ebay/dmax/origin/*insert "real" brand* taillights dim as shit?

[LA_phantom_240]

Originally Posted by Gorilla Unit 33

the 5 watt LX5 series bulbs. YES they are expensive, somwhere arround $30 a bulb. I use dual intensity red ones for my brake lights and single intensity white ones for the tun signals. THERE BRIGHT, im going to have to take a picture of the car with the flashers and brakes on to show you i guess. No modification for anything. Unless hyper flashing turnsignals bother you then all you need to do is wire in something like a resistor that takes it slower to flash and thats simple. Another thing that helps is if you take the reflectors on the lighting panel and bend them so the curve is wider with will help spread the light through the housing, but these LED's are already a wide output with a 180 degree beam.

Not to be a dick at this point, but if the LED bulb sits in FRONT of the reflector and has a 180 degree beam, it's not going to directly illuminate the reflector behind it. Simple logic.

[DMaxUSA]

Originally Posted by Gorilla Unit 33

so what your saying is if i put a set of ebay tails next to a set of origin/dmax tails you could tell me which is which? i find this hard to believe cause my friends ebay set's are exactly like my origin set. Theres no "quality" differences that i could tell at all, maybe theres minute things you could tell us which makes the $150+ differences?

Originally Posted by Pank

they may look the same while brand new, one may have cheaper clear plastic that may yellow earlier, more brittle

not that i would know, though. never owned any.

how long till someone makes aftermarket tails for the FC?
c'mon dmax

Yes, you may have gotten lucky on a set of ebay ones that seem to match perfectly with the Origin ones. But there is no guarantee that the particular seller on ebay is selling a component that came from the same supplier. When you buy a brand name one, you are paying the extra price for the assurance of quality from a quality supplier.

A lot of the quality issues comes from similar things that Pank had mentioned. Will the plastic stay glossy and clear? Will the sealant prevent moisture from building up? How good is the fitment? Will the plastic melt from hi-wattage bulbs after long hours of use? etc etc....

To me, thats worth the extra price. To others, maybe not....