They were played out from 2nd one. They are like black wheels with chrome lips, everyone has them and thinks they are "mr original" and truthfully, most of them are poorly executed. Fortunately for the original poster, his execution was quite good, the LED's are actually in a straight line. Blindingly bright LED's arent "cool" for other drivers, they aren't effective at all, and most of the time look like crap. Automotive "fads" are started by someone very creative, but then poorly imitated by everyone and their brother. This time, the "fad" was started by an elite German car manufacturer who put it in their flagship supercar. After that, they ruined it by putting it in every single car they make; soon after that, people started wanting to have those "cool" lights like their rich neighbor's Audi.
Edit: I didnt mean to offend anyone with any of my statements, I am just stating my personal opinion. Feel free to call me and *** or whatever name you deem fit.