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I have noticed that their are a couple of us on the site looking for alezzas for the Vibe. I received notice today from APC that they should be out by the end of Summer (we can hope). SO my question is what style lights do you want?

Definitely need tails!

And why would you say these suck?! They are sweet!!

Gaudy, tacky, tasteless and downright ugly.

To each their own. I'll be first in line. (Without the carbon fiber look, though. Changed pic.)

quote:Gaudy, tacky, tasteless and downright ugly.That is what I said when I first saw altizzas. They always look out of place. Fact is...I HATE the stock tail lights because of the tacky yellow stripe on them. It looks horrid in any dark color (Neptune/Abyse). I would buy the ones above, but would paint that ugly grey, blue to match my car.Ahem......THE YELLOW SUCKS!!!! It is a tacky design mistake that is one of the only disadvantages the Vibe has oppossed to the Matrix. I feel better now.

Yeah, I think they are that flat black so they can be painted. That would look so sick with body color paint on it!

quote:I HATE the stock tail lights because of the tacky yellow stripe on them.Yellow stripe? First of all, it's Amber, not yellow, and second, it's called the turn signal lens, not a stripe. While red turn signals are legal in America, there are other countries where they are required to be amber. I'm sure it was done because the Vibe is sold in those countries as well as America.

I would buy the ones above, but would paint that ugly grey, blue to match my car.That is what I told the guy from APC. I hope they come out with the 3-D lights. Right now the Matrix just has the basic clear tailights. (yuck)

I'm sure they will come out with more than one design. I remember when they first became popular, they looked like headlights. No red lenses or anything, just a smokey white colored plastic that needed red bulbs that lasted a month at tops. Now those were nasty.

quote:Gaudy, tacky, tasteless and downright ugly. AND MULTIPLY THAT TIMES 3----I wouldn't be seen with those on my Vibe.

Thanks for clearing that up, Scott. I was wondering what they meant by a 'yellow' stripe.

quote:Yellow stripe? First of all, it's Amber, not yellowOops! I called my Neptune Vibe, Blue. Sorry for the mix-up. Yes, it probly is for sale to other countries so I see your point. But the Matrix doesn't have the Amber turn signal, so I figured it could be done for the vibe as well. I did not originally want anything called Altizzas on my vibe, but they are the only replacement tail-lights to be found. I just dislike the Amber stripe....

quote:Oops! I called my Neptune Vibe, Blue.Neptune is just the name Pontiac gave to the color blue. Amber, however is a totally different color than yellow. Yellow is a primary color while amber is a orange/brown tinted yellow.quote:But the Matrix doesn't have the Amber turn signal, so I figured it could be done for the vibe as well.Remember, the Matrix isn't sold in Japan, a slightly revised version of the Vibe (named the Voltz) is. Also, the lighting systems of the Matrix and Vibe are different. I know the Matrix has seperate low and high beam headlights where the Vibe has a single low/high bulb. I'm not 100% sure but I think the Matrix uses the brake lights as the rear turn signals while the Vibe has seperate bulbs for the brake lights and the rear turn signals.

The Altezza's in the pic look very nice. I just hope they come in chrome so that I won't have to paint mine black, er Abyss, no wait Dark Gray Metallic... What's that they're already dark gray? I'm so confused, I just know that I want that ugly amber/yellow/brown mixed with yellow stripe gone so my car will go as fast as a rice-burning civic...

quote:I'm so confused, I just know that I want that ugly amber/yellow/brown mixed with yellow stripe gone so my car will go as fast as a rice-burning civic... The yellow primary/brown mix Amber Stripe of DOOM reduces your HP by at least 10. I put duct tape over it and my quarter mile times were much better.

quote:The yellow primary/brown mix Amber Stripe of DOOM reduces your HP by at least 10. I put duct tape over it and my quarter mile times were much better. ROFL!!!!So If I get the 3d Altezzas that would give me how much extra HP??? I want to hit 500HP. I already 60 Chiquita banana stickers on my hood. So I gotta be hittin' 300 HP soon, right Flip Side??

quote:The yellow primary/brown mix Amber Stripe of DOOM reduces your HP by at least 10. I put duct tape over it and my quarter mile times were much better. All you need to do is put a sticker on the side of your car, saying Eibach, PIAA, Injen, etc, and with each one of those, it will give you 10 HP! No bull!! Thats why they do that!

quote:I already 60 Chiquita banana stickers on my hood. So I gotta be hittin' 300 HP soon, right Flip Side??Well...I use Del Monte banana stickers, but to each his own. Back to the tail lights though, I would definately get em if they are a good quality and they dont have the chrome/silver framing the normal altizzas have.

