Intec Japan Tail Lights Installed

[Celadrielas]

Originally Posted by chanomatik

Exactly. Pretty much every other taillight I can justify the existence of because they at least attempt to either resemble the stock taillight design or flow with the car's curvaceous nature.

The Buddy Club taillights were jacked from a much, much more angled car design that doesn't go at all with the Twins' design. I'm fairly open to a lot of designs no matter how drastically different they are (there's a set of taillights that make the rear of these cars look exactly like Grumpy Cat), but the Buddy Club's since Day 1 are the ONLY taillights that made me LOL. I had faith in the community's ability to overlook them as completely uninspired ripoffs.

My faith is gone.

I'm a pretty laid back guy and don't have very strong opinions about most things, but the Buddy Club's rub me the wrong way particularly. I can see how someone wouldn't like the INTEC taillights (or any taillights, really). I hated them when I first saw them months ago. However, I didn't come into this thread and dump all over them. It's fine if you don't like something, but at least explain your reasoning.

I find the INTECs kinda freaky, making the rear look a bit buggy, but it's much less pronounced in black, which is why I'm heavily considering them.

This is generally how I feel. I don't hate buddy clubs, but I have stock tails because A) Broke & B) Nothing I've seen I've wanted. The closest I came to pulling a trigger was on an Ebay special that was like $230. The thing that stopped me was thinking about every where else I'd spend the money... Like on an exhaust... which I even justified not buy and regret not doing so when I had the chance.

I do like the Raven 86 and the Asphalt with these tails. It feels more complete on darker colors to me. I've seen buddy clubs look amazing on a raven car too.

Different strokes for different folks. Remember it's not our care, but theirs. They SHOULD be proud of it because it was built for THIER tastes. Not ours.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by PBlack09

To each his own, but to me these look like when a model doesn't wear any make up.

The right picture is the most beautiful- raw beauty. damn. respect.

[empower-auto]

does anyone know how to re pin these to work on USDM cars? Mine came with the signal and running light inputs switched so when I am driving they are amber and when I signal it signals red

[Liselotte]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

does anyone know how to re pin these to work on USDM cars? Mine came with the signal and running light inputs switched so when I am driving they are amber and when I signal it signals red

"Before installing them onto the car make sure you repin the lights, to do this you will want to switch the yellow and blue wires."

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...97&postcount=1

[Liselotte]

heres mine

[UNREAL]

I agree with @nphillip so far it looked cool on black cars only!
The reason it didn't work quite as well on other lighter colors is because of the gaps surrounding it are too big, they simply ruined and killed the integrated and simplistic look, which was the main design aspect of this product...

To summ it up I think it works quite well in the following colors combo:
1- Black on Black
2- CF almost will work on all colors specially on White.
3- Dark Grey on Dark Grey

As for me personally I'll sadly turn away from these, my FlamingRed 86 will have to keep its OEM tail-lights for now...

PS: : Excuse my English, its a 2nd language to me.

[Leonardo]

Cobalt? The lights are clearly Ferrari style. I like them painted body color.

[austinbrz]

[LeoSinclair]

Question for the group, especially those who have installed these lights, are they NOT street legal? No side marker lights. Those who have these lights, have you ran into any issues regarding the fact that you no longer have side marker lights?

[JPxM0Dz]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

does anyone know how to re pin these to work on USDM cars? Mine came with the signal and running light inputs switched so when I am driving they are amber and when I signal it signals red

I never repinned mine as I grew tired of swapping out the pins to allow for non USDM tail lights. I wish someone would design a small harness that connects between the after market tail lamp and stock harness for both USDM and NON

Originally Posted by LeoSinclair

Question for the group, especially those who have installed these lights, are they NOT street legal? No side marker lights. Those who have these lights, have you ran into any issues regarding the fact that you no longer have side marker lights?

Nope. Of course this is going to depend on where you live. My front side markers are not street legal either. They flash white for signal and my tails flash red

[G-awesome]

Originally Posted by JPxM0Dz

I never repinned mine as I grew tired of swapping out the pins to allow for non USDM tail lights. I wish someone would design a small harness that connects between the after market tail lamp and stock harness for both USDM and NON



Nope. Of course this is going to depend on where you live. My front side markers are not street legal either. They flash white for signal and my tails flash red

stop flaunting your brz. it puts our modded cars to shame.

[2ZZW30]

I fall right in the middle on these lights. I don't hate them at all (and actually like them on a black or white car) but I couldn't see me buying them for myself.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by 2ZZW30

I fall right in the middle on these lights. .

You are a license plate?