I kind of like the red one better than clear ones, but still need your vote and advice before i bid or buy one. so which one you think will look better if replaced them with OEM boring tail lights. Oh and i should mention that i have pearl white max.

heres the pictures>>>

 

I think the ones with red look way better, but I hate the chrome. I hope they make them with a black housing.

 

Because there is no red, the clears will be more noticeable.

 

Between the two, I would go with the clear and would use APC Titanium bulbs to keep the look but still get the colors needed by law.

 

they would still be illegal because they have to REFLECT red...get the red ones, the clear ones are fugly and illegal

 

Whoa sweet. I didn't know the red/clear ones were out. Definately get those.

 

yea...def get the all red ones.

 

Yup get the red clear ones, look real nice. All crear looks like they're busted broken! All clear looks gay!

Anyone got a pic with red clear ones like those in the pic???

 

buying taillights that are advertised as "altezza" makes you a ricer. almost as bad as "jdm"
and yes, the all clear ones are illegal.

 

from the two i like the red ones. but i'm no fan of chrome especially for tail lights...even the stock chrome ones are ugly =/

 

clear-outs are so old...

 

 

^^ as you can see, with the stock tail lights, they don't use chrome. The surround is a bit darker, so these ebay tail lights will look different (IMO more ricey)

And I'm sorry, but those clear tail lights look hiddeous, particularly on a black car...

 

yeah just get the stock 02 tail lights, and paint the amber red. the ones on ebay are so ghetto and cheap looking. the stock tails look so much better. the housing is like polished gunmetal.

 

agreed...black cars need black tails

 

Personally if would go with the red ones. If you are planning on putting those clear ones on your car then you would probably be better off saving your money and keeping your stock tails.

 

Keep your stock ones and go the cheaper route and buy some overlays. You definitely don't want to be called "rice" because you bought something called jdm, altezza, etc... Personally I could care less what they call so long as you like it but we know how some people are on this forum.

Get what you think would look good on your car. If you really want the all clear ones just get the red bulbs which will give the reflection of red in those tails. It would probably look decent on your car considering it's white.

 

wrong
red buld would light up red. the clear tailights will never be legal because they will never REFLECT red

 

thank you...

in our stock tails, the rectangular reflector between the blinker and brake light is red...in those tails, it reflects much like the letters on road signs do, which is white and illegal...

 

i'd take the red ones..
clear ones were so yesteryear...lol

 

haha the white tails are soo Fast and the Furious Part I

 

I know I posted something earlier, but you might really want to stick with your stock ones or go with the red. The reason is because the clear tails fall under the non compliant category of FMVSS (Fedaral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108). And yes even if the all clear ones has a DOT or SAE stamp on it it is illegal if used on any public road in the US. I know there might be some skeptics out there, but if you have doubts then do some research on Standard 108 because this is a law that all manufacturers have to comply with when it comes to automotive lighting for use in the United States. Here is a link to an interesting page with some useful info.

See the section on Taillamps and you cna click on Analysis of an "Altezza" style taillamp and there is also one on and Analysis of an all-clear tailllamp.

http://fmvss108.tripod.com/

Another page.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/.../Bonin1900.htm

 

redstone,we already said all of that.
i like these threads because my roomate works for DOT so i know the laws

 

Thanks for telling me something I already know soonerfan, but the i don't think that anyone else that posted a comment before I did had some kind of additional info to back up whether it was legal or not. As to what looks good then that's just a matter of taste or personal preference. But to save someone the trouble of buying something and then later finding out that you have to take it off your car, that's the only reason why I said something few other people already said about the clear tails, but in addition I provided a reason why with the links to the other pages. Now I am not beating up on you now because I know we can always count on you for backing us when it comes to the law.

 

cool...ive just backed it up way to many times by posting the actual laws. now i just say its illegal. i dont feel the need to prove it. if people dont want to listen, thats up to them

 

I didnt know clear tails are illegal since you and other posted some great information. I appreciate your advice you just saved me from getting pulled over.

 

very informative, i never thought of that and was looking forward to purchase clear tails, but people like you are great helps around here. i appreciate your inputs. good work!

 

And from wasting money on ricer mods, hopefully.

 

I myself liked the red ones. the reason i wanna get rid of stock tails cuz they have just become simple and boring to me. thanks for your input!

 

lol to each of his own, i dont think many dislike the look of those red ones above.

 

i see you have an se model right? then you have the black tail lights? i think those look nice man if you do have them already just stick with those hah i went thru so much trouble just to get black tail lights for my 5.5gen lol altho the black looks better on dark color...i still think it looks better than the stock 5.5gen ones =/

 

havent any one of you noticed that nowdays most of the new suv's and car's are coming with stock chrome surrounding tails which are similar to those red ones above.

 

as i said to each of his own, i realy dont like the stock tails on my pearl white se. the reason because most of the maxima's drivers are going for 2k1 black surrouding tails as you did it. so its becoming more common amongs 5th generation maxima. wouldnt you wanna try something outstanding and stylish by having diffrent type of tail lights? thats what i am trying to do. i know it would look little ricey but hey its something diffrent.

 

ya i know exactly what you mean...that's one reason i'm getting a projector retrofit for my 02 so my headlight will be different than everyone elses. but the black tails look very nice

 

When I said it will give the reflection I meant it would have a hint of red in the housing because of the bulb. Not whether it would make it legal because of a bulb. Considering that it does it when you change out the lens on the headlights I'm certain that it would do the same. I've got a picture if you would like to see?

 

i dont need to see a pic
the law doesnt say that the blinker in the headlight has to reflect red. the law cleary states that the tailight must relect red. the law doesnt say "a hint"

 

Did he ask if it was legal or illegal...No... so who cares what the law states? I told him which one would look better and if he wanted to do the all clear then that was one of his options. Which in turn was what his question to all of us was.

 

Orgullo even if he only asked which one looks better most people are also going to shed some light one the topic in addition to just saying which looks better. In this particular case some said the red looks better, while others said they perfer the clear ones. But since the guy is planning to buy them and put them on his car then it is only fair for us to warn him that the clear tails are not an option, even if it looks better in his opinion.

 

Personally I don't think you can top the stock 5th gen SE tails from either the A or B model. However, I do think the money would be better spent on some English books.

 

the person that started the thread already said that he was thankful to us for letting him know that they were illegal.