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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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im looking at buys some smoked clear corners for my car. i saw them on afterthoughtsauto.com for $58.

are those any good or are they too expensive.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Ebay.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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If your going to smoke the clear corners why don't you just smoke the stockers? Sorry if I'm missing something here.
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Originally Posted by 99zee
If your going to smoke the clear corners why don't you just smoke the stockers? Sorry if I'm missing something here.
doesn't come out good.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 99zee
If your going to smoke the clear corners why don't you just smoke the stockers? Sorry if I'm missing something here.
no not smoke my stock ones here ill post a link.

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/cam...ck-lights.html
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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ebay for about half shipped.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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You can find them much cheaper on ebay. You can buy the corners and the rear bumper lights for the prics that afterthoughts sells them for.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-02...Q5fAccessories
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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nice links, thanks man.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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how is the quality of the ebay ones? i bought a set elsewhere and they had a bad problem collecting moisture. so everytime it rained or i washed the car they got water in them.
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i read somewhere that people were having problems with them melting, but im not sure.
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Originally Posted by bmxbandit
how is the quality of the ebay ones? i bought a set elsewhere and they had a bad problem collecting moisture. so everytime it rained or i washed the car they got water in them.
They come from the same manufacturer depending on the style. I always reseal a set of corners just to be safe.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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There isn't anything wrong with ebay check them out.....
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just put mine on from afterthoughtsauto.com and can't complain.

easy install, good fitmant. but havn't had them long enough to have any issues with water moister or melting. I did notice the sockets for the bulbs taking my stockers out were already melted some so i believe that's a problem from GM not the design companies.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by twitchtwice
no not smoke my stock ones here ill post a link.

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/cam...ck-lights.html
Okay, I gotcha
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I have them in my car. They collect water inside the housing and blow out your lights. I got fix though. I drilled small hole in the lowest corner of the housing where the water would drain instead of gettting collected inside.
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Originally Posted by bene
I have them in my car. They collect water inside the housing and blow out your lights. I got fix though. I drilled small hole in the lowest corner of the housing where the water would drain instead of gettting collected inside.
i was thinking about sealing them with rtv sealant when i buy a pair? think that would work?
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
i was thinking about sealing them with rtv sealant when i buy a pair? think that would work?
My first set were all clear and I didn't have to seal them at all, now I got a set of the "smoked" ones and I RTV sealed them. Car is down for winter so I won't know until April sometime.
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
i was thinking about sealing them with rtv sealant when i buy a pair? think that would work?
I did that. What I gathered, the leak is where you twisted the bulb into the housing.
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Originally Posted by bene
I did that. What I gathered, the leak is where you twisted the bulb into the housing.
hmmm maybe a lil there as well?
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