Tail Lights - The Evolution Of A Car Component

By Author: Louie Liu
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There was a time when tail lights were a humble car component that no one gave much thought about. They were simple lamps placed at the rear of the car which had to light up at night and let people in the following car know there was a car up ahead. In those days of relatively slow moving cars a little amount of light was more than enough and since the traffic was not much a car was just as easily heard as it was seen. However as the car's got faster the need for brighter tail lights emerged and from this started the journey of tail lights moving from being essentially a safety related component to becoming a major part of the car's styling.

Now why would the tail lights become a major part of the styling? It is understandable they became more important from a safety point of view as cars became faster and traffic went up. But surely there is so much else to the styling of the car and in any case tail lights are mostly meant to be seen only at night. Though the brake lights and the turn signals are seen by the day the full performance of the tail lights is only seen at night.

And yet tail lights are today a key ...
... part of the car's styling and the reason for this is due to the nature of their function. Tail lights are a very visible part of a car and at night almost the only component that can be seen from the rear and that means if a car has to look stylish the tail lights have to look stylish.

Today if you want stylish tail lights you have a great range of options to choose from such as the Altezza tail lights. These are tail lights with simple and elegant styling which make the car look classy. They are also referred to as Euro tail lights. If you want even more impact you can opt for Euro tail lights which use LEDs as a light sources. You can see the latest tail lights at www.ilovebodykits.com.

About Author :

Louie Liu has been in the car aftermarket products industry for 5years. He specializes in body kits, headlights, cold air intakes & other aftermarket products. You can learn more about Altezza tail lights and other tail lights at his site www.ilovebodykits.com.