View Poll Results: Clear Corners.. do you have them?
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Clear Corners... let's have a discussion. lol
03-25-2007, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ever Hernandez
So, have we changed your mind yet? 
lookin Ambers haha!
03-25-2007, 07:56 PM
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If it came with clear, we'd have people insisting upon getting the yellow light covers.
You are right in that this is a miniscule thing. I don't even notice it on my own vehicle, and the next time I get home I won't notice it again either. If I spot another RX8, my eyes automatically check for the spoiler package, but that's it. A long signature with 15 mods listed looks the same to me as another RX8. "short-shifter" installed is not very noticeable nor is "royal purple fluids".
Seems like RX8 drivers who do tinkering are very few. I haven't even heard an RX8 with aftermarket exhaust around here.
You are right in that this is a miniscule thing. I don't even notice it on my own vehicle, and the next time I get home I won't notice it again either. If I spot another RX8, my eyes automatically check for the spoiler package, but that's it. A long signature with 15 mods listed looks the same to me as another RX8. "short-shifter" installed is not very noticeable nor is "royal purple fluids".
Seems like RX8 drivers who do tinkering are very few. I haven't even heard an RX8 with aftermarket exhaust around here.
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03-25-2007, 08:57 PM
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I just voted... ha ha, exactly 50/50!
I dont have them.. I was thinking YES, maybe they would look better...
I have a Copper Red, and when the sun hits the car it looks goes a brilliant copper orangy color, and the ambers blend in.
When its cloudy, they kind of stand out. I'd like to see a pic of a CR with them, in sun and shade, and then I will decide.
Anyone?
I dont have them.. I was thinking YES, maybe they would look better...
I have a Copper Red, and when the sun hits the car it looks goes a brilliant copper orangy color, and the ambers blend in.
When its cloudy, they kind of stand out. I'd like to see a pic of a CR with them, in sun and shade, and then I will decide.
Anyone?
03-25-2007, 09:21 PM
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Mine were a present from my girlfriend. I think they really improve the overall look of the car... it just flows better, there's no sharp color contrast for the eye to get hung up on.
03-25-2007, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by User24
If it came with clear, we'd have people insisting upon getting the yellow light covers.
03-25-2007, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TomAssBender
I find this hard to swallow. How much is an MS nose? Also, given your list of mods (granted, most of them are performance mods - except for that shift ****, which I doubt was free), how big a dent is $70?
Not trying to be an ***...just saying...
Not trying to be an ***...just saying...
PS the MS nose was $1.4k shipped. That was money well spent despite being 20 clear corners. It will look great, will give more room for my IC, and replaces a bashed in standard nose that got lightly damaged in a very low speed impact. Do you see my point?
PPS. that momo shift **** was as performance related as anything else. It was a long process to get the one that was weighted well and felt good in my hand. Highly recommended. When I see the clear corners I just dont see any benefit at all.
Not trying to be an ***...just saying...
Oh and to the Auburn Grad with the blue with amber corners.
WAR DAMN EAGLE!
03-25-2007, 11:57 PM
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I noticed that there was a weird current of clear cornerism with rx8club also. Since the RX-8 for me is functioning as a sports car, I only pick mods for it that would have a performance impact. I suppose if I had another car that functioned a as daily driver or grocery getter I might be interested in appearance mods for that car, but the RX-8 stuff will be purely functional. So no, I don't have them.
03-26-2007, 01:17 AM
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Its up to personal preference, but I would like to have them on my car, but there are other pressing matters on my car that the $50+ bucks can go to first.
03-26-2007, 08:30 AM
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I have a wb and I just put the clear corners on a few weeks ago. I didn't like the way the orange looked on the blue. the different size bothered me when I first put them on, but now I like them.
03-26-2007, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by carbonRX8
For me, the $70 into light covers is just not money well spent. I also agree with Steakboy that the clears dont look "fitting" on a VR. I have a MS nose on order and it should be here this week. If the yellows dont "match up" (and I cant immagine why they wouldnt) maybe I will change my mind, but I dont think so.
I also felt that undercurrent of weird "you gotta have 'em" trendyness in this forum for the clears. I never understood that. Perhaps I am rebelling? It wouldn't be the first time. And it saves me $70.
I also felt that undercurrent of weird "you gotta have 'em" trendyness in this forum for the clears. I never understood that. Perhaps I am rebelling? It wouldn't be the first time. And it saves me $70.
oh, and I only paid 25 for my cc's. got them from another member.
-Steakboy
03-26-2007, 12:35 PM
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4 years to Supercharge is correct, the reason that the clears are a different shape and have a reflector in them is because in all other markets they are used as side repeaters. The reflector (that most of us have removed) shines the light back along the side of the car so that other cars beside you can see the signal better. If you see pics of RX-8s from Europe or Japan with their lights on, you'll notice that the corners are not lit... they are only useds as signals, not as marker lights.
The US is the only place that requires an amber marker light / reflector and doesn't require a side repeater. Stupid. Anyone that lives in an urban area that has roads and highways with more than one lane knows that a side signal seems a much safer use of that light than just an always on marker.
I have clears, I have not converted them to signal lights yet, but plan to.
The US is the only place that requires an amber marker light / reflector and doesn't require a side repeater. Stupid. Anyone that lives in an urban area that has roads and highways with more than one lane knows that a side signal seems a much safer use of that light than just an always on marker.
I have clears, I have not converted them to signal lights yet, but plan to.
03-26-2007, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Steakboy42
I said what? No, the ambers don't look fitting on the VR. Clears look freakin' amazing on a VR. I actually got strakes now too.
oh, and I only paid 25 for my cc's. got them from another member.
-Steakboy
oh, and I only paid 25 for my cc's. got them from another member.
-Steakboy
$25 is a worthy price if you like that sort of thing IMO.
03-26-2007, 05:53 PM
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I had cc's on my 8 (alas, I sold them) but have them on my Z now. Both cars are blue. To me, blue and orange doesn't look good. White and blue does look good. Also, I used PIAA hyper white bulbs inside my 8's corners (although I had the Stealth Bubls) so it wouldn't look off at all and it also matched my HIDs. I beleive the only "colors" comming off a car should be white (front) and red (rear). Anything else makes the car's lumination look too busy and "stop-light'ish." As soon as I figure out how to "red-out" the rear blinkers on my Z without losing my reverse lights, I will do those as well. JDM, USDM, USDA, blah! Clean is clean. I don't care for labels, trends, or floss-factors. I just want my **** to match and look clean! If my car was orange, I'd keep them amber.
In California, the law states that the front turn signals MUST be EITHER white or natural amber. Since we have a choice, here in Cali, I chose to go with white! Rear turnsignals must be red or natural amber...you know where I'm going with this...
In California, the law states that the front turn signals MUST be EITHER white or natural amber. Since we have a choice, here in Cali, I chose to go with white! Rear turnsignals must be red or natural amber...you know where I'm going with this...
03-26-2007, 06:11 PM
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i finally decided to break down and buy some clear corners because one of my amber corner lights is busted, i've been looking around am wondering who has the cheapest prices, some are listed cheaper but they charge and arm and a leg for shipping, please post your price and where you bought them from, thanks