Clear Side Markers
07-14-2009, 02:06 AM
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2001 E55, 2002 ML55, 2002 SL500, 2003 CLK55
Clear Side Markers
Just installed a pair on my car.
Not bad. Not close to factory construction but not bad for the price.
I just don't understand why the Chinese don't just make these (or anything else for that matter) to OEM spec and sell it for a little more money. If they can produce lenses of like this I'm guessing it'll only take a little more effort to get it perfect.
By the way, not sure where everyone else is getting their yellow side marker bulbs but BMW sells them for only a few bucks per piece. Factory items so I'm guessing either Osram or Hella.
Not bad. Not close to factory construction but not bad for the price.
I just don't understand why the Chinese don't just make these (or anything else for that matter) to OEM spec and sell it for a little more money. If they can produce lenses of like this I'm guessing it'll only take a little more effort to get it perfect.
By the way, not sure where everyone else is getting their yellow side marker bulbs but BMW sells them for only a few bucks per piece. Factory items so I'm guessing either Osram or Hella.
07-14-2009, 04:22 PM
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There are a bunch on Ebay. Hard to tell which ones are the best.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Like I said, not bad, but I am always looking for the fit and finish of OEM products. On this one I had to grind down the little tabs on one side because they were too big.
But the clear/white look really cleans up the side of the car rather than having that amber/orange colored lens sticking out like a sore thumb.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Like I said, not bad, but I am always looking for the fit and finish of OEM products. On this one I had to grind down the little tabs on one side because they were too big.
But the clear/white look really cleans up the side of the car rather than having that amber/orange colored lens sticking out like a sore thumb.
07-14-2009, 05:47 PM
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'97 MB E420 Sport/'88 MR2
you can find the silver bulbs that are silver when off thus hiding behind the clear lens, and when on they light amber. They're available at your local auto parts store 
