carbon fiber euro lights

got a link?

 

eh.......my opinion is that euro lights are bad and ricey, keep with the stockers or go JDM.

 

what euro lights are you talking about? The edm projectors are the same as the jdm ones..only they are set for left hand drivers.

 

I'm thinking of euro/altezza style lights, that's what she's talking about.

 

oh..yeah..those suck.

 

Ttiwwop

 

Why are they called "Euro" lights, when they clearly originated with the JDM Nissan Skyline and Lexus models?

 

First off how is a JDM Skyline different than a Skyline? (hint: they're not, same car)
Secondly, altezza style lights are obviously inspired by the Toyota Altezza from Japan which debuted a year earlier than the Lexus IS 300, not the Skyline.

 

Yeah, great job answering my question, well done. Next time read it before you reply.

 

It's my opinion that for 99% of all cars, the stock lights look best. The only mod I think looks okay is a yellow bulb under a clear housing, but then again that comes stock on current Imprezas.
It's funny, when I first started using the term Euro lights, it was before the Altezza even came out. We used to use it in reference to a yellow bulb inside a clear housing. I guess ricers corrupted the definition of the original term, since Altezza's (unfortunately) completely overran Euro lights in popularity, so far as to even gyp it of its name
Oh, and theworx: not all Skylines are JDM you know. There are LHD models available straight from the dealership in Germany, and there are a few customized LHD ones here in the States too.

 

Ah, thanks Choku, now I get it. Euro lights are the clear blinkers with a colored bulb underneath; Volkswagen and Mercedes have been doing that for a long time, especially for side markers. Somehow that term got lifted and crossed over with Altezzas, which themselves are a mod of the older Skyline taillights... maybe now "euro" just refers to any kind of clear plastic lens. I think it is pretty amazing how many cars come with "altezza" style lights from the factory now, from American pickup trucks to the Acura TSX and the latest Eclipse model. Factory rice!

 

Actually meilers, Altezza lights have nothing to do with Skyline lights. Skyline rear lights are probably closer to Corvette lights than Altezza lights
Think about it like this: before the Altezza/RS200/IS300 came out, Altezza lights didn't exist. Now they're friggin' everywhere, even on stock American cars too like you mentioned

 

To respond to the original question, there are different styles among those "euro lights", and the CF-style i think is just a painted CF pattern, which looks all too fake to be called CF. If you would post some pics of lights that you're looking at (if you found a pair that are made of real CF, i'd like to see that), then maybe we can comment.

On the whole though, you would get a majority thumbs down on them, as lots of people know them by their more common, chrome and red plastic styles, which look very cheap and clash with most cars on the road.

I myself prefer ones that have a black chrome housing, or just a black housing. Painted CF patterns are pretty tacky in my opinion. And finally, if you are thinking of getting aftermarket tailights, it would be a good idea to take them apart and reseal them yourself, as there have been complaints of them leaking due to shoddy craftsmenship.

If you must have a different tailight setup, but don't want to deal with cheap hardware, you can use a tint spray on your existing tailights.