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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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I bought an extra pair of front corner marker lights to make them red. I dont like the smoked or clear lenses look...so i thought I'd match them to the rear side markers.

Might be illegal, but nevermind that....do they look ok or? I cant decide if I like them or not. The running lights and signals show up red now, not pink. I sort of like how they go with the color of the car...



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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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i think it looks like poo...but if you like it ...**** it!!!...but if its gonna get you pulled over i dont think its worth it
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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i think it looks good nice touch...did you do them yourself...
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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They blend perfectly. But I don't like to draw extra attention to myself. Police love to bust people for little things like that.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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I like yellow. That's me. Red is better than clear. Good choice. F#ck the police, I'd leave it alone, If I had to change I'd put it back to yellow. -Joshua
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by monkey man
i think it looks like poo
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Not bad. But you will have a problem with the police. I'd just run with it, until you get busted!
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Not too bad, but maybe you'll just get a warning the first time you get caught.
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I think they look kinda cheap but honestly if you didnt tell me what I was looking for I dont think I would notice
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
I think they look kinda cheap but honestly if you didnt tell me what I was looking for I dont think I would notice
Thats exactly the look I am going for . Cheap? You mean $9.50 cheap? lol...thats all it cost to try it. It cant look any cheaper than orange. I dont care for clear becaus eit looks like someone ran into the car and broke out the lenses.



Yes, I did them myself.

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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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they look good, i wouldn't do it my self, but if it already had it on there i wouldn't mind, blends in good.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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I was sort of thinking of doin that to mine, but I have some clear ones ordered hoping they'll bring out a little of the polished accents I have on mine.

I think its kind of neat looking. If you get tired of them, they are easy to swap back for sure!
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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They look good IMO, very original and thats a good thing.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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I'm not really feeling it
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Not enough contrast IMO. I like the clear/smoked look just because it normally offsets the base coat and helps to compliment that. Not that it looks bad, but it just doesnt appeal to me.

And w/ the police question, as long as they're transparant enough to transmit light thru you should be ok. Even w/ clear bulbs (altho that could be a problem depending upon how tight your local PD, troopers are) as long as its emitting light it should be ok.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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I think clear would look better on red.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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Red looks hot man! I had to actually look for them, sweet!
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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My 1st thought was NO WAY. Pics of what do they look like turned on?
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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No No........
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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its your car do what you like man... honestly i would prefer the stock look though
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