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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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That color looks sweet! NIce ride!
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Phantom blue is sweet color, congrats! (clear corners are definitely in order though...)

Can't wait to see one of these on the road (not the same as seeing them covered in dust at the dealership)
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Not to sound stupid Jedi, but what are clear corners?
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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No problem at all Mafenton,

Clear corners are the orange lights that are on the side of your car. Unfortunately that amber / orange color REALLY clashes with most of our cars.

Here's a picture of mine:


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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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Sweet color Mafenton, looks very nice for sure!
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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[QUOTE=mafenton]Still getting used to the 6-speed AT. Personally I feel that it accelerates better when I put it in tiptronic. The paddle shifters on the steering wheel can be fun, but awkward when turning.

Yes, you are just getting used to the AT. The neat thing about my 04 AT is that you don't have to use the paddles when turning. I never do. Shove forward (downshift) or pull back (upshift) on the shifter -- it's always in the same place.

As for the tires, they have put the Dunlop SP Sport 8090 low profile tires

Lower profile than the stock 225-45 for the 18" wheel? I replaced my OE Potenzas/winter tires combo with Pirelli P Neros, which are lower profile: 245-40.

Mitch
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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could use a tint and some clear corners. Not to be a dick but personally I never liked losing blue and I def don't like phantom blue. I actually hate vel red, black is ok but seems to hide alot of the cars nice lines.

the best colors are sunlight silver, Ti Grey(what i have) and lightning yellow....i personally wouldn't drive the yellow, but man they look sweet on a nice and sunny day!
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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I wasn't so sure about the Phantom Blue color, but those pics make it look really nice.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
No problem at all Mafenton,

Clear corners are the orange lights that are on the side of your car. Unfortunately that amber / orange color REALLY clashes with most of our cars.

Here's a picture of mine:


Question where did you get the clear corners at .
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Clear Corners

$75 a set with stealth bulbs(silver that light up yellow)

There are lots of places to get them though and a great DIY walkthrough on this site.(search DIY)

The install is like 10 mins after you fish out the mirrors.



Awesome color BTW. Grats. Almost makes me think of getting something besides BB.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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Clear Corners

$75 a set with stealth bulbs(silver that light up yellow)

There are lots of places to get them though and a great DIY walkthrough on this site.(search DIY)

The install is like 10 mins after you fish out the mirrors.



Awesome color BTW. Grats. Almost makes me think of getting something besides BB.
Smileynh, Thanks I plan on getting those.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Yeah, clear corner are one of the EASIEST mods EVER. Its such a simple process, just make sure you take out the little silver reflector on the inside.

You guys' will thank us later for that... (lemme see if I can find the thread that talks about it)
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Is there any place that sells the clear corners besides mazdatrix, $75 seems expensive
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