Tail light opinion: Win or Fail?

[1moreMPH]

Heres mine with the chrome lights. I like it but not as much as i thought i would. But I personally cant stand the stock lights. Specially cause theres a POS hyunda that has practically the same lights and it really bothered me. theres another quick photoshop of what i want to do but i cant decide which tail light i like better or which emblem i like better.

I re-badged my trunk with the 'mazdaspeed' lettering, blacked out w/clearcoat. and did the same black & glossy on the flying M and 'Protege' and it looks sweet as hell. I also have regular protege tails (no pink part) on my 'speed and they are tinted some. im all for the black emblems, and the 'mazdaspeed' badge. But no aftermarket tails i have ever seen look any good imo.

 

[tunersteve]

I would go with the red euro ones, or "jaguar-style" as I've also heard them called. Classy. They don't have that chrome trashy look and I don't think everyone would notice something was up unless you knew the car.

 

[M3Silverfox]

I still like mine. Never seen them on another car but once

 

[Captain KRM P5]

Those APC Euro ones are the only ones I could really bother to look at too. The stock ones suit the car, so I just put on BlueBatmobile overlays on mine.

looks great!

 

[Velocifero]

stock lights ftw, I have reverse tinted and I like the BB red overlays, other wise leave them alone.

 

[livelyjay]

Stock lights FTW! Although the pink reverse light section is pretty ghey. I have stock Protege taillights on my car and I love them, except for the condensation in the drivers side taillight.

 

[Maxx Mazda]

To answer the thread title... A fail of epic proportions...

 

[Patrickenator]

where

Where do i get the smoked ones?? I have a black MSP I think they would look pretty sweet on

 

[blkspdfreak]

there is a spray can tint called "night shade" or some thing like that. it works real good or so ive hear from other members. i plan on doing my tails soon. i might leave the white part alone and just darken everything else.

 

[1moreMPH]

yea nite shadz works good. Just make sure you add a couple layers of clear coat on top, otherwise it will be sort of a "flat" finish and doesn't look as good imo. Mine are tinted DX lights from a regular protege, with no tint over the reverse lights. Granted, these are old amateur pics -- the car is now re-badged with black emblems (which looks shweeeeet), different exhaust, and it's lowered, but here's an idea:

 

[red95_240sx]

Stock tail lights clear or smoked, really r the best for the protege. Or those EDM? ones that are rare and expensive. :- /

 

[thefrog1394]

Mazdawarbird, I just saw a silver Pro ES with those tails on it, you didn't happen to be in Ohio this week did you? lol Anyways I just ordered those for my black protege off ebay, hopefully they turn out good. I'm a little worried about how the black on black combo is gonna look, hopefully it turns out good. I was torn between those and the smoked euro look.

I just know that I don't like the stock tails the way they are. They look way to much like a hyundai elantra. Personally i think they give it a "cheap car" look. But that's just me.

 

[red95_240sx]

ur right. newer cars have a better glass and illumination in them rather than a bulb behind plastic. And is it very close to an elantra, but **** elantras.

 

[speedracer]

Where do i get the smoked ones?? I have a black MSP I think they would look pretty sweet on

I picked up my smoked ones from Ebay ... not the best, but for the price I think they look pretty good. I did see some stock ones from Japan that looked sweet!

 

[M3Silverfox]

Mazdawarbird, I just saw a silver Pro ES with those tails on it, you didn't happen to be in Ohio this week did you?

Lol. No but I have clones EVERYWHERE!(dark)

 

[the_jaf]

I picked up my smoked ones from Ebay ... not the best, but for the price I think they look pretty good. I did see some stock ones from Japan that looked sweet!

Are those the same smoked ones that I put in the first post?

 

[speedracer]

Are those the same smoked ones that I put in the first post?

The ones in your 1st post looks like they have a smoked or dark grey back, mine are the crome back with a smoked lensover it.
during the day they look almost like true smoked out taillight covers

 

[red95_240sx]

yeah those have chrome inside. U ricer!!!

j/k

 

[speedracer]

yeah those have chrome inside. U ricer!!!

j/k

Just a lil bling bling baby!!

 

[red95_240sx]

nothing wrong with that baby!! haha