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If you are just after the lights, expect to pay around $300

If you want the centre garnish as well, then the sky's the limit.

They are very hard to come by.

We had a set (with garnish) imported from Japan a while back, and it totalled around $370

Nispares do sell the import projector headlights, but I've never seen a set of import hotplates for sale there.

And for Skyline_Boys information, the hotplate lights aren't just "regular lights without covers". :P

Jap..

impottail.jpg

Aus..

s3tail.jpg

Although the later model Jap 31's have similar tail lights to the aus s3, the centre garnish it different.

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And for Skyline_Boys information, the hotplate lights aren't just "regular lights without covers". :D

I didnt really explain it right.

Where i said " they dont have the clear plastic cover " i ment the Japanese ones in the first pic.

but thats all sorted out now :P

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do the covers come off somehow ?

I have seen a car with the series 3 tail lights, and the owner has removed the outer plastic, and it looks crap.

It just looks like the car has been rear ended and not fixed.

If you can imagine what your headlights would look like without the glass..... then it's kind of the same effect.

It just looks 'broken' :)

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