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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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well after a year of dealing with a shitty desigin, shitty quality and replacing 3 times i went back to the stock amber DRL's
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and i also put my strut tower brace in i like the twisties alot more than before!!!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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I am as well getting tired of the crapy quality of aftermarket turnsignals... They all leak.. Ive sealed the dam things twice and a tiny rain shower and its all fogged up... The yellow turn signals do look pretty sweet when lite up, I may be going back as well
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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dude i tried drilling holes in the bottom to let moisture escape . . . yeah that didn't work to me the amber looks alot better and i think it looks ricey now that i think about it. now the headlights i'm gonna keep lol but the clear ones were smashed with a hammer yesterday hahaha and are now in the garbage
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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In my personal opinion, that was a degrade. If you seal the corners up with silicone you won't have ANY problems.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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^ yea agree with brian they looked good dude, should have gotten some rtv and sealed those puppies shut. I must be real lucky cause mine dont leak . But congrats on the strut bar
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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If you guys hate the stock amber markers so much make yourself some lexan tinted covers for your stockers. No leaking prob plus you can take them off.

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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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i wanna get some for my rear side markers..where do you get those at?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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I made those too!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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^^yeah at least do what he did, because now your car doesn't look as good as it used to....Mine seal just fine....wash and rain, no problems
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Your car looked better with the clears, but I don't blame you for ditching them, I would to if I had that much trouble with them.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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I think your stockers look fine.

Congrats on the gf bar
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Vht...?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Iron Head
I made those too!
lol i know dude but where did you get the film from
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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Same place you get any window film from. Regular ol' window tint!!!
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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Definitely liked the clears better.
I sealed mine with clear silicone and I've never had any problem with moisture getting in.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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I always like the stock ambers.

They look nostalgic to me.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Iron Head
Same place you get any window film from. Regular ol' window tint!!!
o really, lol well thank you sir
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Old May 14, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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i sport ambers too. clears look good but mine fogged and leaked like a bitch, looked worse than my stockers! plus i got tired of replacing bulbs.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Sunset'01Z
i sport ambers too. clears look good but mine fogged and leaked like a bitch, looked worse than my stockers! plus i got tired of replacing bulbs.
yep that was the other thing i hated . . . for the guys who sealed it with silicone, when a bulb goes out does the silicone keep it attatched in anyway or is it just a solvent thats meant to block moisture and not meant be adheisive?
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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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Just go old fashioned VHT Thats what I did but the Lexan is looking better to me
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