Facelift tailights on a pre-facelift car

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  • Henna Red
    Advanced Member
    • Jul 2004
    • 188

    #1

    Facelift tailights on a pre-facelift car

    Searching didnt help

    Has it been done? Links, articals?

    Thanks
  • MR 325
    Moderator
    • Oct 2003
    • 37828

    #2
    It's not even worth the trouble, they don't with without some serious cutting.
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    • chesster6969
      Grease Monkey
      • Oct 2003
      • 321

      #3
      Not without major body panel work. THe facelift tailights are a good size bigger than the prefacelift taillights.
      Couldnt you just get MHW tails to get a better looking ass?

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      • Matto
        E30 Modder
        • Jan 2004
        • 800

        #4
        Originally posted by chesster6969
        Not without major body panel work. THe facelift tailights are a good size bigger than the prefacelift taillights.
        Couldnt you just get MHW tails to get a better looking ass?
        Get a better ass not a bigger one.

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        • Jordan
          R3V OG
          • Oct 2003
          • 12911

          #5
          New taillights look like shit. Why would you want to ruin a superior early e30 with the later tails?
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          • Erick
            Official R3V Drifter
            • Oct 2003
            • 11169

            #6
            It's the only thing they have that looks better than a later model e30. For that get a later model e30.
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            • T.Dot E30
              E30 Addict
              • Mar 2004
              • 536

              #7
              Originally posted by Jordan
              New taillights look like shit. Why would you want to ruin a superior early e30 with the later tails?
              how is an early e30 superior? metal bumpers? urs doesn't count. Its either metal bumpers or lower fender arches.

              I guess mine is the worst, lower rear arches, metal bumpers, later tails

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              • Ryan Stewart
                I Love Miatas
                • Oct 2003
                • 8978

                #8
                We p0wnz j00! Deal wit it!
                Im now E30less.
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                • Jordan
                  R3V OG
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 12911

                  #9
                  The early body is superior.

                  Nice tails, and the higher rear arches.
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                  • T.Dot E30
                    E30 Addict
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 536

                    #10
                    True the higher rear arches does make it more desiriable if you wanna fit wide rubber, or wanna go low without tuckage.

                    But I think a rake and rolling the fenders, is easier than ur bumper swap.

                    The tails are jus perference i guess, they pretty much look the same. I guess with the early ones look more/are the same as m3s

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                    • Jordan
                      R3V OG
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 12911

                      #11
                      Originally posted by T.Dot E30
                      But I think a rake and rolling the fenders, is easier than ur bumper swap.
                      Rake looks horrible IMO, and rolling the fenders wont help. They are too low!.

                      Slammed later e30's look like shit because they can tuck 14's.
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                      • Ryan Stewart
                        I Love Miatas
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 8978

                        #12
                        Ive never really figured out where that trend came from. ALL new cars have a lower rear arch on them. It always looks like the back is sagging on it.

                        I personally hate both lights. lights in general ruin the lines of the car. That is why I like all smoked or all red. Hide that shit. Yet another reason why I never understood the jewerly Bangle lights and Altezzas.

                        Lights are a nessecary evil.
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                        • trent

                          #13
                          Originally posted by T.Dot E30
                          I guess mine is the worst, lower rear arches, metal bumpers, later tails
                          You forgot to add 4 DOOR to your list.

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                          • DanGillan
                            R3V Elite
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 4061

                            #14
                            i like 4-doors, and I actually like the late tail lights better than early, i guess im the only one, meh. the only advantage of an early model (in my opinion) is the higher arches, everything else, the late model is superior (in my opinion).
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                            • Brew
                              No R3VLimiter
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 3060

                              #15
                              Originally posted by DanGillan
                              i like 4-doors, and I actually like the late tail lights better than early, i guess im the only one, meh. the only advantage of an early model (in my opinion) is the higher arches, everything else, the late model is superior (in my opinion).
                              Nah, you're not the only one. I think the early tails look goofy.
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