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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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When I bought the camaro it has a crack in the driver side taillight. I saw these on Ebay and I can't decide if these would look right.

If I got them I would nightshade them. to hide the "rice" vibe they put out. But it would be sweet to have leds.

Whats your guys opinion?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_4530wt_930
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Those actually look WAY nicer than any altezza/euro-styled "rice" chrome tail lights i've ever seen. I think as long as you night shade them a decent amount (enough so that you can't see that it's totally clear) then they should look pretty good.

The LED brake lights should look awesome tinted.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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They also make a set that is like that except they are black inside instead of all chrome (still has little chrome reflectors for the LEDs). That might nightshade better since they are mostly black already...
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
Those actually look WAY nicer than any altezza/euro-styled "rice" chrome tail lights i've ever seen. I think as long as you night shade them a decent amount (enough so that you can't see that it's totally clear) then they should look pretty good.

The LED brake lights should look awesome tinted.
I agree with this post, they are not appealing as is, but tinting them would hide the internal hardware and still allow for the LED look. Would be interesting to see how they look with a few coats of VHT.

Found these, a little less cheesy looking:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...item4839f4b66d
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
They also make a set that is like that except they are black inside instead of all chrome (still has little chrome reflectors for the LEDs). That might nightshade better since they are mostly black already...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...item20afb339e8
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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I don't like them, but a good coat of tint might make them look ok
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Im not a fan of tinted tails but if you get those, Tinting them would be the way to go.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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who cares how they look. all that matters in your decision is which light pattern you want more AT NIGHT. either way you're nightshading them. so they'll look the same any time except wneh they're lit up .

so, since you want the LED look, get the led style.
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No, those are still chrome inside with the lens "pre-smoked" (barely). These are what I meant:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...item5d28a85343

As they are, I'm not a fan... but maybe nightshaded they could look OK I suppose...
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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Get some stock ones and put LED bulbs in them if you really want to say you have LED lights.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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The smoke lens LED taillights would look badass with a small tint of VHT on them
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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I actually like them, but they will need some niteshade.. I don't like the ones with chrome that you picked out but the red ones and the black ones are nice.. There is acually pictures someone of a black camaro that has these and niteshaded them and they look awesome...
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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Just get em and throw some blackouts over em I mean if the blackouts would look good on the car haha, but its a easy fix
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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try them with nightshade!

If the nightshade looks like *** I have some blackout covers I'll give you just for trying something different!
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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or maybe these...?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...item4839f4b66d
i think if you red out the white and tit them a little with nightshade to a dark red it be sick
...i just wish it was black behind the lens rather than chrome

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ive seen a tinted set on a camaro and they look ok. it would be better if they came up with a creative turn signal and brake signal setup, instead one side flashes and the other stays solid. Meh
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I'd like to see that company make the BLACK housing with RED lens...I think that would look pretty cool.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by PERFECT Z28
I'd like to see that company make the BLACK housing with RED lens...I think that would look pretty cool.
exactly what i was thinkin..
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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I know it's not one of your options you listed. But I think factory housings plus this looks badass if you want LEDs. ...if you have the electronics skills.
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Originally Posted by jb98camaro
exactly what i was thinkin..
I actually thouhgt about buying the black housing LED tails and spraying the lens with a red transparent paint...
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