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Originally Posted by Tideland Prius
Hmm... the mirrors don't ring a bell, sorry.
Yeah it does but it's the more expensive single LED ones. Switching the smaller ones is cheaper even though you require a lot more of them. All new Toyotas now have LED 3rd brake lights (the 4 bulbs you see at the back are LEDs. They light up faster than the regular brake lights).
Wood trim is optional though.
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speaking of the 4-led brake lights... wtf on that. 4 widely spaced leds? even if they're luxeon leds, i still think they look a bit backwards when compared to some of the other 3rd led third brake lights from other toyotas, which seem to be a long and continuous row of run-of-the-mill smts at the very least- those look a lot cleaner imo. are 4-widely-spaced leds supposed to be more noticeable? or is it a matter of saving money?
/rant-on-extremely-minor-thing
and yeah, the current IS has leds for tail+stop. it's an unconventional setup as far as factory led tails go. the four outer ones (on both sides) are "dual filament" ultra-bright single LEDs (not actually "dual filament", but more like two different voltages to distinguish between high/low). the four inner ones seem to be of a less brighter LED, probably even a SMT. those serve only as taillights, and therefore of a single filament (or brightness in this matter). what irks me is the difference between thw two different types of leds- the brighter outer ones are definitely less focused and more spread apart, while the inner ones seem to be more focused, and are a dead giveaway as leds- sorta like four inner dots.
sorta related- cadillac used to have great led design. a good example was the early 2000's DTS. each taillight probably was composed of over 50 dual-brightness tails. it was a very nice continuous flow of red with very little breaks in between them. nowadays, manufacturers (including caddy) are going for more widely spaced leds in the tails and 3rd brake light as well as less diffusers to de-focus the leds (or no diffusers at all!). it seems as if they want the customer to know that there are fancy leds in the taillights.
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