What tail lights should I get

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naladude911 wrote:k. I dont want to go stock because I hate the stock tail lights. They do not look good with the gold. I dont want to retint the stock tails because that's too much money to me. I don't want to use niteshades but want to get them professionally tinted because it comes out too dark and it will drip for me lol.Im either thinking of going with 1 or 2 black altezza.
If that's the case, then why bother posting a poll, If you don't want to really know the results?Go and do whatever you want, and stop bothering us.


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naladude911 wrote:k. I dont want to go stock because I hate the stock tail lights. They do not look good with the gold. I dont want to retint the stock tails because that's too much money to me. I don't want to use niteshades but want to get them professionally tinted because it comes out too dark and it will drip for me lol.Im either thinking of going with 1 or 2 black altezza.
Then why even bother frikkin asking us, if our opinions dont matter and ur gonna go with the choice most people are hating the most?

Altezza lights belong on altezzas, that poor QX4 is gonna look like Sh8t with them, trust me i know things.

Furthermore its ur moms QX4 why the heck would you want to put Altezza tails on it anyway?Just go back to stock or STFU and never ask us about the tails again.

P.S If/when you put the Altezza lights on, please dont make the "How do they look?" thread, cuz the answer is "sh8tty"

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Nala go back to stocks please!!! No QX4 should be riced out with ugly aftermarket tail lights. Why do you care how your car looks from the back? it's not as if you have a fast SUV.....no one will see it.

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Clear lenses are unpleasant to the eye, even when theyre stock.

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Every single one of those aftermarket housings looks like s***. They're all horrible. I wouldn't put one of those in the same county as my car. Nothing screams "I know nothing about cars" like a set of generic "altezza" tail lights.
Jesda wrote:Clear lenses are unpleasant to the eye, even when theyre stock.
Agreed. I hate clear lenses and I'm glad manufacturers are FINALLY getting away from them. Seeing clear lenses on everything stock for 4 or 5 years was horrible. It looked like every car had made a trip to autozone for the cheapest lights in the store.

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you drive a nissan not a toyota/lexus stock or fail. stock with a light tint would look good IMO.

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naladude911 wrote:I don't want to use niteshades but want to get them professionally tinted because it comes out too dark and it will drip for me lol.
here's what you do. get the stock tail lights. bake them to remove the lenses. mask the entire outside surface. take your night shades and lightly spray one coat on the inside of the lenses. let it dry. inspect for desired shade. add second coat if desired. rushing and going overboard is what causes s***ty results.

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Or you could just get f***ing overlays. Nala your a douche.

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duffman1278 wrote:http://www.clearcorners.com/

Done
That's going to be a lot of money lol. Hmm that is a good idea with spraying inside. What benefits does that have over the outside though? If I take them apart then that means I can do an LED retrofit as well using these. BTW, the black altezzas look like the explorer ones.

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naladude911 wrote:Hmm that is a good idea with spraying inside. What benefits does that have over the outside though? If I take them apart then that means I can do an LED retrofit as well using these.
the benefit is that you don't have to deal with them being dull and you won't have to clear coat them.

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i hate you nala.

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ozzie! wrote:
If that's the case, then why bother posting a poll, If you don't want to really know the results?Go and do whatever you want, and stop bothering us.
Ozzie pretty much summed it up. You seem to think cheezy aftermarket tail lights on a QX-4 makes it look better. The overwhelming majority here think nice simple stock ones look better. Your move.

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Stock stock stock. The tinted-way-to-much black ones you have now look retarded. Leave it stock, it's not a Honda, don't rice it out. Please.

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If you put tacky a** altezza lights on your infinity i vow to flame you every chance i get for the rest of your time on this forum.

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Keep it stock...but...if you really don't want to do that. Then the only other thing I would suggest is to retint them but not as dark. It's your car, do want you want, but obviously the general consensus here is to keep them stock.

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I wish they made JDM tails lol.

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naladude911 wrote:I wish they made JDM tails lol.
jdm tails


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naladude911 wrote:I wish they made JDM tails lol.
then put pathfinder lights on it tard.

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Murdered_T wrote:
then put pathfinder lights on it tard.
he's against doing anything pathfinder like to it apparently. Its Infiniti y0.

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numbnuts240 wrote:
jdm tails

http://www.bestjapancar.com/NI...4.jpg
Nala you should put these lights on.JDM lights add at least 50 pts to your street cred.

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naladude911 wrote:That's going to be a lot of money lol.
Since when did you care about money? "How do I get my mom to pay for an exhaust system?" "My parents will pay any amount for me to go to any school,"dumb@ss, Get everything chrome, it'll fit you perfectly. And what f'íng car shows are you going to where you're showing off your QX4? A QX4 is not "baller" get that through your thick skull. It's an SUV that mostly middle aged women drive.
naladude911 wrote:ehhh, It's ok, I believe QX4's should be baller status but that's just me
Modified by Empty V at 11:54 AM 1/26/2010

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Murdered_T wrote:
then put pathfinder lights on it tard.
krash wrote:
he's against doing anything pathfinder like to it apparently. Its Infiniti y0.

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I think you should try and bondo in some Supra taillights. It's what the cool kids do.


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Loki wrote:I think you should try and bondo in some Supra taillights. It's what the cool kids do.
Oh god, that car....

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The factory housings are sonically welded and you would need to cut the lens from the housing to do an LED retro-fit. I am personally a fan of tinting the stock housings. You should just get a stage 2 tint done and leave the clear sections. I have yet to be pulled over for my tints and I haven't had any close calls. A stage 2 tint will still make the lamps really visible during the day and almost no different at night. You could always get a color match tint, but I'm not sure that would look too good in that gold color.

Also, get rid of the INFINITI sticker over the center high mounted brake light, it's retarded.

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Why does no one like red?

Red is an awesome color.

Keep it.

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alphapig wrote:Why does no one like red?

Red is an awesome color.

Keep it.
More than that: red is the ONLY acceptable color for tail lights. Amber blows. Clear is s***. Red or nothing.

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MinisterofDOOM wrote:
More than that: red is the ONLY acceptable color for tail lights. Amber blows. Clear is s***. Red or nothing.
If he doesn;t return it to stock as the cops, and the overwhelming majority of NICOnauts have suggested, he should turn in his guy card.

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got pulled over again, the 4th time. Got another ticket. Bought black altezzas


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