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Old 05-13-2007, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tacomakid16
a company makes "stealth bulbs" that have a silver coating but when they are turned on they glow amber pretty cool thinking about buying some
http://www.performanceproducts4truck...um+Light+Bulbs (this is the link)
Sylvania also makes a product like this. There are blue when they are off, but orange when you use them. I had them in my Honda and they seemed to do the job, and kept the cops off my back from that point.


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Old 05-13-2007, 07:08 AM
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i have had a smashed corner light for a year and never gotten stoped for it in MA
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Originally Posted by guapo83
Whats wrong with clear corners? I think it cleans up the look of the front end, gets rid of the hideous amber lens.
To me, clear corners are a fad that came and went with The Fast and the Furious. I've always had a Japanese sports car, and as a result of The F&F, any sort of lighting mods begged for attention from the popo. That being said, however, trucks like your and Finks the clear corners have a factory look. I also like the smoked corners with the "JDM" headlights on a black truck.
Old 05-13-2007, 09:18 AM
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Clear corners are the present of most new cars and aren't really a fad,it's just a progression and it's a mod that rarely attracts attention from the cops except at night and using some silly color which will attract the po-po.

It's the rear tails that look cheezy and draw the most attention. Clear corners update the look on older cars and I rarely see that upgrade look bad as long as you use amber bulbs since the actual corners aren't noticeable except in the day.
Old 05-13-2007, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by X-AWDriver
Clear corners are the present of most new cars and aren't really a fad,it's just a progression and it's a mod that rarely attracts attention from the cops except at night and using some silly color which will attract the po-po.

It's the rear tails that look cheezy and draw the most attention. Clear corners update the look on older cars and I rarely see that upgrade look bad as long as you use amber bulbs since the actual corners aren't noticeable except in the day.
I agree, you only draw unwanted attention from the police when you put colors other than amber. The altezza tail lights have always looked cheezy to me as well. I do think the smoked altezza look alright on black trucks or any darker color
Old 05-13-2007, 01:25 PM
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For me there's no question at all, the clear corners are a must on older cars. You use the correct bulbs so you don't get the egg yolk effect, and it comes off proper. Thus, my first gen will have clear all around. Altezza's are a bad execution of a good idea. Most older taillights look dumb. They are all function and no fun. Altezzas try to fix this, but they are almost always over the top in their design. I wish there was a way to custom design your own on the web and have them made to order. Someone start it up.
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Originally Posted by X-AWDriver

It's the rear tails that look cheezy and draw the most attention. Clear corners update the look on older cars and I rarely see that upgrade look bad as long as you use amber bulbs since the actual corners aren't noticeable except in the day.
I agree 100%
Old 06-12-2007, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JEDI87
Mine from ebay are the same quality as the stockers I pulled off of the runner.
Same here.
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i wish they made clear corners for first gen! Anyone know where I Can find those?
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I don't think having clear corners would pose much of a legal issue, but if you want to be technical, ALL vehicles by law in North America must have an amber retroreflector on the front side, and a red retroreflector on the side and back of the rear of the vehicle. Putting in amber bulbs into a clear corner does not make it legal since the amber retroreflector is still missing.

In North Americal, parking lights can emit either white or amber light. In the rest of the world, only a white front parking light is allowed.
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