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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Ok guys i have a 2001 z28 and im looking at picking up some aftermarket side marker lights to replace the yellow and red ones. Whick would look better a smoke black or a clearish?


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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...item35a42449c9

smoke:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...item5ad40f2689

and can anyone tell me if these are just total ****?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...item27ac4ba70e
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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what color is your car black or nbm? i think the clear look good.

if you want hid bulbs get a hid kit
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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what color is your car black or nbm? i think the clear look good.

if you want hid bulbs get a hid kit
my car is black with stock lights clear i think would loog good too but i just ordered black chrome c5 wheels?
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dride76
my car is black with stock lights clear i think would loog good too but i just ordered black chrome c5 wheels?
that should look good aswell either way you can't go wrong.

i also got a black ss and was wondering what color i want stock ones black or white lol
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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hey i have done some research cuz i am in the same boat

parasitesingle is a good seller bought my T/a light from him, but do ur self a favor and find a seller who's Side markers dont have that clear circle in the back IMO looks alot better

i m picking up BLACK headlights and smoked markers on my Pewter Z

BTW clear = show car and smoke= street car IMO
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hey i have done some research cuz i am in the same boat

parasitesingle is a good seller bought my T/a light from him, but do ur self a favor and find a seller who's Side markers dont have that clear circle in the back IMO looks alot better

i m picking up BLACK headlights and smoked markers on my Pewter Z

BTW clear = show car and smoke= street car IMO
thanks man
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here's a couple pics of my car. the first two are when the fronts were black, the second two are clear, how it is now. i personally like the clear much more. nicer, cleaner look. i would only do black if i were going for a full on all black look. for the back side markers, i have gone through stock red, clear, then black, and now im back to red, which i like best with my setup (red calipers, side markers, and tails- check the sig) but if i were you, i'd probably go with the black rears. i dont like the way the clear stands out so much...looks like a randomly placed rectangle on the car, just like when people put black side markers on certain colored cars.



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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
here's a couple pics of my car. the first is when the fronts were black, the second is clear. i personally like the clear much more. nicer, cleaner look.



as she sits now.

your car is very very nice man i have a question where did you get that grille in the pic with the black marker lights?
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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those "hid" bulbs are worse than the stock ones. a HID kit is at least 80 bucks
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Dride76
your car is very very nice man i have a question where did you get that grille in the pic with the black marker lights?
thanks. heres a link for the grill. im not sure if this is the same seller, but it is the same grill, and around the same price as what i paid like 3-4 years ago.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...Q5fAccessories
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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or you could just VHT them.
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Either way would look good and clean. If I had a black car, I'd like everything black to murder it but then again black + clear lights + chrome wheels = ****
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Dride76
and can anyone tell me if these are just total ****?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...item27ac4ba70e
Those are not HID. They are just blue painted bulbs.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:03 AM
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If you go with the clear, get the Depo ones. There MUCH nicer than the Euro BS. There made IDENTICAL to the stockers except clear. WELL worth the extra $$ and they look factory unlike the others.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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If anyone is looking for front and rear clear lenses for 98-02 ls1's check out e-bay motors. Just type in ( 98-02 pontiac firebird clear front + rear side marker) You should then be able to order them both as a package without the B.S of tryin to find them separate, and i believe they are around 54 bucks for the pair.
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