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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 03:58 AM
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clear corner help

I have a clk 430 and i was wondering if anyone knew where i could purchase some clear corners for the vehicle. The ones on the front side bumper that dont blink but turn on orange when the headlights are on.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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The ones on the front bumper look better painted rather than clear. Paint them to match your car. You can buy pre-painted ones from www.evosport.com
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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clear corners are for ricers & bimmers... don't be a sell out...

painting it or shaving it smooth are amongst the best choices....
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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Originally posted by mmgrad
clear corners are for ricers & bimmers... don't be a sell out...

painting it or shaving it smooth are amongst the best choices....
I agree. Any body shop can color match, paint and sand them for you for no more than $40 bucks.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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see guys i dont know. ive seen the corners that match the car color but i dont like the way the bumper looks cut up if u know wat i mean. ive also made all my lights hyper white so the clears would match my car better. if i cant find any though, then i will get the black ones that match my car cuz anything is better then orange.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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Actually, it may not look too bad. I think you should try it and see how it looks. Good luck finding clear ones though, maybe evosport can get them for you from the factory before they are painted as long as they start out clear and not orange.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Actually, it may not look too bad. I think you should try it and see how it looks. Good luck finding clear ones though, maybe evosport can get them for you from the factory before they are painted as long as they start out clear and not orange.
i don't think they paint it... the lens are dyed orange...

I don't think it would be possible to get it clear from the factory...

you can try buying a clear corner for another car that is bigger, and trim it down to fit...
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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I use to own an Acura cl-s 6 spd. and when we wanted to clear our turning lights we had somebody make them for us.

I would need to know how many people are interested and I might be able to arrange it since Ive dealt with him before.

let me show you some pics of what Im talking about.

these are the clear ones...they are exact replicas of the original





thats my boy Scooter taking apart his headlight



ugly orange diffusers had to be changed




stock -vs- clear







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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Originally posted by lou430
I use to own an Acura cl-s 6 spd. and when we wanted to clear our turning lights we had somebody make them for us.

I would need to know how many people are interested and I might be able to arrange it since Ive dealt with him before.

let me show you some pics of what Im talking about.

these are the clear ones...they are exact replicas of the original

Those pics look pretty good. I would love to get clear lenses but I think it only looks good with certain colors, and mostly on darker cars. I think it would go great on a black, dark blue or deep tones like burghundy or green but I doubt it will go well with Mercedes version of Brilliant ( ) Silver.
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Originally posted by Samoan_Ridah
Those pics look pretty good. I would love to get clear lenses but I think it only looks good with certain colors, and mostly on darker cars. I think it would go great on a black, dark blue or deep tones like burghundy or green but I doubt it will go well with Mercedes version of Brilliant ( ) Silver.
your kidding me right the white reflectors would look best on white and silver cars

it completes the package...
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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sure..

i wouldn't mind buying a set, depending on the price. Mine are currently painted and look very clean, but sometimes.... you just want to be different

Rob
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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I actually was looking into going clear for my rears. I might be interested in that, but would have to see how it looks.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 06:06 AM
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I actually was looking into going clear for my rears. I might be interested in that, but would have to see how it looks.

clear rear lights?

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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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Yup, it sounds crazy, but i saw a car in TX that had red/clear combination that made the 99 style lights look cool. I wouldnt go completely clear, thats for ricers.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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I wouldnt go completely clear, thats for ricers.

Thank GOD ;0)
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 07:43 PM
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Yup, it sounds crazy, but i saw a car in TX that had red/clear combination that made the 99 style lights look cool. I wouldnt go completely clear, thats for ricers.
aren't our tail lights already red & clear???

there aren't any other colors back there
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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hard to explain but they looked better then stock. i will do a search and hopefully find the lights. They look good.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 01:15 AM
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hard to explain but they looked better then stock. i will do a search and hopefully find the lights. They look good.
can't wait to see...
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 10:27 AM
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I am currently working on the EURO style clear bumper light with a factory in Taiwan they will be aviliable in around 2 month..
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