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clear indicators - opinions?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:09 pm
by cro320
Some of my friends told me that I should buy a pair of clear front indicators.
I can't decide by myself, upgrade or not, so can you tell your opinions about this? Would you go for them?
This is picture of my car in front: :wink:
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Thanks guys!

Re: clear indicators - opinions?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:10 pm
by dazleeds
black car = smoked :cool:

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:17 pm
by 325iSportMark
I agree with Daz, on a black car smoked look cool, though clears on black can look good too. I would always go for either smoked or clear on just about any car, if you want a clean co-ordinated look the standard orange lenses just don't go with anything. On mine I'm seriously considering getting those silver bulbs for the indicators just so that you can't see the orange bulb through the lenses.

Bit of a Laurence Llewelin moment there, but i just prefer a more co-ordinated look than you would ever get with orange lenses (unless you have an orange car)

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:20 pm
by fuzzy
definately ,either clear or smoked for your dark car.a cheap and easy mod that brings the look a bit up to date :cool:

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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:26 pm
by Gortour
If you're going to smoke the indicators, you really need to do the headlights too, in my opinion.
If not, just go clear...

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:48 pm
by cro320
smoked vs clear
winkeye
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:01 pm
by Gortour
cro320 wrote:smoked vs clear
winkeye
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Both look good, but bear in mind that on the clear one, everything is the same... whereas the smoked one, the indicators blend into the bumpers and the foglights aren't there, just the black covers...
All clear, or everything black below the headlights...

Re: clear indicators - opinions?

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:16 pm
by choppa7
dazleeds wrote:black car = smoked :cool:
the man speak-a the truth

If you do go clear, get silvertec bulbs - they're the future!

orange sucks balls

Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:17 pm
by cro320
gortour wrote:
cro320 wrote:smoked vs clear
winkeye
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Both look good, but bear in mind that on the clear one, everything is the same... whereas the smoked one, the indicators blend into the bumpers and the foglights aren't there, just the black covers...
All clear, or everything black below the headlights...
indeed, in my case clear ones should be proper because I have foglights. :cool:

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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:19 am
by Gortour
Your car though cro.
Just my opinion that smoked indicators with clear headlights and foglights may look naff.
May work if they're dark enough to blend in with the black rubber of the bumper though, as in the second pic... Wouldn't show up much until you use them.

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:51 pm
by dogcoat
Black car got to go smoky, what the feeling with other colours?

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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 9:00 pm
by love30
smoked...im thinking of getting smoked repeaters and indicators for my silver e30....

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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 9:56 pm
by dogcoat
Got Royal Blue with original chrome bumpers, what would look good :?:

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:52 am
by Gortour
dogcoat wrote:Got Royal Blue with original chrome bumpers, what would look good :?:
Again, your car, but in my opinion, I would say go clear.
May be insufficient black in chrome bumpers to make the smoked work.
HTH

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:44 am
by B7
Orange every time winkeye. Orange is the new clear.

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:47 am
by boxclever1753
tonight matthew, i'm going to go clear....

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 12:39 pm
by snoops
smoked!

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 1:05 pm
by Gortour
snoops wrote:smoked!
Still reckon for smoked, you need a dark coloured car, with smoked headlights, and preferably smoked fogs too...
otherwise, I say go clear... Only my opinion though...

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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:14 pm
by 1993E30
Im with B7 I thought I was the only one who liked orange lenses! I think they suite the car and like the 'boiled sweet' look.

I know its a pesonal thing. Does every thing need to be modded? Makers nowadays are almost ashamed of orange indicator lenses and some go to extreme lengths the disguise them - I think sod em, im proud of my E30 and how old she is, so its definaltey orange for me! :mad:

1993 Lux cab - Lagoon Green.

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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:21 pm
by munky30
smoked smoked smoked!

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Do the sides too.