I Agree!! No cheesy chriome altezza's That's why I like the new 3D lights. They look unique just like the Vibe.

The 3d Altezzas are nice. There's too much regular Altezza on the road (espcially Civic and Integra). I think I will get a pair and paint them to fit the colour of my car.

Can you say RICE.

Rice? What's up with that? Looks like you're all about Toyota. Last time I checked, all their balance sheets still tallied all their corporate income and expenses in yen. ???

quote:Can you say RICE.Rice.

quote:Can you say RICE.While I agree with you, since you're "Mr. Toyota" and like to badmouth our Pontiacs, wouldn't that make you the Pot calling the Kettle black?

Oh great, another topic that's about to get shut down. Nice avatar BTW - what is it?

quote:Oh great, another topic that's about to get shut down. Nice avatar BTW - what is it?Woo-Hoo!!! Anime Avatars Kick ***!!!

Christopher Lowell and Richard Simmons, now there's a match made in hell!!!

Someone likes posting pictures to get their points across. LoL

quote:Oh great, another topic that's about to get shut down.I'm such an instigator, LOL!quote:Nice avatar BTW - what is it?Masakazu Katsura's "Shadow Lady".There isn't much on the web about it but here's one good site:http://www.geocities.com/morecrazymc/sh ... wlady.html

Its so appropriate I just cant help myself.

quote:Gaudy, tacky, tasteless and downright ugly.Yup, sounds about like what I want. My favorite tail lights are on the Altima. My second favorites are on the Saturn Ion sedan. Gimme chrome tubes under clear plastic. No stickers. No CAI. Just glitz and wretched excess.BTW, the tail light's amber turn signals can be done with amber bulbs under clear lenses, can't they? They certainly do that at the front of a lot of cars.

LOL. See, those lights I dont like. I dont like chromie look on the tails. Now, the 3D lights I posted a picture of are nice, and can be painted to blend in. And it seems the majority agree.

quote:Its so appropriate I just cant help myself. I may have a toyota but like i said before"I'm not into show just go" and I have to agree 100% with you LocDog altezzas are crap and not to mention low quality. I'm sure alot of us have seen some fogged up altezzas before.

Hey Toyota. Did you make the Animated GIF in you sig? If so, what did you use?? Thanks.

quote:Hey Toyota. Did you make the Animated GIF in you sig? If so, what did you use?? Thanks. Just search the net for a gif that you like and just copy the link to it and put it under image in you signature and not under link.

Umm, I know that! There is no one made that fits what I want. Ah well, thanks anyway.

Try google and just write the name of the anime you want and something you like may pop up(just be patient cuz it took me a long time to find one that I liked).

Made my own.

Looks good. Where are you hosting it?

Hey guys can you please move the post on the for the anime links to a different forum. I have e-mail APC with this link so they can see the results of the poll and what people had to say. (Nice anime though!!!) I'm just trying to keep the topic going. Thanks.

I wouldn't mind something a little different for the Vibe. I think the lights on the back look GM truck like. Personally I would like to see something similar to what's on my Mazda6. The tail lights are mainly red, but the parking and turn signals are clear. The turn signal has an "amber" bulb. I'm not a fan of the completely clear Altima lens since it doesn't flow well with the car IMO. On the other hand, the Matrix's tail lights have a pink shade to part of them which I don't care for either. I orignally liked them, but after seeing the same Matrix in the lot at work for 6 months, I've actually grown sick of the pink.

quote:If they come out with clear and a solid read ones, I would consider getting a pair.I agree. Other than that no one should bother, IMO... my avatar pretty much says it all!

I DEFINITELY WANT ALTEZZAS!!! I really like the ones on the Altima and the Lexus Mini SUV. I prefere a chrome background to match my silver VIBE! If anybody finds any, could you please let me know?

I know it's a personal opinion thing but I agree with NY Pete: I love the Altima but hate the tail lights. Same for the Lexus and the Ford Lightning.

why would people want tailights that dont match thier headlight. those 3-d's are hideous .however the altima style tailights "euros" apc calls them .they match our headlights pefectly. clear cover(i think our headlights are a little smoked though)round light housings that are chromed. this tailight tread started cause headlights were clear and people wanted the rear to match .somebody should copy the headlight design completely.and then put the red lenses in the appropriate spots.these i would buy.

tailight trend its spoused to say(see above)

:: opens mouth. Inserts foot:: Great weather we're having here in PA!!!

LoL I was wondering what icon you were reffering to. Ummm, lets say it's a mixed drink...Red Death maybe?