Originally Posted by
az3579
Personally, I think anything looks better than the pre-facelift lights. Pre-facelift doesn't belong on a facelift car in my mind, but a lot of people seem to disagree on that. It doesn't help that nobody makes a decent facelift LED light set; the only one available (Depo) has serious quality issues.
I've had numerous tail light setups, including:
Factory RAR
Smoked RCR
Depo RCR LED
Current is OE RCRs with LED bulbs for the brake lights, turn signals (front and rear), and reverse lights. I also have LEDs in the sidemarkers. Everything looks choice when lit up... very bright, with no bulb out errors or resistors required (I used CANBUS bulbs).
The RCR with LED bulbs options has been the best so far out of the different styles I've tried. You get ALL of the bang while retaining the classic OE look, not to mention that you have OE tail light quality.
Quality has been a struggle with the aftermarket tails that I've had, with the Depo RCRs being the worst. The brake lights were delayed (third brake light came on before the regular brake lights), the insides had no covers to hide the ugly wire mess, and the LEDs didn't look right in the housing. Oh, and the turn signals and reverse lights still weren't LED (this really confused me).
I can make a video of my current setup if you want.