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Old 04-27-2008, 03:33 PM
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That little mod cleans up the look of the car so much.

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I may like that. Mine is grey steel, so I wonder if tinting or these would look better?
Jangy, when'd you get a w204?
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The bulbs are silver. When they are off, you see no amber. When they are on, they light up in amber. Look at the pics again. You can see the silver coating.
i meant i'd prefer some bulbs that light up white. seems sort of silly to go through with the mod to only kill the amber appearance during the day and still live with it at night
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i hope your source is mass producing this, cuz i think we are all interested.
just tell him to hurry up and have them available for sale
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not exactly how i imagined them to be.

i wish they had the clear reflector material like in the stock orange version, and not that chrome backing thing.

i'm going to wait until a better version comes out. i hope ppl know wut i'm talking about.
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Originally Posted by Lakerz4sho
not exactly how i imagined them to be.

i wish they had the clear reflector material like in the stock orange version, and not that chrome backing thing.

i'm going to wait until a better version comes out. i hope ppl know wut i'm talking about.
not feelin the clear lens with chrome backing thing. i actually like the stock amber, but if i were to change it id prefer an identical reflector to the stock amber one, but in clear.
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Originally Posted by trial0r
i meant i'd prefer some bulbs that light up white. seems sort of silly to go through with the mod to only kill the amber appearance during the day and still live with it at night
Silly? I am pretty sure white side markers aren't technically legal. I prefer to avoid being hassled by the police. Eventhough it probably wouldn't happen.

Anyway, the bulbs under the OE lenses are clear. Leave 'em in.

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Old 04-27-2008, 11:42 PM
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not feelin the clear lens with chrome backing thing. i actually like the stock amber, but if i were to change it id prefer an identical reflector to the stock amber one, but in clear.
Not exactly how I imagined either. The pics I saw for the other vehicles are as you describe and that's how I thought they would be. They match the headlights really well. Nevertheless, I made a deal with the manufacturer to display them. They look really good in-person, but like all things, they are not for everyone. This is a 10 min. mod, so changing up is easy.

It still beats painting them.

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i hope your source is mass producing this, cuz i think we are all interested.
just tell him to hurry up and have them available for sale
They are.

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Originally Posted by Derspeed
Silly? I am pretty sure white side markers aren't technically legal. I prefer to avoid being hassled by the police. Eventhough it probably wouldn't happen.

Anyway, the bulbs under the OE lenses are clear. Leave 'em in.
i wonder if we can get a definite answer on the legality or not. it seems weird to have a light that we technically do not need (by law or for function) and then demand that if we have that light, it must be amber.
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all i can say is wwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww. finally seen the pics clean clean clean. i want a set like yesterday. wuz up with some more information about when there going to be ready y flame3g gives those lights seven thumbs up
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Originally Posted by trial0r
i wonder if we can get a definite answer on the legality or not. it seems weird to have a light that we technically do not need (by law or for function) and then demand that if we have that light, it must be amber.
Actually, I think any forward facing light has to be white or amber. These are side lights, but you can definitely see them from the front of the car.

Another weird thing is...most European cars come with a rear fog light, but cars manufactured in the U.S. don't. I find it to be a very wise safety feature. It's probably because the people who drive around with their left turn signals and high beams on would leave a rear fog light on as well.
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Originally Posted by Derspeed
Actually, I think any forward facing light has to be white or amber. These are side lights, but you can definitely see them from the front of the car.

Another weird thing is...most European cars come with a rear fog light, but cars manufactured in the U.S. don't. I find it to be a very wise safety feature. It's probably because the people who drive around with their left turn signals and high beams on would leave a rear fog light on as well.
I'm in the US and my car has a rear fog light... turn knob all the way to the right and pull once for front fogs and pull out further for front and rear fogs.
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Originally Posted by itcrashed
I'm in the US and my car has a rear fog light... turn knob all the way to the right and pull once for front fogs and pull out further for front and rear fogs.

Was it manufactured in the U.S.? Or, should I say, "is it an American car?"
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Originally Posted by Derspeed
Was it manufactured in the U.S.? Or, should I say, "is it an American car?"
my bad...i must have read your statement too quickly... i thought you were talking about our w204s not having rear fogs lol
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amazing job tracking down this company and getting a hold of these. great detective work. Did you actually suggest to the company that they produce these for our cars?? Either way, thanks from all of us interested in them. Great to see those markers on an arctic example also! So, do we have any idea as to how much these will retail for? Do you have a new countdown to ETA of the first shipment of these?
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Originally Posted by AMGTestDriverNJ
amazing job tracking down this company and getting a hold of these. great detective work. Did you actually suggest to the company that they produce these for our cars?? Either way, thanks from all of us interested in them. Great to see those markers on an arctic example also! So, do we have any idea as to how much these will retail for? Do you have a new countdown to ETA of the first shipment of these?
My countdown was two weeks out. I actually got these a lot faster than I thought I would. It was a bit of detective work, but that's what I do. Mine are the first ones so they asked me to send photos to use in their ad. They will be mass produced. I am not sure if they will have different styles. They sell a bunch of different lights like this for all sorts of cars. The seller has been great. I'll email him later to see if there is an update.

And yes...they look amazing on white. They totally clean up the look of the car. After I installed them I thought, I really don't need any more mods. Then I snapped out of it .
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my bad...i must have read your statement too quickly... i thought you were talking about our w204s not having rear fogs lol
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He will have them on eBay. The bulbs are silver coated and he has them too. The OEs are amber so they are out. I was going to use LEDs, but these look way better.
the maker lights look good on your car but I don't think that white film (tape) around the lamp would look good on my black car
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Hey Tank, the white you see is the lamp housing. I contacted them today to see if there will be a smoked version and asked for a mass release date on all. I'll let you guys know.
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thanks for all the updates man i am growing impatient. hope these are avalible before i get back to the states.
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Does your seller have a website or contact info so we can place preorders or anything?
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I emailed him for availability. Waiting to hear back. I hope he's ready for the orders to come pouring in.


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