Are we talking about the upper LED strip or the center section of the tail lights with the "SVX" script? Either way, test for power to the lights before going and buying parts. Are you getting a "Brake Lamp" or whatever it is light on the dash when you hit the brakes?
This is what your running/tail lights should look like:
And this is what the brake lights should look like: (Note that this is a JDM car. Yours will have the dimmer tail lights like my car above where his reverse lights are)
