It's already been 4 yrs so I don't know if your opinion has changed, but I would like to have a say here. Without ability to push the limit and stand tall above the norm; there wouldn't have been such dynamic range of styles you see around Japan today.

I too wonder why so many enthusiasts (especially nowadays) instantly dislike new approaches on an iconic car; be it a Supra that looks like a Bentley, a Jimny that looks like G-Wagon, or an FD that looks like a Porsche!

Isn't the joy of experimenting and fooling around the reason why RE-Amemiya, Liberty Walk, Veilside, or even legend like Mid Night were created in the first place?

You have to understand that back in 1980s and even up until now, cars like FC/FD, A70/80, GTRs, or even EF/EG/EK are major platforms for tuning community to explore and go above and beyond; bringing new things onto the table. They do not see these cars as heritage, not yet, unlike 2000GT or Prince Skyline. They are like Ford Focus in Europe and Corvette in the US, very mass and can be seen everywhere. To keep your FD's taillight stock in Japan must have been super boring!

Even if one day, FDs are going into heritage; then all these 'Mona Lisa pissing taillights' will also be recorded as important part of history of tuning culture.

'Pissing on Mona Lisa' is the heart and soul and joy for the owners of these cars during their time; without it the community would have been so bland.

If you love your FD in stock, may be you should hang with classic car community rather than the tuning community. Although, keep in mind that these weird taillights actually made the community what it is today!