They look awful to you, but Nissan isn't exactly struggling to move Altimas, so clearly they don't look awful to everyone. I find the new fang-face gracing all new Acuras looks bloody awful to me, but some people seem to like them.
Well, obviously SOME people like them. After all, the boy racers who bought the original aftermarket plastichrome units for their Hondas loved them. But putting them on a mainstream car just shows poor judgement and bad taste. To me, of course... (just so you wouldn't have to add that). One wonders how many Altimas are sold in spite of the plastichrome lights rather than because of them.