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idea for S5 tails, has anyone tried this?

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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idea for S5 tails, has anyone tried this?

i think most people would agree with me when i say that taillights look much better with clear turn signal lenses instead of yellow.

well i was at the junkyard the other day and i saw a pair of broken S5 tails. upon closer inspection, it appears that under the yellow turn signal lense there is a clear plastic lense.

so, has anyone taken the yellow lense from their S5 tails? if so how did it look?
it seems to me that it would look a lot more modern.

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Or I could not look like every Integra driven by someone in their late teens early twenties .

Seriously though I think this may be a little too rice for most people's taste but hey give it a try! You never know. I just see way too many cars with whited out/clear turn lamps and I think it looks kinda stupid. But I would love you to prove me wrong. Give a try! Good luck!

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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Yeah amber is kinda in now man. "JDMish"
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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I've wondered how well the S5 tails would look if you replaced the amber with red....
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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changing the amber to clear not my taste...changin the amber to red on the other hand i want to try
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Amber to red. Ohhhhh now THAT I would like to see.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Amber to red. Ohhhhh now THAT I would like to see.
Sorry about the crappy pic ... but ... yes my tails are all red

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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v8, lets see them lighting up and such
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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Yeah amber is kinda in now man. "JDMish"
Oh come on. It's not JDM please don't start calling leaving your car stock JDM. It's just "not a bunch of fugly clear lights from a company that doesn't produce any real performance products" how's that?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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Yeah amber is kinda in now man. "JDMish"
how can you say that? look at the newer BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, etc. you can honestly say that the slightly older amber cornered versions of these cars look better?

i mean whatever floats your boat but i'm curious to see if you really think that way.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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i am in process of fixing my "clear tail light"
i'll post pics tmr
too dark right now
but i dont think i can be able to finish it within 2 weeks
exam sucks
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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hey v8 howd u make them red?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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hit the button only once dude.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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crap sorry it kept saying proxy error
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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Yes please say how you made them red v8!


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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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Originally posted by FDreaming
Oh come on. It's not JDM please don't start calling leaving your car stock JDM. It's just "not a bunch of fugly clear lights from a company that doesn't produce any real performance products" how's that?

I’m not saying ambers being "In" is what u have to like. That’s why I quoted “JDMish" because don't tell me u didn’t notice all the hondas (not that this is strictly a honda thing) and such cars that used to have clear corners convert to amber, to look the part. And I didn’t mean the rx7 is jdm for leaving it stock I simply meant it’s the same concept.
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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Originally posted by FDreaming
Oh come on. It's not JDM please don't start calling leaving your car stock JDM. It's just "not a bunch of fugly clear lights from a company that doesn't produce any real performance products" how's that?

I’m not saying ambers being "In" is what u have to like. That’s why I quoted “JDMish" because don't tell me u didn’t notice all the hondas (not that this is strictly a honda thing) and such cars that used to have clear corners convert to amber, to look the part. And I didn’t mean the rx7 is jdm for leaving it stock I simply meant it’s the same concept.
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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Originally posted by FDreaming
Oh come on. It's not JDM please don't start calling leaving your car stock JDM. It's just "not a bunch of fugly clear lights from a company that doesn't produce any real performance products" how's that?

I’m not saying ambers being "In" is what u have to like. That’s why I quoted “JDMish", because don't tell me u didn’t notice all the hondas (not that this is strictly a honda thing) and such cars that used to have clear corners convert to amber, to look the part. And I didn’t mean the rx7 is jdm for leaving it stock I simply meant it’s the same concept.
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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Not sure how V8 did it, but we made my friends 240 tail lights all red with Stain Glass Spray Paint. It comes in red, blue, yellow, and green i think.. maybe a couple more. Just put a nice coat of red over the entire tail light.
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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Well, I think the clear tail lights look lame!
I also dont like it when people put on their brakes or turn signal and all I see are clear white lights, like they are getting ready to back up or something.
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