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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 05:39 AM
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lsat thing i did for the weekend was to install the clear side marker... it's also pretty easy and i have to say the car now stands out even more

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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 05:40 AM
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tried amber light bulbs, but it's weird....
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 05:40 AM
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still like the polarg m4 superwhite i put in more
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 08:45 AM
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nice man.. your blue on your car is out of this world!!

i love that color do damn much!!!

HIDs grill and side marker lookin good man
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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Hey Rominl,

Nice mods. I like the grill and the sidemarkers. I did the same to my grill not too long ago. As for the sidemarkers, I had the clear but removed them. They have a very weak seal and water tends to migrate into them causing a lot of moisture build up.

Looking good, these little and relatively cheap mods, can totally alter the look of your car and of course good for about an extra 50 rwhp


I never saw anyone go through the fog light to change the clear markers. Nice way of doing it.
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 12:09 PM
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Looks really good man!
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 12:42 PM
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Hey Rominl,

Nice mods. I like the grill and the sidemarkers. I did the same to my grill not too long ago. As for the sidemarkers, I had the clear but removed them. They have a very weak seal and water tends to migrate into them causing a lot of moisture build up.

Looking good, these little and relatively cheap mods, can totally alter the look of your car and of course good for about an extra 50 rwhp


I never saw anyone go through the fog light to change the clear markers. Nice way of doing it.
yeah, the car became so much faster after the mods
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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very nice man..

how do you like quality of side markers itself? 'cause i know some people wasn't very happy with their quality.. also where did you buy your m4 lights from?
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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Where did you get the clear side marker lights from? I'm thinking about switching mine too but my fog lights are yellow too. I want them to be white also.
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 03:04 PM
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oh the quality is actually pretty good, much better than what i expected. it's smooth and the back side of the side marker fits the body pretty well (it's not scratching the body, but there is no gap at all). the place where you lock the bulbs is pretty nice too.

i got it for 30 bucks from a local speed shop that i always go. i got my m4 there for 8 bucks a pair. for 38 bucks and 10 mins install i can't complain i dunno, but what's the running price for a quality set of clear side marker on the net?? how about the polarg m4 bulbs?? i didn't even have to pay tax coz' i used cash.

Sam Khoury, for white fogs, if you have stock hid and you wanna match them, you can probably go with the piaa extreme white, it's pretty good. but if you have 6000k and higher you can forget about it....
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 03:55 PM
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where can i find similar clear sides online?

also, if you still want the amber bulbs, you can paint the tops of the bulb with a silver paint (dont know exactly what kind) so it appears to be a white light, but when it's on it's amber.
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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Originally posted by jefe
where can i find similar clear sides online?

also, if you still want the amber bulbs, you can paint the tops of the bulb with a silver paint (dont know exactly what kind) so it appears to be a white light, but when it's on it's amber.
yeah, i'd like to know the running price too

hehe actually don't think amber bulbs are good at all superwhite all the way for me
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 04:48 PM
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I found this site selling them.

http://store.autotoys.com/cgi-bin/wf...XUSCLEARBUMPER

Here is a pic of theirs installed.

http://www.autotoys.com/New_Tech/DIY...rkers_194.html

Here are a couple of other sites selling them.

http://www.xtremewhite.com/ORD-Auto~...21-1-1-1-1.cfm
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/lexuspar...ronbumcle.html

I think the last one is a site that many people have advised against buying from because of poor experiences. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 06:51 PM
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looking good henry, whats next on the list?
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Old Sep 4, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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Lexusgrill.com also sells the lights. Got mine a few days ago. It really made a difference in appearance. I'm satisfied.
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