Tom's taillight alignment -- i feel like i'm taking crazy pills

[wbradley]

I have the fix: Valentis!

[RFB]

Originally Posted by kch

Am I the only one bothered by this?

To me, I can't help but see the two portions of the Tom's tails as out of alignment. None of the angles are consistent. For instance:



First, let's look at the vertical angles (purple lines). The tail light has a much more vertical angle on the side, compared to the turn signal which has a more aggressive slant. This inconsistency bothers me.

But the part that really kills them for me is that the two "C" portions are pointed in different directions. You can see in the comparison of the green and yellow lines above. Here's a crude representation of what it looks like to me:



Am I crazy? How does this not bother anyone else???


Edit: New exhibit!



OK so on this photo each set of colored lines is at the exact same angle. I went off the assumption that the design is supposed to follow the angles of the assembly. The turn signal portion is pretty well aligned, but you can see how the angles don't match up on the brake light portion at all. The top line isn't bad (green lines), but the light is tilted down a smidge too far. The purple line is way off--it should be much more slanted. And yellow is pretty bad too. It's just a mess.


ANOTHER EDIT:

Wtf is up with the portion circled in yellow? And why is one corner rounded and the other a sharp edge?

Artistic interpretation - Eye of the beholder ?


Artistic Balance - not Dull Symmetry ?




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[kch]

Don't get me wrong; I still like the Tom's better than any other aftermarket tail.

All things considered, I regret making this thread. In summary:

[kch]

Bump. I bought Tom's tails. I like them. I will leave this thread up as a testament to my hypocrisy.

[Zoid]

Originally Posted by shiumai

You're not taking crazy pills! I felt exactly the same way about the stock tails (which is why I bought the Tom's)!

Jeez... The stock tails and wheel gap are horrendous on this otherwise perfect car.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Zoid

Jeez... The stock tails and wheel gap are horrendous on this otherwise perfect car.

First gen tails looks meh, new ones look right.


The wheel gap is only typical of an OEM, plus it performs fine before people slam it to the ground....

[Zoid]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

First gen tails looks meh, new ones look right.


The wheel gap is only typical of an OEM, plus it performs fine before people slam it to the ground....

Yeah, the 17+ tails look fantastic, although it bothers me that only the top portion actually lights up.

I'm not into slammed cars or all that stance nonsense, but I think a 1-1.5 inch drop looks perfect on our cars.

[8RZ]

Wow, and I thought I was anal-retentive, lol.


That being said, love my played-out Valentis.