New tail lights or spoiler? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jcb476 · 03-18-2019, 04:44 PM

If I was going to only update one or the other, which do you feel would add the more visual appeal to my 2013 10 Series FR-S, Valenti tail lights or add the factory rear deck spoiler?

8RZ · 03-18-2019, 04:46 PM

Tails, OEM look so dated to me.

DarkPira7e · 03-18-2019, 05:20 PM

Opposite, get the Nur-spec spoiler! Stock tails are mean looking.

If you have a totally empty trunk, I think the normal trunk lid spoiler is great. The Scion/Toyota one though, not the Subaru one

YamahaR86 · 03-19-2019, 10:45 AM

Tails. I hate the stock chrome look. Reminds me of the early fast and the furious car scene and chrome civic lights.

spitsnaugle · 03-19-2019, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jcb476

If I was going to only update one or the other, which do you feel would add the more visual appeal to my 2013 10 Series FR-S, Valenti tail lights or add the factory rear deck spoiler?

If you haven't seen yet, an inexpensive alternative to the Valenti is VLAND lights, they look similar to the 2017+ lights but have some minor differences at night time with output:

Gives a nice, subtle stock-but-not appearance. I got mine for $218 (my car below)

I bought a ebay, pre-painted TRD style rear spoiler for $140, and it fit great. I just used my own 3M tape instead of the supplied.

Tcoat · 03-19-2019, 12:43 PM

I say spoiler. A decent spoiler will add visual length and lines to the car. Tail lights just look good from the rear.
I have the stock Scion spoiler and all the cars I see without it look strangely short to me.

Dr. BRZ · 03-19-2019, 12:53 PM

Tail lights and third brake light

LimitedSlip · 03-19-2019, 12:54 PM

A spoiler visually raises the rear of the vehicle and gives it more of a wedge or doorstop shape from a side profile. The trunk lid without a spoiler looks a little too droopy IMHO.

jcb476 · 03-19-2019, 07:53 PM

Thank you for all of your inputs so far. Like me, the posts have been about 50-50. I'm still on the fence about which I'll do, but there's a chance I will end up having done both at some point in time.

Tcoat · 03-19-2019, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jcb476

Thank you for all of your inputs so far. Like me, the posts have been about 50-50. I'm still on the fence about which I'll do, but there's a chance I will end up having done both at some point in time.

Spuds · 03-19-2019, 10:26 PM

+1 to spoiler.

soundman98 · 03-19-2019, 11:34 PM

i fully support both.

and louvers that are in my future.

ermax · 03-20-2019, 07:26 AM

My vote is to do both but tails first. The OEMs are unbearable. The chrome crap belongs on a teenage girl’s car that still thinks “Alteza” lights are cool. I sprayed mine red and it looks WAY better.

HaXx · 03-20-2019, 08:26 AM

If ur not aware, the OEM spoiler needs trunk holes. Must people are dying to get a trunk without holes so they can mount a traditional spoiler. I say tail lights, and get a traditional spoiler. Google frs trunk holes and ull see.

03-18-2019, 05:20 PM	#3
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 4,059 Thanks: 3,318 Thanked 4,208 Times in 2,114 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Opposite, get the Nur-spec spoiler! Stock tails are mean looking. If you have a totally empty trunk, I think the normal trunk lid spoiler is great. The Scion/Toyota one though, not the Subaru one Last edited by DarkPira7e; 03-18-2019 at 05:30 PM.

03-19-2019, 10:45 AM	#4
YamahaR86 JDM Vaping Stance Nation Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 White Location: FL Posts: 710 Thanks: 650 Thanked 345 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Tails. I hate the stock chrome look. Reminds me of the early fast and the furious car scene and chrome civic lights. __________________ Clueless

03-19-2019, 12:43 PM	#6
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	I say spoiler. A decent spoiler will add visual length and lines to the car. Tail lights just look good from the rear. I have the stock Scion spoiler and all the cars I see without it look strangely short to me. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

03-19-2019, 11:34 PM	#12
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,675 Times in 6,782 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i fully support both. and louvers that are in my future. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

03-20-2019, 07:26 AM	#13
ermax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Drives: 2022 BRZ Limited Silver Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 883 Thanked 2,049 Times in 1,191 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New tail lights or spoiler? My vote is to do both but tails first. The OEMs are unbearable. The chrome crap belongs on a teenage girl’s car that still thinks “Alteza” lights are cool. I sprayed mine red and it looks WAY better.

03-19-2019, 12:54 PM	#8
LimitedSlip Senior Citizen Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Drives: Then-1977 Celica GT Now-2017 860SE Location: In A Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 393 Thanks: 145 Thanked 385 Times in 201 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	A spoiler visually raises the rear of the vehicle and gives it more of a wedge or doorstop shape from a side profile. The trunk lid without a spoiler looks a little too droopy IMHO.

03-19-2019, 10:26 PM	#11
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,662 Thanks: 26,713 Thanked 12,718 Times in 6,301 Posts Mentioned: 88 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	+1 to spoiler.

03-20-2019, 08:26 AM	#14
HaXx Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Drives: jrsc_brz Location: boston Posts: 965 Thanks: 726 Thanked 676 Times in 337 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If ur not aware, the OEM spoiler needs trunk holes. Must people are dying to get a trunk without holes so they can mount a traditional spoiler. I say tail lights, and get a traditional spoiler. Google frs trunk holes and ull see.

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