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Old 09-07-04, 07:50 PM
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Question All 95-97 LS owners

Do your directionals stay on steady when your regular lights are on? No.... right?
Looks like his does unless it's just my imagination
Can't be just the reflection because the bumper lights are two completely different & sealed housing units unless of course he rewired them.

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https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...cat=505&page=1

Maybe it is just a refection since the Euro corner parking light end piece comes out. Reflecting back from that perhaps.

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Old 09-07-04, 08:28 PM
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What is the big deal ,Looks like he took pic just as light blinked.
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Originally posted by Lexkost
What is the big deal ,Looks like he took pic just as light blinked.
Possibly.

Any explanation why only three quarters of that corner parking light would be lit up then and not the entire housing? Not the directional but the corner light?
Old 09-07-04, 10:35 PM
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I can give you my example:
I got diamond clear corners from Japan. Clear lights have sockets for 2 bulbs: one in smaller piece and another in large piece. My original amber light assembly has only one bulb connected and smaller piece is just sealed. Aftermarket lights may have 2 or 1 sockets. It's up to you to put bulbs in these sockets.

I'll post pictures later from home.
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Originally posted by Vik
I can give you my example:
I got diamond clear corners from Japan. Clear lights have sockets for 2 bulbs: one in smaller piece and another in large piece. My original amber light assembly has only one bulb connected and smaller piece is just sealed. Aftermarket lights may have 2 or 1 sockets. It's up to you to put bulbs in these sockets.

I'll post pictures later from home.
But I have the same lights so I know how they light up and how the housing is set up.
They come with one bulb and one socket connection for each housing and the housing inside is completely open and should light up like mine do. His might just be defected is my guess.

Diamond clear corners are much nicer though and quite a bit more expensive, I'm sure you would agree since you have them.
Thanks for the suggestion by replying though.
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Originally posted by SharpLS-96
But I have the same lights so I know how they light up and how the housing is set up.
They come with one bulb and one socket connection for each housing and the housing inside is completely open and should light up like mine do. His might just be defected is my guess.
His assembly definitely has 2 bulbs and both lit as you can see on the picture.
I think it's angle he took shot from. Try it with your lights and you'll see same picture.

Diamond clear look better. I'll post pictures when my setup finished. Still waiting fo some parts.

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Old 09-08-04, 10:00 AM
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I'm with Lexkost on this one. I think he took the picture with his signals blinking.
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Originally posted by SharpLS-96
Take a look.
https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...cat=505&page=1


Those corner lights are completely different to the ones on my car.
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Originally posted by Losiho
Those corner lights are completely different to the ones on my car.
The lenses are clear rather than amber.
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Now if you kept the stock lights...there wouldn't be this confusion.

Speaking of the diamond clears...where are you guys getting them and at what price?
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Originally posted by RA40
Now if you kept the stock lights...there wouldn't be this confusion.

Speaking of the diamond clears...where are you guys getting them and at what price?
There are 2 types of clears. The normal ones which have the same grooves and then you have the diamond clears which are sort-of see-through (newer look).

I have the normal clears, but that's because when I got them, that's all they had!
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Originally posted by RA40
Now if you kept the stock lights...there wouldn't be this confusion.

Speaking of the diamond clears...where are you guys getting them and at what price?
Here's a pic
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Old 09-09-04, 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by Lexkost
Here's a pic
Yeah, those are the diamond-cut clear lenses.
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Those look nice. Where and how much? Are they appropriate quality for the car?
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Originally posted by RA40
Those look nice. Where and how much? Are they appropriate quality for the car?
Check out the gallery and other websites for pics. To buy it, you can get it at eBay. I got mine last year for $80. They're a lot cheaper now (but not the diamond clears). I have pics of mine in another thread called "Black Pearl or Chrome?" or something like that.
I'd like to get coated bulbs now that light up amber.


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