Tail light conversion mulled-I value your input

[steezemcqueen]

what about these? i know sn0wrunner has them

 

[Clemsonfan15]

Sn0w runner and I actually have the smoked ones, not the black ones that are posted above.

 

[Fo_SheeZy]

Go with the LED's for sure, one of my favorite mods that I did to my 02. They look just like OEM so they blend perfectly and most people can't even tell that they're aftermarket. Definitely worth the money and the light output is amazing, you will be very pleased!

 

[Ron Helmuth]

which LEDs please?

When FoSheezy and Bump N Run say go with the LEDs-can you show me the specific link please?

Perhaps I have only confused myself-there are a lot more choices than I realized...

I am leaning towards the under $100 for a pair . Black look (not Altezza-not smoked, don't really care if they are true JDM or not....)

At $175 or more for a pair that is out of my under-employed price range.

Bump N Run that's Geddy Lee and not Neil P. if I am not mistaken...either way it's Rush and I got the drift... nice quote all the same.

Maybe Neil is the writer and Geddy the singer of the immortal words ahh yes I see Peart is the lyrics guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)#Lyrics

 

[RonMAIDEN]

I think LEDs give the 3rd gens an updated look since every new cars has LEDs in their tails now.

 

[Ron Helmuth]

the DEPOs right?

these are the coveted ones right?

DEPO 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LED TAIL LIGHT : eBay Motors (item 220594379412 end time May-22-10 18:51:44 PDT)

LED and resemble the stock look but so much brighter yes?

$145 a pair not quite as bad as $168 or more....

 

[ChildrenOfBodom]

those are essentially the same.

You see, Eagle Eyes used to make them but now i guess DEPO does.

KellyJ has the DEPO ones and his don't look any different

 

[Fireball]

Ron,

I bought the smoked color Eagle Eye ones off of Ebay. I think ~$160 sounds correct, but I don't remember. They look good and seem to be of high quality.

My truck is black, so these probably won't be too helpful for you, but anyway here are some pics:

OEM vs LED:


OEM vs LED - brake lights:


LED close-up


Finished:

 

[drinknmolson]

these are the coveted ones right?

DEPO 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LED TAIL LIGHT : eBay Motors (item 220594379412 end time May-22-10 18:51:44 PDT)

LED and resemble the stock look but so much brighter yes?

$145 a pair not quite as bad as $168 or more....

I think those are the best looking on any 3rd gen, just my 2 cents!

 

[Ron Helmuth]

you guys are so helpful

really great help guys most appreciated!

decisions decisions-yeah bootown I have read some bad press about the neondials outfit.

pictures very helpful Fireball-very nice of you to have taken them at each stage of the conversion.

Anything bad to say about the Spyder ones? I kind of favor a bit of bling with the black look trim and the price with free shipping from Carpart4U about 1/2 the Eagle Eyes. ($95 versus $168.)

Toyota 4Runner 96-00 Tail Lights - Smoke :: Tail Lights :: CarPart4U.com offers high performance headlights and car parts

 

[ChildrenOfBodom]

Oh, here's another. I didn't mean to take it with the reverse lights on but i noticed after i had changed them both.

(man this pics over a year old)

 

[bigtimeweb]

I like those euros alright, Ron. Id like to see them installed

 

[Ron Helmuth]

wait hold on-we can post up photos now direct!

I can do photos now guys without using a photohost!

I am so f*&% ing excited!

I could never do it direct before... not sure when this all changed...

so here is a good back end butt shot of my ride with stock 99 tails-I am just about ready to pull trigger on the Spyder lights .

big timeweb thanks for the encouragement....CofB thanks for bearing with me... and all the rest of you too

 

[Jason B]

I love mine:

I can get these for you guys in ANY color pretty much.

Also, I stand behind these for 90 days, which noone else will do. If you have a problem, I will take care of it. You can order on our site.

 

[werez12]

I love mine:

I can get these for you guys in ANY color pretty much.

Also, I stand behind these for 90 days, which noone else will do. If you have a problem, I will take care of it. You can order on our site.

Can you get the red/smoked ones? Do they exist?

 

[Jason B]

Can you get the red/smoked ones? Do they exist?

Yep, shoot me an email from my sig if you want, or call me 717-469-4130

 

[Ron Helmuth]

bumpster

got some ordered at last. Jason those do look great on your ride. Sorry I am just now catching up to a bunch of last months' threads.

been busy with the MR2 and the Hella LED sidemarkers

oh ya and trying to get a yob...

 

[Ron Helmuth]

at last installed

Got mine from DT Moto via ebay auction and true plug and play-with no need to open up the back end trim pieces.

Under $95 shipped so it met my price point and a bit unique looking.

day then night shot. Thanks guys for all the inputs and suggestions.