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Old 06-06-2004, 03:39 PM
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BY LAW: Parking Lights MUST be amber. HOW COME??

I installed my DC clears today. D@mn. They look nice. But as I was replacing the white parking light bulbs with the amber ones, I thought to myself "Why do parking lights have to be amber?" Does anyone know why the law is the way it is?? Thanks.
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Old 06-06-2004, 03:41 PM
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becuase amber is the directional color on the fornt of car. other thing on the road or signs or some crap might have white lights and might be confused as another light......a cop told me that.

it is distracting compared to amber which is a softer light to look at at night, and you an see amber during the day.....

and it jiust looks better!
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White look ricey and cheap also.
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Yall 2 are on rocks......

amber licks *****!!!! hyperwhite > *
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Hyperwhite belong on civics, neons, cavaliers, and christmas trees, not on a maxima.
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Signs that warn something are usually orange. I was told they are orange to warn other drivers that a car is there..
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Originally Posted by Big D
Hyperwhite belong on civics, neons, cavaliers, and christmas trees, not on a maxima.


so so wrong.....amber is too old and worn out. Just like Jenna Jameson
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Originally Posted by bijan gxe


so so wrong.....amber is too old and worn out. Just like Jenna Jameson
Hyperwhite is rice, there is no argument.

If you're gonan talk about old and worn last time hyperwhite was cool was in highschool. Unless things are different around ur area..
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Originally Posted by Ludacris
Hyperwhite is rice, there is no argument.

If you're gonan talk about old and worn last time hyperwhite was cool was in highschool. Unless things are different around ur area..


Whattttttt??? Hyper white is the shiz nit man. I get a lot of compliments on my all of my hyper white bulbs, every single bulb in the car is Polarg except for glove compartment light, and vanity mirror lights. My car is no where near rice, Stillen Body kit, EVO5s, nothing ricey on it at all, well maybe the Z3 Fenders but that's it, even then they look conservative atleast to me lol. But hyper white is really really bright atleast at night and looks really unique. Everyone has amber, hyper white looks unique. The only time I say hyperwhites look bad is when they're on altezzas. Otherwise they're hot.
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Does the Back Turning signal has to be amber? or can it be hyper white?
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Amber or red.
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Originally Posted by HarrisH
Whattttttt??? Hyper white is the shiz nit man. I get a lot of compliments on my all of my hyper white bulbs, every single bulb in the car is Polarg except for glove compartment light, and vanity mirror lights. My car is no where near rice, Stillen Body kit, EVO5s, nothing ricey on it at all, well maybe the Z3 Fenders but that's it, even then they look conservative atleast to me lol. But hyper white is really really bright atleast at night and looks really unique. Everyone has amber, hyper white looks unique. The only time I say hyperwhites look bad is when they're on altezzas. Otherwise they're hot.
Your car may not be rice but hyperwhite is rice...
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its all good harrish. these comments are coming from guys in which one likes to argue and the other thought his amber and clear corners looked good together...

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You make no sense. In which? The ****. Dude, I had hyperwhites in headlights, clears and the clearance lights. I got sick of it when every POS looking ricer drove by with whites everywhere. That's when ambers replaced them. It looks better IMO. If he likes them, good. I'm saying I wouldn't want it on my car again.
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Originally Posted by enjetek
its all good harrish. these comments are coming from guys in which one likes to argue and the other thought his amber and clear corners looked good together...

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hahaha thats pathetic dude...so bc me and bigD disagree with your opinion its bc we like to argue. But if its someone that agrees with your opinion and argues against us its cool?
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Just ignore him luda. He's just gonna argue with you without ever making sense and contradicting himself in every post.
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Originally Posted by Big D
Just ignore him luda. He's just gonna argue with you without ever making sense and contradicting himself in every post.
Not much else to say..he owned himself with his own words.
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hyperwhites are not rice. i see ugly *** ricers drive by all the time with greddys, does that mean my exhaust is rice too?
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Amber parking lights rule!

