I just had the TYC tails put on my SSM tC...they actually look nice! I have had two customers ask about them in the hour I have had it parked outside.

As for DIY, I don't know, but the tech told me you have to take the rear bumper off to install them. They are just plug and play, but getting to that point takes some work.

I will take some pics of my car, and try to post them. For some reason, I can never get pics to post on here, but I will try!

 

Send them to me, I'll help you post. I'M DYING TO SEE SOME PICS OF THE TYC LIGHTS on other tCs.

 

please do, ASAP! i have an SSM and i want to see how they would look!

 

use photobucket or something like that

 

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I had an 02 camry, and the tail lights came off without needing to remove the bumper cover. Oh well.

 

I think, according to the repair manual, that the headlights are the same way--you must take the front bumper off.... this is very irritating. You know what else I find very interesting? The rubber that surrounds the front headlight... it is sure to wear out soon, and it is on many cars. It is no secret that they calculate how much money they will make on a car through the life of the car.

 

I am giving this a try...

 

idk..i kinda like em..might look better on a darker car cus of trim around it mayb?? still look nice tho imo minus the amber..heres the pic fixed

 

will it come standard with the amber on top

 

New pics and prices on the TYC lights from Toyota
Newscionparts.com

 

I wanna see pics of them glowing, anyone?

 

they are on the first page i beleve

-Paul

 

For you SSM fans - not mine - but they're starting to grow on me!

 

I replaced mine and they look great and everyone that has seen my car agrees!! Even other tc owners saw them and want them so bad I may need to keep an eye on my ride and make sure they are still on there. As far as installin gthe lights it took me an hour cause I didnt read the direction that came with them. If you cant install them yourselves then either you dont have arms or you have no brain...

 

I saw them in person the other day on a BCP that a dealership brought out to the track. They looked a lot better than the original pictures I had seen of them. I'm seriously considering investing in them.

 

i wish they could have just picked a two color scheme (red/clear) rather than trying to force 3 colors. it also has 3 distinct different designs in it, that kind of clash in my opinion. i dont think i'd put them on my car, but if you like em, by all means get em and enjoy em!

 

i agree. i think they should have stuck with only red and silver, or just red, or just silver with some kind of little red reflector. i had mixed feelings about them ever since i first saw them, but now that i've seen pictures of them on an ssm, i don't like them at all. i like the idea of them being black housed though. i hope another company makes better looking black housed ones, led or not.

 

So these would be your alternatives:

 

wow, i didnt think anything could look worse than altezza tails. looks like someone had to prove me wrong again.

 

this one actually looks better. but that whole thing of the two long red reflectors in each light just doesn't look right on the real ones and on these. whatever the case, a whole redesign is needed. i don't think there's any saving these lights no matter what anyone does.