Installed 2013-14 tail lights on my 2012

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looks good. i just decided to make the reverse rectangles red in my tail lights for an all red light. looks great but i will probably eventually go with the '13/'14 tails. looks so much better at night
 

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That looks damn good Viking. Your car looks awesome. I want the same taillights but don't want to have the gap show at the bottom. With you having a black car, I'm sure it can't be seen. I might buy them one day, however I smoked my stock red ones and I'm pleased. They're not near as dark as most people tint theirs.

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That is why you purchase the Raxiom conversoion trim from AM. It eliminates the gap.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/raxiom-taillight-conversion-trim-1012.html

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Too cheesy for my taste. Maybe if I had a black car, but I'd still see the lines and shape difference with my silver car. Something I'd be anal about. I would need to mold the trim into the bumper and color match to suit my style. It was easier for me to just mix paint and tint instead of spending money and doing all that extra work.

Believe me, I've already entertained the idea :)
 

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LOVE IT! I wish I could find a set at that price. Do you think it would look good on white or does anybody have a pic of it done on a white car?
 

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... i just got my 2013 tail lights installed, and i love them, but IMO, it's a mistake to not buy the filler pieces from AM to fill the gap under the lights, because i think that is terrible, but for $75 bucks, its a no brainer ... :coolman:
 

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Even with the fillers, I stare at the gap. Too each their own though :beer:. Those rims and tires look great.
 
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Looks great on the black car. I would love to do the swap on my black 11 but I can't bring myself to pay $800 for a pair of tail lights. I'm just going to tint my stockers
 

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Looks great on the black car. I would love to do the swap on my black 11 but I can't bring myself to pay $800 for a pair of tail lights. I'm just going to tint my stockers

... yeah, i got mine for $600, and that even hurt :( ...
 

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... i have a question for you guys, i'm kinda torn about installing the Boss/CS style fog lights in my lower front valence, but i'm looking for opinions, should i or shouldn't i ????? ... :(
 

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to me it looks more aggressive without the fog lights..

the fillers IMHO look great on dark colored cars.. lighter colors forget about it.. still looks like a gap
 

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to me it looks more aggressive without the fog lights..

the fillers IMHO look great on dark colored cars.. lighter colors forget about it.. still looks like a gap
that's why I sold the ones I got from Justin, didn't like the look without the matching 13-14 bumper cover
 

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that's why I sold the ones I got from Justin, didn't like the look without the matching 13-14 bumper cover

I to am thinking of selling my 14 taillights, the gap bugs me during the day, at night its ok but IDK over it and would rather do something else or just get my money back for them.
 
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I to am thinking of selling my 14 taillights, the gap bugs me during the day, at night its ok but IDK over it and would rather do something else or just get my money back for them.
I had the AM trim pieces, they just don't look natural, lol it really bugged me
 

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Agreed, it blends better on a darker color. Always wanted to get the later model bumper as well but I'm in no rush at this point. Still great having an option to mount them in the meantime. I was going to paint the mufflers at some point, just not high on the priority list. After taking some pictures at Carlisle almost wondered if they'd look good polished as well. But afraid it would be too ricer...

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... i have a question for you guys, i'm kinda torn about installing the Boss/CS style fog lights in my lower front valence, but i'm looking for opinions, should i or shouldn't i ????? ...

If you were going to put fogs in the lower valance I would pull them out of the grill.
 

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Agreed, it blends better on a darker color.


After taking some pictures at Carlisle almost wondered if they'd look good polished as well. But afraid it would be too ricer...

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you're pulling it off nicely with your car being dark for sure

mufflers would look good polished, my kooks and many others are polished and look great!
 

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Hey guys, i have a question!

I just scored a pair of 14 tails on ebay for an absolutely absurd deal!

Anyway, they only thing is the guy did not have the harness for them.
Can i use the harness from my 2011?
or do i need to buy something?

If i anyone can help me out i would appreciate!
 

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