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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:17 AM
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help me decide.....

i've seen alot of thirdgens lately with clear markers.......some cars look good with them while others don't.

should i do it, i haven't seen a red car with them yet so i'm unsure on how it would look.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:43 AM
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I voted amber. I don't think your color car would look right with the clears.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 09:54 AM
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I voted amber too, I would have to see a pic of the clears before I decided.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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Post a pic of the area in question and someone i'm sure could photoshop it......
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:17 AM
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If your front turn signals are clear, then I would try the clear side markers, if not, then the amber. Clear signals have and still are used in European countries and have been for more than 50 years. I like clear because it looks brighter.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:21 AM
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I'm working on the same thing man. what I'm going to do is clear front ones (to match the headlights) and the red side markers to match the back markers. we'll see what it looks like :-)
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:35 PM
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Dont get clear cause if you did you would have to slap your self. You dont want to have to do that do you?
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:00 PM
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I vote amber, it blends better.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:02 AM
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I say Amber.......

Simply because it would make them stick out too much, if they were clear............
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 05:58 AM
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On your color .... Amber.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 05:43 PM
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I say Clear, but I have always hated the amber, always, always hated. I wish I could have gotten red lens for the front, but since they are illegal... For a while I had layered some deep red lens tape over the amber lens and you could not tell, but I have a red red, not a candy red.

I went with clear and red bulbs. I finished the look by hand making clear frt signals. They have red bulbs as well. I even took apart my rear lens to spray the back side to do away with the amber in them as well. Still has a slight cast when the sun shines directly on them, but it is still way less amber. I wanted to spray the outside to eliminate that completely, but the paint left a texture that was to obvious to get away with at shows (I tried on a broken test lens). Maybe later I will have the painter do it and then shoot them clear and buff them smooth.

Ok here is a side shot of my car since it is red and Kandied said he had not seen them on a red car.
Attached Thumbnails help me decide.....-field-side.jpg  
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 05:44 PM
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My rear lens since I mentioned them...
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 05:46 PM
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Car: 87 Red/Blk Bird loaded 3.4L & 700R4
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Lastly my frt clears:
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Old Sep 14, 2002 | 07:50 AM
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The clear light thing is a trend. I think it will go away eventually and you would regret changing them. Your car looks great as-is and gets plenty of attention. Go with the wheel change as you've mentioned and it will be even better.
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