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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 09:00 PM
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Are there any companies out there that make a direct replacement tail light for the c7?
Maybe a oval led tailight in the original housing?
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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 09:54 PM
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I've seen altered rear taillights before on here over last 4 years. Not impressed at all. I have to admit coming from the round taillight era and a C6. The rear of the C7 looks proportionally correct with those stealth fighter looking taillights imo.


do you not like the design?
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^ I can't imagine doing the above to a C7, but to each his/her own.
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Stupid... It's a new generation and with new comes changes..
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The only thing I would change on the C7 lights is making them LED. I'd love to see an LED style light, it can look the same but I think it would look more modern. Lol I don't know, just something I've always thought it should have had.
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I like the stock tail lights - but haven't seen any other kits out there that look as good.
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You can tweek it any way you like without ruining yours. I like mine just the way it sits.
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Originally Posted by Quik Z06
The only thing I would change on the C7 lights is making them LED. I'd love to see an LED style light, it can look the same but I think it would look more modern. Lol I don't know, just something I've always thought it should have had.
Aren't the tailights already LED? That is why they flicker when they are recorded.

The thing I would change is the looks of the rear vents. I think they could have been styled different to not be part of the tail-light.

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Exactly.
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Stupid... It's a new generation and with new comes changes..
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All lights on the C7 are LED except the headlights which are Bi-Xenon, and the license plate light and 2 lights in the hatch/trunk.

Tail lights, brake lights and turn signals are all LED.

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Originally Posted by ~Stingray
Aren't the tailights already LED? That is why they flicker when they are recorded.

The thing I would change is the looks of the rear vents. I think they could have been styled different to not be part of the tail-light.
yep... look at some of my pics lol






notice the right taillights?



now mine is on in the pic and Matt's white C7 is off




voila!
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Originally Posted by 2K14C7
All lights on the C7 are LED except the headlights which are Bi-Xenon, and the license plate light and 2 lights in the hatch/trunk.

Tail lights, brake lights and turn signals are all LED.
Yep, and one of the first inexpensive mods done by many is to swap out the license plate and match/trunk lights to LEDs.
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Originally Posted by Quik Z06
The only thing I would change on the C7 lights is making them LED. I'd love to see an LED style light, it can look the same but I think it would look more modern. Lol I don't know, just something I've always thought it should have had.
They already are LED's
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Originally Posted by MSG C5
Yep, and one of the first inexpensive mods done by many is to swap out the license plate and match/trunk lights to LEDs.
Yep, and I did that mod long ago.
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Originally Posted by nickli
Are there any companies out there that make a direct replacement tail light for the c7?
Maybe a oval led tailight in the original housing?
To each his own.
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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 07:10 PM
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Lol, I guess I should have explained myself better. I think the lights look ok, but I don't like how they seem to project off the reflector and not be crisp. I'd prefer a tight solid line. Here's an example of what I'm talking about.

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I wouldn't use a CLA as a reference point for anything, except as a cautionary tale.
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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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Lol, I know but I'm just saying...I like the lights a bit cleaner I guess.
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