?t=10856

it works for him. not for me though.
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:33 PM
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yep thats what i meant. all chrome grille sticked out pretty bad though lol
Old 01-14-2010 | 04:42 PM
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lol yup. so did the license plate.
Old 01-14-2010 | 09:44 PM
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I hope those LEDs dont burn out too quickly b/c I know opening up the headlights is a *****...a lot of my friends who did similar mods had a few of the LEDs burn out in a few months and then it the strip just looked odd.
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:04 PM
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yeah that'd suck, i can put new ones in if i had to though. i barely ever run them so im hoping they'll be good for a while. and they look cool even when off. You cant tell they are lights. I'll post some better pics and maybe a video tomorrow.
Old 01-14-2010 | 10:54 PM
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looks neat
Old 01-14-2010 | 11:08 PM
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thanks!
Old 01-15-2010 | 09:33 AM
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Thats a batmobile!


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