LED Rear Lights

**September 02, 2008, 10:55:08**

Found these on eBay - they are from South Korea. They look different to the ones Hemmi has fitted. Pitty most of the detail is in Korean. My Korean is not all that good.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HYUNDAI-i30-FULL-LED-TAIL-LIGHTS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122QQcategoryZ33716QQihZ007QQitemZ170257364385QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V

Bob

i30mania · **Reply #1: September 02, 2008, 12:56:07**

the price is acceptable, I am thinking of getting one pair.

YOSOYPEPO · **Reply #2: September 02, 2008, 22:00:57**

Great!!!! i like it

Hemmi · **Reply #3: September 03, 2008, 09:53:12**

They look good, but I prefer the original design, this one looks like the bmw 1 series lights,

The top of the lights looks like painted black, so will this only look good on a black car?

Alesand · **Reply #4: September 03, 2008, 11:23:26**

I guess it is not painted black but more like a window.

YOSOYPEPO · **Reply #5: September 03, 2008, 12:44:20**

Quote from: "Hemmi"

They look good, but I prefer the original design, this one looks like the bmw 1 series lights,

The top of the lights looks like painted black, so will this only look good on a black car?

is true

awj2005 · **Reply #6: September 04, 2008, 12:06:06**

Hi, you could prob paint them a diff colour i hope... i wouldnt mind a set but yeah a diff colour would be nice would look good at night with any colour but yeah plz a diff colour

ash

slimbimjim · **Reply #7: September 07, 2008, 11:06:31**

I like these! I am bookmarking this for my 'i30 purchase extras' if I do decide to buy an i30!

Hemmi · **Reply #8: September 09, 2008, 01:12:24**

I found some photos, its not black it looks like glass.

Dazzler · **Reply #9: September 09, 2008, 10:49:55**

My guess is some sort of smoky coloured plastic... They don't look too bad I.M.O.

**Reply #10: September 09, 2008, 12:03:31**

I'm with Dazz. They would look good on my white i30 with the tinted rear window. It would make it look like the rear window wrapped around above the lights.

Bob

Shame · **Reply #11: September 10, 2008, 00:10:55**

Thanks for posting the pic. The tall tail lights is the only exterior feature i'm not a real fan of on the i30 so i'm seriously considering getting a set of these tail lights.

Dazzler · **Reply #12: September 10, 2008, 10:02:55**

Hi Shame..

Looks like your avatar has gone the same place as eye30's ?

The tall rear tail lights grow on you when you've had the car a while (well they did with me anyway)

But... I still like the wrap around look these lights give...

Shame · **Reply #13: September 11, 2008, 04:04:54**

Quote from: "dazzling_darryl"

Hi Shame..

Looks like your avatar has gone the same place as eye30's ?

The tall rear tail lights grow on you when you've had the car a while (well they did with me anyway)

But... I still like the wrap around look these lights give...

Thanks for the heads up - i don't display Avatars at work so i was unaware it'd gone missing.

I agree, the wrap around look is great. The other 3 pics are viewable today, i reckon i'm pretty much sold.

**Reply #14: September 11, 2008, 07:44:49**

I think they looks pretty sweet, and I am very tempted. The wife even thought they looked pretty good...

awj2005 · **Reply #15: September 15, 2008, 12:18:18**

Hi guys i decided to go onto a korean auction site and i found something they arnt led rear lights but they look good if u want to see them go to this website:
http://itempage3.auction.co.kr/DetailVi ... m2=through

cheers
ash

EymaTeapot · **Reply #16: September 15, 2008, 12:31:19**

G day, Ash,

Checked out that site, couldnt say I could make much sence of most of it, wish I'd paid more attention in Korean classes at school.

I found the segment on the rear spoiler amusing. It has diagrams with arrows showing how the spoiler changes the air and presumable helps create downforce and improves the handling. I put a spoiler on my i30, but I am sure it is purely cosmetic and does little to improve the dynamics of the car.

Thumper · **Reply #17: September 30, 2008, 01:17:51**

Totally changes the look of the i30.

More images to come.

8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Hemmi · **Reply #18: September 30, 2008, 01:54:47**

hey Thumper is that your i30? did you have to replace the hazard relay ?

Thumper · **Reply #19: September 30, 2008, 02:10:38**

Yes it is, and no I didn't have to replace it.

Tail lights are plug and play (IE: Just unbolt old ones, replace with new ones.)

The new LED ones come with load resistors that remove the annoying quick flash of the indicators, and no blown tail light indicator shows on the dash during operation.

As you can see by the above picture there are two boxes that plug into the lights that simulate a load for the flasher circuit.

Works very well.

All up, took my 5mins per side to change the lights.

Hemmi · **Reply #20: September 30, 2008, 02:15:40**

nice

I wonder if I could get this load resistors somewhere for my lights so I wont get the blown tail light indication every time I break.

Thumper · **Reply #21: September 30, 2008, 02:19:40**

Two reasons why I purchased these LED tail lights, compared to others:

1) They have load resistors, so no issues with the electrics in the i30

2) They have proper red reflectors in them. Adheres to ADR's and keeps the boys in blue happy.

Thumper · **Reply #22: September 30, 2008, 02:23:07**

Quote from: "Hemmi"

nice 8-)

Hemmi · **Reply #23: September 30, 2008, 02:26:51**

Quote from: "Thumper"

Quote from: "Hemmi"
nice 8-)

thanks, my turn lights blink normal, but I guess this is what I need on the break light circuit, there are tons of electronic parts at work, maybe I'll create one myself

**Reply #24: September 30, 2008, 03:15:45**

Damn they look sweet!

Oh I'm definitely going to think about getting some of those for BEZ...

**Reply #25: September 30, 2008, 07:51:36**

Thumper,

They look great. Agree with you when you say it changes to look (very BMW-ish). Having the load resistors is a fantastic idea.

Hemmi,

If you had those load resistors, I think you would have to change your indictor relay back to the origional Hyundai unit.

Bob

Thumper · **Reply #26: October 03, 2008, 02:22:45**

So far, two favorable votes (One from an i30 forum member, the other, another i30 owner not on the forum, yet)

I've even been asked if mine is a series two (Face lifted) version.

This far, no issues (Except I used a high pressure water gun, got some water in the lights. Found an air vent hole that didn't have it's cover fitted properly, must of moved in transit. All is good now)

I'm going to mod the LED lights, so that only the lower portion comes on for tail light function, then upper and lower comes on for brake light.

At night, they are extremely bright when you apply the brake!

The reverse lights are rather blueish/whitish.

Indicators are proper yellow (And bright)

The top section is smoked see through plastic, to a black plastic base. Looks like tinted glass, blends in well with the rear window.

Very easy to install.

In my honest opinion, looks a darn sight better than the original lights!

Dazzler · **Reply #27: October 03, 2008, 11:38:20**

They look great Thumper.

I tried to post my opinion a couple of nights ago but "Houston" we had a problem

EymaTeapot · **Reply #28: October 03, 2008, 11:46:12**

I have had the pleasure of seeing thumpers car with all mods in person, looks great

Hemmi · **Reply #29: October 03, 2008, 11:49:26**

Quote from: "Thumper"

2) They have proper red reflectors in them. Adheres to ADR's and keeps the boys in blue happy.

My led lights have the same reflectors as the original lights, are there any other led lights with no reflectors?

LED Rear Lights - Korea