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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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OEM is cleaner, your lights arent even staight, they look like they have a down slope

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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I like your CV1s though.

thx, i like your 4x4 look...
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Your bottom strip slopes up. You should get a manufacturer to replace them. My picture is angled, not the lights. I'll show another pic later since you can't seem to get it through your head that they are SIMILAR... and a great alternative to a costly OE retrofit. I'm satisfied and so are others. Don't be mad we were smart.

BTW your non OE wheels look horrible. Mine are so much cleaner.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by aMsupp
My picture is angled, not the lights. .

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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I don't know why you guys even reply to this kid.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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I don't know why you guys even reply to this kid.
True.

Still makes me laugh that he comes here talking sh*t and attempts to point out a flaw in my lights but reveals one in his own. Irony. A monkey can see that my car is tilted in the picture . Trolls will be trolls...
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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Update: I uploaded a quick video to youtube. It may help.


Watch in HD!

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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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your exhaust sounds good for a c300, video was a good addition. nothing out there yet til this
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bimm325i
your exhaust sounds good for a c300, video was a good addition. nothing out there yet til this
Thanks man. I thought it may help people see them. Pictures seem to change colors based on the lighting at that particular second. Crazy!
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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That sig pic is pretty.. sick - also nice vid! I havent even seen the brake lights in action yet - good to know! haha
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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That sig pic is pretty.. sick - also nice vid! I havent even seen the brake lights in action yet - good to know! haha
Haha thanks man. I took the picture today. Was gonna upload it as a comparison with caligreenzzz but decided it wasn't worth it. So, I put a couple effects on it and made it my sig .

Yeah the video helps imo. Hopefully others like it too!
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by caligreenzzz
thx, i like your 4x4 look...
LOL I like your "I'm Caligreenzz, I'm on a budget and couldn't afford 3 piece wheels."
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by caligreenzzz
maybe from a far, but up close nope....oem are much cleaner
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can you say that about anything non oem
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fake
that side angle on them fakes are just nasty, otherwise if your on a budget then go for it, nothing like OEM though
Originally Posted by caligreenzzz
OEM is cleaner, your lights arent even staight, they look like they have a down slope
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thx, i like your 4x4 look...

I think your point has been made. Time to move on to another subject.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 02:27 PM
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It's not "fake"... it's just different, but similar. I still don't see a huge difference. But more power to you if you want to go OEM. It's just an unnecessary cost for something so similar. I like your CV1s though.
caligreenz likes to talk bad about anything different than his in these forums... he also shorted the guy $50 who reprogrammed the SAMs in the group buy I was told by Rusel, so not sure why he like to brag about his lights so much...

i think the ebay facelifts that the op has are a great price to get lights that look so close to OEM 2012 style...

I got the OEMs and love them and think they make a huge difference - pre facelift lights were horrible and dated in my opinion.... but I think the ebay facelift ones you have are a great upgrade as well!
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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caligreenz likes to talk bad about anything different than his in these forums... he also shorted the guy $50 who reprogrammed the SAMs in the group buy I was told by Rusel, so not sure why he like to brag about his lights so much...
ryan seems to love to have my name in his mouth....
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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ryan seems to love to have my name in his mouth....
No sorry, just was saying because this thread reminded me of that and you were putting down the OP in a not constructive manner...

Sorry I apologize if you say you did pay the difference, I must have had bad information, sorry
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rb23lb
caligreenz likes to talk bad about anything different than his in these forums... he also shorted the guy $50 who reprogrammed the SAMs in the group buy I was told by Rusel, so not sure why he like to brag about his lights so much...

i think the ebay facelifts that the op has are a great price to get lights that look so close to OEM 2012 style...

I got the OEMs and love them and think they make a huge difference - pre facelift lights were horrible and dated in my opinion.... but I think the ebay facelift ones you have are a great upgrade as well!
Thanks man. I appreciate your comments!

It's too bad not everyone is as well mannered...
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rb23lb
caligreenz likes to talk bad about anything different than his in these forums... he also shorted the guy $50 who reprogrammed the SAMs in the group buy I was told by Rusel, so not sure why he like to brag about his lights so much...

i think the ebay facelifts that the op has are a great price to get lights that look so close to OEM 2012 style...

I got the OEMs and love them and think they make a huge difference - pre facelift lights were horrible and dated in my opinion.... but I think the ebay facelift ones you have are a great upgrade as well!
Originally Posted by caligreenzzz
ryan seems to love to have my name in his mouth....
Originally Posted by rb23lb
No sorry, just was saying because this thread reminded me of that and you were putting down the OP in a not constructive manner...

Sorry I apologize if you say you did pay the difference, I must have had bad information, sorry
Enough of the sandbox behavior. Recess is over. Get back to the classroom for naptime.
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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Nice upgrade aMsupp...
can you post more pictures night and day?
i will go for 2012 tail but i haven't decided yet for oem or like yours.....
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Wait, the guy who's talking crap about the tail light reps..........is rocking aftermarket headlights correct? Anyone see whats wrong with this picture?

As for the tails, I like them but I wanna wait to see how they hold up. Aftermarket LED tails usually have short life spans given the types of leds they use and circuitry.
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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I looked on ebay and they do not have that exact look anymore all they have is cut off led strips that look ugly, anyone else have any other alternative links to help with as those are not available anymore?
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Thanks for the video!
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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Lights look super nice! It's good to know we don't have to buy the lights and pay for the costly programming! Good find, and thank you for giving us the DIY!
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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so did anyone get these for a white w204?
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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