What tail lights should I get

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I am tired of getting pulled over and flashed at by random people telling me they can't see me at night. I was thinking of getting another set of tail lights to use during the winter months when it gets dark earlier and there are more hazardous driving conditions (snow, rain etc) and use my now tinted tail lights for the summer or if I'm going to car shows. Which tail lights should I get?1. Clear

2. Black Altezza 1



3. Black altezza 2

4. Smoked clear



5. Stock

6. Retint stocks, but not as dark

7. Keep current tails


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umm, I didnt get to finish poll. Can a mod please fix that

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Black altezza 1

It's ricey, but the best out of the aftermarket and you won't be happy until you rice it out somehow.

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just stock. no altering of the stock lenses, no getting creative, no "hey, what if i". just get some stock tail lights, install them unmodified, and forget all about them forever. well unless you have to change a bulb, then you can mess with them, but that's it.

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I would say either stock or less tinted. Maybe you can buy some bright as hell led bulbs and keep what you have? I dont' know what the ones you are driving on now look like or how dark they are.

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word, I kinda like the matte black. I hate the stock tails, there to bright on the gold and look retarded.

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stock, ewwwwwwwwwww elcheeezzzaaazzzzzz!!! imo

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fiznowler wrote:I would say either stock or less tinted. Maybe you can buy some bright as hell led bulbs and keep what you have? I dont' know what the ones you are driving on now look like or how dark they are.
they're straight up black right now.

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Current tails

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i guess stock. i understand the safety issue with the tinted tails and what not...im scared to death for the moment that a cop pulls me over and tells me i cant have my tinted tails because they're nightshaded super dark

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Stock.

The only other ones even remotely viable are the retints, but if you are driving at night alot dont tint at all.

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numbnuts240 wrote: no getting creative, no "hey, what if i".
but I'm still waiting on that "hey, what if I jump off a building?" thread from him

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it's only acceptable if the cool kids are doing it. which i'm not, so it's unacceptable.

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stock

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numbnuts240 wrote:just stock. no altering of the stock lenses, no getting creative, no "hey, what if i". just get some stock tail lights, install them unmodified, and forget all about them forever. well unless you have to change a bulb, then you can mess with them, but that's it.
(I agree)

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What did you put into your exhaust tip?

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How much you wanna bet its like some LED kit?

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I'm going to guess one of those fake turbo BOV sound things.

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i took it off. I now have a magnaflow exhaust, that was a s***ty ebay tip

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Sorry man but i gotta say stock when it comes to the tail lights.

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Nala, why even ask us when you are just gonna do what you want to anyway?

I'm pretty sure you are not gonna go back to stock, so fu*k all this bullsh*t already.

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if i can go stock, so can you

stock ftw

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GET THE CLEAR ALTEZZA AND TINT THEM RED THAT ALWAYS LOOKS DOPE SON

YOURE MY HERRO

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You post a picture of stock lights as on of your options, but then you dont add it as a choice on the poll?

I fixed it for you.

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Stock or I will drive up there and slap the taste out of your mouth. I would even allow you to tint them a much lighter shade of dark, but they must be stock lights! Fear me!!!

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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.

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I saw the picture of your car with the stock tail lights and exhaled a sigh of relief. It also cured the migraine I was getting from looking at the other tail lights you posted.

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You drive a f***ing QX4. Stocks.

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Stock nala, the altezza one's just dont look right imo.
initial_jc wrote:YOURE MY HERRO

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naladude911 wrote:
Do this.


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