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Old 08-21-2011, 05:18 PM
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Default Aftermarket blacked out turn signals

Anyone use these or have some pics installed on their car? I'm looking at two different options.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-02...item2c5eb95f55
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-02...item3a6974111b
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-02...item2c5eb408e4

I'm either going with one of those, or just tinting my stock ones. I'd like to see how those after market ones look on someone's car though!
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i had the clear ones on my car and couldent keep them from blowing bulbs cause of condensation i went back with my stock ones and never had a problem since.. if you want black marker lights on your car you can always use the oem ones and use VHT night shades that way your not having to replace bulbs all the time due to condensation
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bought the black ones...no results or pics yet.
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Originally Posted by LSwonMatt
i had the clear ones on my car and couldent keep them from blowing bulbs cause of condensation i went back with my stock ones and never had a problem since.. if you want black marker lights on your car you can always use the oem ones and use VHT night shades that way your not having to replace bulbs all the time due to condensation
I used a little bit of silicone around the rim of bulb and it keeps large amount of condensation out. I had to replace my last set because of same issue.
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Originally Posted by LSwonMatt
iif you want black marker lights on your car you can always use the oem ones and use VHT night shades that way your not having to replace bulbs all the time due to condensation
This. It's too easy to not do yourself with the stockers. I sanded the markings off, scuffed, cleaned, and then sprayed VHT and some clear coat.
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ill post pictures later of mine
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hoped those helped.
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I had those years ago. They're cheap and melt, then leak. I ended up wet sanding my stock yellow ones down smooth, then buffing them shiny. Then night shaded a few coats and they look awesome. That's what I'd do again.
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I have the black clear ones. To avoid the issues people above were having, I used LED switchbacks so i never have to worry about them melting the housing or blowing out. If you have issues with condensation, drilling a small hole in the bottom helps. I never had that issue with this set, an older set I had did though.

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They look sweet on your car, got any other pics close up of them?
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I had them on my old Z I use to DD. Had no problems out of the black housing/clear lens I had and looked really good. Friend bought the car, its been over 2.5 years and still no problems with them.




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I want to see some stock ones lightly tinted with vht...
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Tinting the stockers would be super easy, but I like the way they look. They have a sharp modern look to them that I wouldn't get by just having plain black stock ones. These are going to be the ones I get..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-02...item2c5eb408e4

But it looks like there is only one place for a bulb, on the side of the marker. On the others isn't there 2 spots?
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vht'd stockers
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Originally Posted by LSwonMatt
i had the clear ones on my car and couldent keep them from blowing bulbs cause of condensation i went back with my stock ones and never had a problem since.. if you want black marker lights on your car you can always use the oem ones and use VHT night shades that way your not having to replace bulbs all the time due to condensation
I had the clear ones on my old camaro and literally went through 20 bulbs a month cause they kept blowing up, now I know why.
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I had one eBay ones that loved blowing up my left turn signals. My brother on the other hand, hasn't had a problem.
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I tinted my side marker lights with VHT nightshade and all i did was wet sanded. sparyed. and cleared them up. I think thats the best way to do it, plus ist saves you time and money.
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Think I might just VHT mine signals/markers, wanted to get the smoked ones but dont really want to spend 50 bux.
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They're only 25 bucks for a pair
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i vht'd mine.


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