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Old 06-06-2004, 09:53 PM
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lol ok since you dont understand this then here it goes...

why should we listen to you when you thinking mixing up your stock corners with clears looks good? talk about looking ricey youre one to talk. and as for wannabe big d, others have talked about you too so thats all i gotta say. lol

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p.s. since when did you two become a couple? lol

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no wonder you guys are sticking up for each other lol lol lol

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there is no need to fight over this...to each his own opinion....i think hyper whites outside the car are rice, but we all have alittle rice i know i do. and i have 2 hyper whote licence plate lights. i only use hyper whites where clear bulbs go like door, and dome, and little lights.
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Old 06-06-2004, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ManualMaxima
there is no need to fight over this...to each his own opinion....i think hyper whites outside the car are rice, but we all have alittle rice i know i do. and i have 2 hyper whote licence plate lights. i only use hyper whites where clear bulbs go like door, and dome, and little lights.
true true

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MY OPINION, i like dc clears with orange bulbs

edit: back on topic, in cali i think orange or white is ok in the front but in the back it has to be orange or red
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I've always wondered why the police give a sh_t about what color lighting is anyway? If you have ever been to Germany they use all kinds of different colored lights on the vehicles over there. I guess they look at it like if I have alot of colors or lights on the car, people are more likely to notice the car on the road & have a better chance avoiding an accident.
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umm hypercrap=cop magnet

to the honda peeps who think amber=JDM Ha! JDM my ****.

Amber blinkers and side lights just look good. I dunno why but white blinkers look funny to me.
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Originally Posted by 96stillen_max
hyperwhites are not rice. i see ugly *** ricers drive by all the time with greddys, does that mean my exhaust is rice too?
Thats a horrible comparision. How can you compare a performance part with a light bulb color?

This would be a better comparison since its the same subject (lighting that performs no function) "i see ugly *** ricers drive by all the time with altezzas, does that mean my altezzas are rice too?"
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Originally Posted by enjetek
p.s. since when did you two become a couple? lol

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no wonder you guys are sticking up for each other lol lol lol

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The only reason why I don't like DC with amber bulbs is cause you can see the bulb color in the reflection in the day time and it really ruins the look....other then that at night they are pimp....Im split -_-
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iansw lights however are just about as pimp as it gets....that actually looks good! If it is subtle like that then it works IMO.....
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Originally Posted by enjetek
lol ok since you dont understand this then here it goes...

why should we listen to you when you thinking mixing up your stock corners with clears looks good? talk about looking ricey youre one to talk. and as for wannabe big d, others have talked about you too so thats all i gotta say. lol

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sigh here we go again..

1. I think hyperwhites are rice...if you dont agree, then whatever...

2. I messed with my bumperlight setup bc I got into an accident and cracked one of my clear corner lenses...im sorry if you dont approve.

3. THe only person who ive ever had trouble with was BOSS. The org already knows his record...I mean hes been banned before for consistently flaming MANY others and talking out of his a ss. Hes followed me into threads only to post a flame toward me that was completely off topic and leave...that shows the maturity of ppl that "talk about me" and who youre bandwagon hating with.
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Originally Posted by Ludacris
sigh here we go again..

1. I think hyperwhites are rice...if you dont agree, then whatever...

2. I messed with my bumperlight setup bc I got into an accident and cracked one of my clear corner lenses...im sorry if you dont approve.

3. THe only person who ive ever had trouble with was BOSS. The org already knows his record...I mean hes been banned before for consistently flaming MANY others and talking out of his a ss. Hes followed me into threads only to post a flame toward me that was completely off topic and leave...that shows the maturity of ppl that "talk about me" and who youre bandwagon hating with.
That about wraps it up...luda said it nicely. Now we should prolly stop this thread b4 we get sum hardcore hatin.....agreed?
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Originally Posted by Maxima10to1
umm hypercrap=cop magnet

to the honda peeps who think amber=JDM Ha! JDM my ****.

Amber blinkers and side lights just look good. I dunno why but white blinkers look funny to me.
For the Honda guys amber does=JDM actually. Their amber corners, sidemarkers, etc. are real JDM parts...not the "JDM" parts we have.

But yea amber just looks good...



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Originally Posted by Nick7455
The only reason why I don't like DC with amber bulbs is cause you can see the bulb color in the reflection in the day time and it really ruins the look....other then that at night they are pimp....Im split -_-
Id rather see an amber reflection in the lense than the blue reflection hyperwhite lights give
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Yea.....tru...most of them do. What kinda ambers do you have in there? 194 LED or is a specific kinda like the inverted kind on this site?

http://superlumination.com/194.htm
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Originally Posted by Nick7455
Yea.....tru...most of them do. What kinda ambers do you have in there? 194 LED or is a specific kinda like the inverted kind on this site?

http://superlumination.com/194.htm
hehe I just have autozone amber bulbs...
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damn....they look bright as hell in ur pics on cardomain
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Originally Posted by Nick7455
damn....they look bright as hell in ur pics on cardomain
My bumper lights were rewired to always stay on the brightest filament...they always run whenever my lights are on now. My signal is the corner lamp next to the headlight so it runs slightly dimmer.
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