Ricey tail lights or not? for the s13 fastback

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what do you guys think of these or is it still rice in your eyes


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ReD*PiG
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they look alright.Get them,then smoke them black.They have the paint on Ebay.Go to Ebay motors and type in:smoke lens paint.

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For a daily driven car....still riceyFor a Track only car....go for it.

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id take the center and smoke it black, then take the sides and put some candy red on there.

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next paycheck ill be reppin these in the streets of the W K(S) nice find...

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They'd look fine if you took translucent red paint and sprayed down the whole thing.

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stock ones look and work fine, why spend money to replace them? It's not like they add horsepower or light up better

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kouki tail lights > ebay tail lights

just save up.. its not worth the humiliation and unsatisfaction

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Axel Grungy
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yeah kouki's are nice, but if you get rear ended, your out 4 or 5 bills right off the bat.

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in MY opinion, they're not bad.i hate kouki lights for only one reason: they stick out, literally.as long as YOU like them, then get them.

i think they look alright if you did nothing to them.i think they'll look ricey if you paint/tint them.

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Axel Grungy wrote:yeah kouki's are nice, but if you get rear ended, your out 4 or 5 bills right off the bat.
yeah, your right about that.. hopefully insurance will cover? (probably not)
penpen-commander wrote:in MY opinion, they're not bad.i hate kouki lights for only one reason: they stick out, literally.as long as YOU like them, then get them.

i think they look alright if you did nothing to them.i think they'll look ricey if you paint/tint them.
imo, i think those are rice. oem tail lights > ebay tail lights

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oh.. and about the kouki's sticking out.. i think i read somewhere about those actually having an aero purpose, similar to that of the 2007/2008 G35.. correct me if i'm wrong

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i just wouldn't waste/spend money on lighting.

i rather put it to good use.

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you will never sastisify everybody... you could go JDM Gay (still stock) and blow an extra $350 more than your ebay find. or replace your faded stock lights with these and spend the extra cash (if you have it) on something more usefull.

then there is the "my daddy buys me $450 taillights" option; if available...

bottom line, do what your pocketbook can stand and what will sastisify #1.

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lol u know how here everyones after kouki taillights i checked out a japanese forum and trade place and there after our lights haha funny how **** works i think the only reason people like the kouki lights is becasue there jdm tight and they wanna be different but why give thieves another reason to rob you just my 2 cents

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yea.. i dont agree with the price of koukis.. that money of course could go to something better.. but i just think if your gonna do something, might as well do it right. those tail lights remind me too much of those ricer altezza lights.
safxtacy wrote:lol u know how here everyones after kouki taillights i checked out a japanese forum and trade place and there after our lights haha funny how **** works i think the only reason people like the kouki lights is becasue there jdm tight and they wanna be different but why give thieves another reason to rob you just my 2 cents
our tail lights? they have them already from 89-94. koukis came on 180sx' from that came after the 94's.. 95+ came the kouki 180sx.


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