D-Max LED Taillights vs Origin red/clear vs OEM (vids+pics)

[jookybanana]

I picked up some D-MAX LED taillights recently thanks to Mr Kunio, and since I have Origin crystal red/clear and my OEM tails still kicking around, I figure I'll do some comparing.
I know some people may be thinking OEM is the best, it is, and I am about to show you (light output wise),
but as for styling, I am a red/clear fan, and I wish there was a red/clear OEM style taillight out there for the s13, since there isn't (to my knowledge) I have gone the crystal red/clear

here is Origin red clear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWxqt0t0Kow
here is a Origin vs OEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGzBun0eSjE
So with the Origin's I had they were quite dim and it gives a pink-ish red light, at night its ok, and I'm sure people knew i was braking from the third brake light lighting up,
but during the daytime its not as bright as the OEM tails for some reason, and the OEM tails gave out a more consistent lighting
where as the Origin's were more like 2 bright dots
and keeping in mind the bulbs are the same, and its not just Origin, the D-max would be the same too, I think they are from the same manufacturer

here is Origin vs D-Max LED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUda1hv8VU
here is D-Max LED's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Y_1klXaZk
I wasn't straight on behind with the camera, which is why it looks like the right one is brighter than the left, and LED's don't have the best angles
Now with the D-Max LED's I have noticed they are as bright as OEM, maybe even brighter and evenly lit, so I'm quite happy to have it light up as bright as OEM

my only complaints, and I'm sure everyone else that has experienced these taillights are the thick ass seals that come with it, makes the install a pain,
they need to make the seals slimmer, or at least make the threads longer
and to my dissapointment these are made in Taiwan, I got a D-Max product expecting made in Japan, same as the Origin's, I guess same manufacturer

here is some pics:
but don't use the pics to judge the lighting, since the camera's exposure is different when the lights are on when braking, that's why i had videos too


origin and dmax, looks the same except the LED under the lens

the 1157 connectors


origin red/clears



origin red/clears vs OEM



origin red/clears vs D-Max LED's





D-Max LED's




Bonus!



I'm going to add it here since its a D-Max LED lighting, these are just kouki bumper lights but with LED's instead of the little peanut bulbs,
I'm actually having second thoughts about keeping these on my car because the lens is so transparent you can see the led panel inside, looks kinda wierd to me
but they are super bright

before:

OEM and D-Max LED kouki bumper lights

after:

here is a pic of them turned off

the LED panel can be seen behind the lens,
undecided if I will keep these on my car haha..
I think D-Max should make a version with amber color LED's, that would be cool