Light-bar upgrade for LE and SE

I drove behind a gray Gen 5 LE for a long time last night.

Conclusion: It looks like the tailight bulb burned out. It is an awful, awful design by Toyota. Why would you put a taillight lens without a bulb inside? It has no reflectors; so, it makes no sense whatsoever.

Eventually, I passed it, and the headlight design is equally awful. There are no yellow marker lights or accent lights visible from the front and the headlights look tiny, barely visible to other drivers. In contrast, the quad LED headlamps on my 2021 Prius Prime Limited are simply beautiful, and I have yellow marker lights visible from the front, accent LED lights, as well as driving/fog lamps. I have so many lights that when I am behind someone, it scares them, which should be the way it is for best visibility.

Why spend so much effort in designing an elegant shell but completely ruin the taillight and headlight design?

 

It is, of course, doable but neither cheap nor easy. I wouldn't bother doing it.

In any case, it is not nearly as bad as the Tesla Cybertruck's taillight.

Tesla Cybertruck’s light bar/taillight/brake lights/center high-mounted stop lamp | PriusChat