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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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I need you opinion ...

I have the stock tail lights with the OEM Tail lights trim painted to match (see pic below)


I was thinking about getting these ...


What should I do ... Should I keep what I got or get these?
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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I like the second ones, the non stock ones. They look great!
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:52 AM
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kinda not digging the altiza looking lights. OEM with painted trim or all candy coated red looks great. just personal opinion tho :D
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 07:07 AM
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Your painted OEM trim looks great, but I think the new ones might look even better on that color xB.

But, of course, it's YOUR rig and you must set it up to YOUR liking. :o)
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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Stick with what you got it looks a thousand times better than those altezza's.....
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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I think the the factory ones look much better than the altezzas. Have you thought about going to bluebatmobile.com and getting an overlay. I think the red overlay on the brake and turn signal lights only would look great. I made a photo addition for your viewing pleasure. Please don't mind the imprefections. I did it really quickly.

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_14...3w1ACBDcYGzkQd
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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Agreed. Altezzas suck.

If they ever were cool, they are way played out now. Every other 15 year old sh#tbox Civic I see has them now. Tacky crap. I think your car looks good as is. Spend your money on performance instead of taillights man.
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The link is no good ... I like my stock one with the painted trim, I just wanted to get some opinions about if I should change them or not! Any comments are welcome!
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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THE FIRST ONES!!!! Those look pretty tight, the second ones IMO look like crap, they look cheap.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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keep the ones you have on your car now, they look better & cleaner.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Go for the aftermarket. Its always nice to have something different. :D
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ALTEZZA but it's your ride
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Thanks for all the opinions ... More and More I look at it ... I think I may end up keeping what I got now ...
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Hating the altezza, your stock ones look so much better. I would never buy somethingjust because it's aftermarket if the stock stuff looks better.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Stylis
Go for the aftermarket. Its always nice to have something different. :D
well, if different is the goal - then the painted trim is it. i've seen a ton of rides and can't remember seein' stock tails w/ lava trim.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Yeah I haven't seen any lava with the OEM trim painted to match ... I was never a fan of Altezzas ... but there is something about these that I kind of like ... but like I said the more I look at it ... I like what I got!




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