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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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Smile side marker

Hey everyone, so the side marker light is getting ugly on my car. I was looking on ebay and found a lot most runing for $28 include shipping. The question is should i go with the smoke one or the clear one?
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Get the impact strips. Gary@Suvneer sells them for $50 shipped.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by sb.legacy
Get the impact strips. Gary@Suvneer sells them for $50 shipped.

what are those bro? oh and to answer the OP's question, smoked
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by michael kuzni
what are those bro? oh and to answer the OP's question, smoked
They replace the whole molding where the sidemarker is and replace it with one where there's no sidemarker.
Heres a pic:
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by sb.legacy
They replace the whole molding where the sidemarker is and replace it with one where there's no sidemarker.
Heres a pic:

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat the hell. closer pic. please
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 03:13 AM
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Only pic I have.. you can search Gary@Suvneer. There's a pic of it in one of his threads(AMG Bumper if I remember).
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sb.legacy
Only pic I have.. you can search Gary@Suvneer. There's a pic of it in one of his threads(AMG Bumper if I remember).

thanks! that's the look i was going for.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 04:56 AM
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Here is Rollnnn's car with European Impact Strips. Your car (C55) has the CLK front end so I do not know if it's the same as yours. Might want to confirm that. But I feel it makes the car look much better

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It looks much "smoother" with the Euro Impact strips. To the OP what color is your car?
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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wow, you can't even see them. i wish i could see an even closer picture of how it's done. i'd take a pair in black if the seller would contact me. i think the OP should do these too.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by michael kuzni
wow, you can't even see them. i wish i could see an even closer picture of how it's done. i'd take a pair in black if the seller would contact me. i think the OP should do these too.
What do you mean how it done? It's a completely new molded impact strip w/o the side marker.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by michael kuzni
wow, you can't even see them. i wish i could see an even closer picture of how it's done. i'd take a pair in black if the seller would contact me. i think the OP should do these too.
The thing is, they only come in matte black so you'd need to paint it yourself. But as the other guy said, it's a solid strip with no sidemarker trim.
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How do you get this past safety inspection? I have the European on mine as well and had to purchase the US version before the inspection station would pass me. US DOT requires side marker amber in front and red in rear to pass. Any thoughts as I am tired of changing the damned thing out and being in the US I like the European look better..
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What do you do with the side marker bulbs in US spec cars after you change to the Euro impact strip?
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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What do you do with the side marker bulbs in US spec cars after you change to the Euro impact strip?
Either wrap them in foil and find somewhere to put it inside the bumper, or take them out and disable the bulb via STAR diagnostic so you don't get the error code popping up.
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by OneOfaKindTrini
What do you mean how it done? It's a completely new molded impact strip w/o the side marker.
oh okay, i'll google image it or something. i'm too lazy to paint it myself though
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