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*MAD DOG*
02-06-2009, 06:47 AM
I was stuck at a set of traffic lights the other day behind a Yaris. The LB Yaris in front of me had it's brake lights on. It appeared to me to have 6 leds where my brake light has one bulb.

The one I was looking at had 6 leds in the shape of a hexagon with the sixth led in the middle of it. It was in a standard brake light.

Has anyone seen this before or know of where you can get such a thing?
spookz
02-06-2009, 11:09 AM
That is the 2009 Yaris's factory tail lamps. I have the same ones on mine. =)
whiteghetto
02-06-2009, 02:14 PM
pics to compare? can they be swapped?
IllusionX
02-06-2009, 02:35 PM
hexagonal brake leds??

geez.. was it a red hatchback ? haha but, i doubt my old car would've gone that far anyways.. :)
06-09 yaris in North America have 4 LEDs 3rd brake light.
http://illusionx.dyndns.org/Pub/echobrakeled.JPG
Red Horse
02-06-2009, 04:42 PM
My sedan has 1 freakin bulb.
Shroomster
02-06-2009, 05:11 PM
My sedan has 1 freakin bulb.

he is referring to the high mount third brake light....
Tamago
02-06-2009, 05:18 PM
The one I was looking at had 6 leds in the shape of a hexagon with the sixth led in the middle of it. It was in a standard brake light.


he is referring to the high mount third brake light....

doesn't really sound like it actually...
BLAZINBLUEVITZ
02-06-2009, 05:20 PM
doesn't really sound like it actually...

to me either. i thought he meant the tails.....
spookz
02-06-2009, 06:42 PM
Hold up I'll take a pic.. The AUDM 09 Yaris gets a 6 LED cluster as brake lights on each tail lamp..

Lights off..
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/EVAQ8/DSC02244.jpg
Lights on..
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/EVAQ8/DSC02246.jpg
Look ma! No bulbs! HAHA!
whiteghetto
02-06-2009, 07:20 PM
those look nice. wonder how easy it would be to swap?
spookz
02-06-2009, 07:25 PM
I would say if you decided to swap the entire 09 light assembly in, you would need an 09 rear bumper to make the lights sit flush. Otherwise it would tuck inside and your bumper corner near the hatch lid will be left protruding out..

Because the 09 tail light design flows smoothly into the hatch lid.
Tamago
02-06-2009, 07:40 PM
that's not a hexagon!!!!!

;)
*MAD DOG*
02-06-2009, 08:56 PM
Hold up I'll take a pic.. The AUDM 09 Yaris gets a 6 LED cluster as brake lights on each tail lamp..

Lights off..
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/EVAQ8/DSC02244.jpg
Lights on..
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/EVAQ8/DSC02246.jpg
Look ma! No bulbs! HAHA!

They are the ones and they look HOT!
Meteorite_Marty
02-06-2009, 09:54 PM
I was stuck at a set of traffic lights the other day behind a Yaris. The LB Yaris in front of me had it's brake lights on. It appeared to me to have 6 leds where my brake light has one bulb.

The one I was looking at had 6 leds in the shape of a hexagon with the sixth led in the middle of it. It was in a standard brake light.

Has anyone seen this before or know of where you can get such a thing?

Looking at spookz lights, thats a pentagon, not a hexagon shape. Nice lights anyhow.
Shroomster
02-06-2009, 10:35 PM
doesn't really sound like it actually...

I got illusionX's third brake light pic mixed up with Red Horse's quote my bad
YarisSedan
02-06-2009, 10:52 PM
I dunno i like the led look and then i dont. With a normal bulb it gives a clean all around illuminated look. With led it is not. But its each thier own personal styling prefernce.
Tamago
02-06-2009, 10:55 PM
I dunno i like the led look and then i dont. With a normal bulb it gives a clean all around illuminated look. With led it is not. But its each thier own personal styling prefernce.

i did a Kennworth taillight conversion on my xA back in the day.. let me see if i can get a clean pic of them brb
Tamago
02-06-2009, 11:22 PM
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/fatherdutami/P1010669.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/fatherdutami/P1010670.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/fatherdutami/P1010671.jpg
spookz
02-07-2009, 08:45 AM
Good work Tamago!

In regards to the 2009 LED lights, they look nice during the day, but at night they look even better. Well in my opinion anyway.

From a distance when they light up, it looks like a red ball of light. It's only up close that you'll notice they look like a pentagon with another bulb inside. =)
lilredrocket
02-07-2009, 01:21 PM
^ I think that looks better than the 6 led ones
eTiMaGo
02-08-2009, 02:28 AM
Tony, our OEM taillights here also always had the same LED pattern, it's strange, I thought all aussie cars also did!
*MAD DOG*
02-08-2009, 06:32 AM
Tony, our OEM taillights here also always had the same LED pattern, it's strange, I thought all aussie cars also did!

Nope pre 09 models have just a bulb up there :frown: