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Old 02-07-02 | 11:08 PM
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Question Rear Tail Light Cover

I've always wondered what the point of this thing was for.

I've always thought of it as a cheaper replacement to buy the '99 spec lights, but I'm prolly mistaken.
Old 02-07-02 | 11:11 PM
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RE Amemiya made that a long time ago.
Old 02-07-02 | 11:17 PM
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this has nothing to do with the 99 lights. its all about the lip on the top. i think this pice looks really nice if painted black, or left in raw carbon fiber. if this is painted body color, like the pic above, it looks really ugly IMO.
Old 02-08-02 | 12:10 AM
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maybe in carbon it would look nice or black but
not taking the chance of ever putting it on.
actuall thats the cheap erebuni ones that everyone has,re amemiya
cost to much down here$.



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Yea I agree with ya JoeD about the body color painting scheme, but what I keep thinking is that this can be sued as a replacement for the 99 spec since it appears to make the say fitment look as them except for the extra lip up top. In other words, I think that it would be pointless to buy the new spec taillights and then put that on. Then again I need someone to verify this cause I would much rather just bu the taillight cover.
Old 02-08-02 | 01:09 AM
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Yea I agree with ya JoeD about the body color painting scheme, but what I keep thinking is that this can be sued as a replacement for the 99 spec since it appears to make the say fitment look as them except for the extra lip up top. In other words, I think that it would be pointless to buy the new spec taillights and then put that on. Then again I need someone to verify this cause I would much rather just bu the taillight cover.
yeah, it would be pretty pointless to buy 99 spec lights and put those on... i'm not even sure the holes will line up exactly w/ the round lights so it might not even look right. i've seen them painted white on a white car w/ a full kit and i think it actually looked ok. what color is your car?
Old 02-08-02 | 01:43 AM
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No more Rx-7. Was sold a long time ago. But currently I'm still looking into getting another once I feel up to the challenge again! But I personally don't like them anoy other color than black. Even more prefearbly I would want to leave them carbon fiber.
Old 02-08-02 | 02:06 AM
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Old 02-08-02 | 02:15 AM
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No more Rx-7. Was sold a long time ago. But currently I'm still looking into getting another once I feel up to the challenge again! But I personally don't like them anoy other color than black. Even more prefearbly I would want to leave them carbon fiber.
ic, what color was your old car that you sold? i used to see a really nice silver fd w/ racing hart c2's in la jolla sometimes when i was going to school at ucsd... i wonder if that's anyone's car on here.
Old 02-08-02 | 03:18 AM
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Nope wasn't mine. I'm just down here cause I'm currently attendnig UCSD. I normally live up in Irvine so there's no way that one is mine. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a car down here to make matters even worse. And to think I would use a Rex as my daily driver heh. And before anybody else asks me like the color and and other things about it, I had a 1st gen silver :p. I judt felt like upgrading to a more modern times . Hope that answered your question potato . So do you still attend SD or have you gratuated already?
Old 02-08-02 | 07:55 AM
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I've never been a fan of those taillight covers
I've seen them in person a few times, and think it looks like , but I've NEVER seen them unpainted,though....
Old 02-08-02 | 04:17 PM
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it looks like the 3rd brake light is lost with that, am i right??...if so i think it sucks
Old 02-08-02 | 07:55 PM
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i happen to think the 3rd brake light enhances the looks of the car at night, so chill man
Old 02-08-02 | 08:04 PM
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1 word for that cover...GROSS. I agree about the 3rd brake light being hot
Old 02-08-02 | 08:17 PM
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thank you
Old 02-08-02 | 08:26 PM
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it looks good on this car....maybe because of the color contrast and also it is carbon.

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Old 02-08-02 | 09:05 PM
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ok...one thing needs to be set straight.

why do some of you think this piece is gross and ugly?? if it is painted the body color, then yes...it is ugly, IMO. but same goes to the stock tail lights. if you paint the entire stock tail lights from the outside the body color, that is gonna look gross too.

if the piece is left black, it will look completely stock except for the round lights and lip on the top. do you guys think the round lights and bigger lip is ugly???
Old 02-08-02 | 09:08 PM
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Originally posted by A-Spec
it looks good on this car....maybe because of the color contrast and also it is carbon.

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it looks good because it is black. if it was painted green...
Old 02-08-02 | 09:34 PM
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I agree....I like it, that's why I took a pic of it

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Old 02-08-02 | 09:40 PM
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i dont have a problem with it, i was just wondering about the 3rd brake light, and i think it looks like an add-on...not in my personal taste
Old 02-08-02 | 10:31 PM
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i think that the original in carbon fibre may look alright,,on the right car, as we see above, but the knockoff painted to match is just wrong.
Old 02-08-02 | 11:52 PM
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Alright [gross]is areally descriptive word. Where did you learn that one you wordsmith kindercare!Yea the piece is money, and quite honestly I dont spend enough time behind cars to tell if they have a third brake light. BIG P.S. YOUR A DONKEY!
Old 02-09-02 | 06:25 AM
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JoeD, liek that pic. Seen it somewhere before. Anywho, yea it looks totally sweet and to be quite honest (and yes I lik the 3rd rear tailight), but if you look up above at the pic posted by Rikki and stare at the center for liek 10 seconds, you will get a sense of understanding that it truely makes the car look cleaner. Then again it might be the fact that he it's on an all black car, but hey let's work with what we've got. BTW, thanks for all the votes! Never thought a threat that I started would get this many posts! Yes...I'm a peccemist (sp?)



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