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Title: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 09, 2011, 11:18:25 pm
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-se2cnC1oKeQ/ThlCwRtRVMI/AAAAAAAAAkw/1iSCjC7u-YM/h301/11%2B-%2B1)

I can't fully recommend them. I mean a guy can "make" them work, but the tolerances are off (as I suspected they would be). The front turn signal lights looked GREAT, but there was a lot of scrap plastic that wasn't removed from the molding process. Also the side marker lights, while on the outside were great, the cruciform where the socket screws into will need to be cleaned out with a dremel (again, because of ***ty molding processes)

I have complained and we'll see what the guy does to remedy the situation.


....all in all, I don't think they look *too* bad.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: rallydiesel on July 10, 2011, 08:42:20 am
Looks terrible but whatever floats your boat.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on July 10, 2011, 10:52:23 am
yea dude, they look really bad.. looks like someone tried to graft some 90s honda civic altezza knock offs in there.. while they were tripping balls on acid..

sorry i didnt have something good to say about them, but they look horrid on that nice rabbit.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: theman53 on July 10, 2011, 03:23:05 pm
I think they would look fine with a bumper on. I think LED stock colored would be cooler.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: mystery3 on July 10, 2011, 08:16:49 pm
Are Mexican made normal tails unavailable?
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: Dakotakid on July 10, 2011, 09:17:44 pm
Ya, ahh, these are really cool......where is your pink underwear?..........
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 11, 2011, 12:27:14 pm
Looks terrible but whatever floats your boat.

I don't see why they look terrible. What's so bad about them? I mean yeah, they're different...

yea dude, they look really bad.. looks like someone tried to graft some 90s honda civic altezza knock offs in there.. while they were tripping balls on acid..

sorry i didnt have something good to say about them, but they look horrid on that nice rabbit.

I guess I'm just not seeing it.

Ya, ahh, these are really cool......where is your pink underwear?..........

Dak, I'm not tryin' to whip out my epeen here, but you wouldn't say that to my face or you'd be picking up teeth....and frankly, if I wanted any sh*t out of you, I'd unscrew your head and dip it out.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 11, 2011, 12:31:35 pm
I think they would look fine with a bumper on. I think LED stock colored would be cooler.

I'm going to take a look at doing this with the originals, I have to fabricate a backup lens, but for the most part they'er intact other than that. I suppose everyone else is a purist.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: ORCoaster on July 11, 2011, 07:21:14 pm
These lights remind me of a Plymouth Horizon or something of that era.  Not VW material.  Lines don't match or flow.  It looks like a Turtleneck sweater and a tuxedo or something.  Just not right you know.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: rallydiesel on July 11, 2011, 07:34:38 pm
Looks terrible but whatever floats your boat.

I don't see why they look terrible. What's so bad about them? I mean yeah, they're different...


They just look too ricer-y to me. I don't like the chrome stuff either. I have always like the stock wide tail-lights. But if you like them then who cares what the internet says.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: vanagonturbo on July 11, 2011, 08:59:55 pm
They do look like shít. I am not a fan of the regular Murrican lenses cause those look like shít too. But this Mexicant specimen looks even worse. but hey, if you like them, kudos. Then you can brag and talk about how you are going to beat the shít out of someone for their internet opinion..  ???
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: maxfax on July 11, 2011, 10:15:12 pm
It's the chromey part I don;t care for, but to each his own..  They might be pretty sweet if they were smoked...
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: rabbitman on July 11, 2011, 10:17:22 pm
Some of you guys need to read this link about a thousand times. >:(

http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=18491.0
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: maxfax on July 11, 2011, 11:39:00 pm
Some of you guys need to read this link about a thousand times. >:(

http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=18491.0

I was looking for the "Like" button.. Hmm wonder if that is a sign or something...
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: 8v-of-fury on July 12, 2011, 06:20:27 am
I don't see why they look terrible. What's so bad about them? I mean yeah, they're different...

The only thing that is off is that you have round accents on a square car, and chrome on a non-chrome trimmed car.

They are nice lights.. but they just don't match is all.

And yeah really? Bashing someones ride or opinion is uncalled for. Trav, you posted your picture to a public site, you opened it up to public opinion.. you knew what you were getting in to. Dakotakid, not cool bro.. remember what our mothers taught us? "if you don't have anything nice to say..." That was not a 'children' only application, It just makes you look like a d****e when you dont give any sort of corrective criticism.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: bajacalal on July 12, 2011, 10:07:53 am
These look... like they would be found on a car that plays "La Cucaracha" when you honk the horn. If you live in SoCal you know what I'm talking about.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 12, 2011, 06:46:33 pm
I don't see why they look terrible. What's so bad about them? I mean yeah, they're different...

The only thing that is off is that you have round accents on a square car, and chrome on a non-chrome trimmed car.

They are nice lights.. but they just don't match is all.

And yeah really? Bashing someones ride or opinion is uncalled for. Trav, you posted your picture to a public site, you opened it up to public opinion.. you knew what you were getting in to. Dakotakid, not cool bro.. remember what our mothers taught us? "if you don't have anything nice to say..." That was not a 'children' only application, It just makes you look like a d****e when you dont give any sort of corrective criticism.

Yup, I know. I wanted honest opinions, I'm not mad at all about that. I purposely posted them publicly to get honest constructive criticism. (so if you thought differently, then maybe some different words should've been chosen, but I wasn't bashing anyone's opinion, in fact I encourage it, negative or positive.).

The only thing I took offense to was the pink panties comment, and it didn't add anything to the conversation.

Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 12, 2011, 06:49:49 pm
I don't see why they look terrible. What's so bad about them? I mean yeah, they're different...

The only thing that is off is that you have round accents on a square car, and chrome on a non-chrome trimmed car.

They are nice lights.. but they just don't match is all.

And yeah really? Bashing someones ride or opinion is uncalled for. Trav, you posted your picture to a public site, you opened it up to public opinion.. you knew what you were getting in to. Dakotakid, not cool bro.. remember what our mothers taught us? "if you don't have anything nice to say..." That was not a 'children' only application, It just makes you look like a d****e when you dont give any sort of corrective criticism.

I do have some chrome trim, along with some chrome window shade, hangy downy thingies...(you know like the trucks have to vent the air but not have it blow so hard it's hard to breathe)...I'll take pics of those later....apparently they were made for the rabbit.

Maybe my inner-mexican is coming out (and I'm not even mexican haha)..."he just had to have that last taco...."

Part of all this is an experiment, see what I can do....I do know where I can get some square lights that I could replace the rounds with, but that'd take me crackin' the clear lens off....maybe a project for another day.
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on July 13, 2011, 07:18:11 am
These look... like they would be found on a car that plays "La Cucaracha" when you honk the horn. If you live in SoCal you know what I'm talking about.

that was well put without hurting any feelings..
Title: Re: Update on the Mexican Tail Lights
Post by: trav1856 on July 15, 2011, 06:02:12 pm
true...

...I dunno, I just wanted something different, and those are......well...different.