how can i verify if i have oem vs replica turnlamps?

 

talking 99 spec? The replicas look like a disco ball, and look like crap in my opinion.

 

yes im talking about the 99 specs .. is there a serial number? or perhaps where theyre manufactured? do 99 specs have mazda written on them?

 

I believe the 99 spec have a specific brand name imprinted in them, but right now the name escapes me.

You'll know the replicas---look at the silver backing portion, and if it has a 'disco ball' pattern to it, they're knock offs.

 

cool thanks

 

ok after reading through threads and getting answers mostly from GoodfellaFD3S, ive found that the difference between oem and replica are:

replicas inside light casing .. or the white light .. look like "disco *****"
replicas have a serial number on the bottom inside corner
oems have a company name on the bottom center

 

if i IIRC oem is made by stanley

 

nearly all the knock offs have HYPER SPORTS on the bottom of them. at the end of the day they work just fine, ive had 2 sets of copies in my original 99 spec bumper and fit and finish was second to none.

 

I disagree, I had a pair of knockoffs temporarily installed on my FD and I didn't like the cheap 'disco ball' effect at all. When they were off the car they looked alright, but once installed I thought they looked cheap. In my opinion it's worth the extra money to get the real thing

 

I would agree with goodfella the knock offs look like **** i would spend the $300 to get the 99 ones from rotary extreme, ohh wait there out of business.

 

www.fdnewbieimports.com sells them all day long, if Ramy is out you can always try www.GothamRacing.com.

 

Here's a picture of my replica's, I don't think they look like ****, but maybe ya'll do?

 

Oem/jdm Lamps Have (stanley) On The Bottom And Will Withstand Heat From Direct Sun/high Watt Bulbs Ect.

 

Nothing wrong with the cheap ebay knockoffs in my book. You won't catch me spending $300+ on turnlamps for a 13 year old mazda. I've had my cheapos for 3 years now, they haven't melted yet and are still doing a damn fine job letting other drivers know which way my 7 will be turning.

 

Merlin, your FD looks great, I never said it looked like ****

Can you take a closeup picture of the pieces in question head on? Maybe there are different styles of replicas out there.

 

It's raining right now, I'll snap another pic when it lets up.

 

Hey Merlin your car looks real nice buddy.

 

XxMerlinxX: WOW!! Beautiful!

 

more pics merlin

 

Thanks for the compliments guys, she's still a work on progress. You can see the disco ball pattern Rich is talking about in this first blurry picture that I just took. The difference between these and the real '99s in the 2nd picture is the size of the reflector panels inside the housing. The knock-offs use lots of little ones and the real ones use much larger sized panels. Not a big enough difference IMHO, but your mileage may vary. I've also seen another set of knock-offs in person that were quite clearly horribly made. The orange wasn't as strongly colored and there was something funky going on with the reflector surface. He said he got those off ebay, but I can't remember the brand that was stamped on them.

 

Haha, I gotta find my damn wax before I take pictures again. Then we have to find some other place to go shoot because the bank people didn't like us parking in between their buildings.

 

That second pic is of the OEM signals correct? I think I see 'stanley' stamped at the bottom.

 

Correct, the 2nd picture of the real '99s is from FDNewbie's website. I can also make out Stanley, but I don't know what the other word beside it is.