Which looks better...pics
01-31-2005, 01:34 PM
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Which looks better...pics
Busted out my drivers side red/clear tail light (96 I30 owners can clear their tails like 97-99 Max's). Backed into a new Yukon.
When I originally cleared the tails a few years back I made a clear plastic insert in place of the orange reflector, like we all did. This time I put it back together w/o anything in place of the orange reflector. I can make up my mind which looks better. Don't mind the dirty car...I cleaned up the area around the tail lights so you could actually see the difference.
When I originally cleared the tails a few years back I made a clear plastic insert in place of the orange reflector, like we all did. This time I put it back together w/o anything in place of the orange reflector. I can make up my mind which looks better. Don't mind the dirty car...I cleaned up the area around the tail lights so you could actually see the difference.
01-31-2005, 02:25 PM
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my vote is for the left one, but i dont accept the huge lie that you backed into a Yukon, lol ! lets face it mike, you have so much torque, with some spirited driving you jerked and cracked your rear tail light by sheer force !
left one
left one
01-31-2005, 02:33 PM
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I like the clearer left as well, but I think the right matches better with the reverse lights. It's kinda like the clear corners I got from Southwest Auto works... had one housing that didn't match the others. Only took over a month for them to get it straightened out.
01-31-2005, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ceasars Chariot
my vote is for the left one, but i dont accept the huge lie that you backed into a Yukon, lol ! lets face it mike, you have so much torque, with some spirited driving you jerked and cracked your rear tail light by sheer force !
left one
left one
01-31-2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nismotic
left one looks cleaner imo
opps i prefer the left one look like true euro style
02-01-2005, 08:19 AM
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Left one looks good, but isn't your blinker light quality less now? Seems like without a reflector of some sort in the lense all you'd see is a small yellow bulb illuminated when you're blinker is on.
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02-01-2005, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by illmortal
yep left is a bit more clear.
damn I dont have the patience to do that myself, breaking the tail lenses and custom making a lense to fit back onto the housing...
damn I dont have the patience to do that myself, breaking the tail lenses and custom making a lense to fit back onto the housing...
I could do your tails for you for a small fee
02-01-2005, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ilacuss
Left one looks good, but isn't your blinker light quality less now? Seems like without a reflector of some sort in the lense all you'd see is a small yellow bulb illuminated when you're blinker is on.
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02-01-2005, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by flthere
did u see the lights blinking on a 98 or 99 I30 !?! they are so bright and they look like what mike has on the driver's side ... more transparent without anything obstructing means more light ... anyhow the reflector is always there behind the bulb ... only the plastic thing attached to the lens is not there on the left side
Yes, the blinker light out put is fine and maybe even a bit better. having the lens in place does not do anything for the brightness or reflection of the light.
