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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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I'm kinda torn on which way to go with my Millenium Yellow Corvette. I have the turn signal covers and side marker blackouts right now. I really like the look, but I added the LED tail lights this weekend and they are really bright! So I thought I might put some clear turn signals, and clear side markers so all the lights will be brighter. What does everybody think?

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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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I say stay blacked out, but thats me, maby im partial, do you still have the tailights blacked out over the led's?
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I think the blackouts look very good on your car. I'd stick with them.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Thanks for the replies! I have the LED's Love the look!
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With those SS grills the clear corners would be perfect.......



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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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I like the clear instead of the blackouts just my $.02.
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I think the blackouts look very good on your car. I'd stick with them.
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I say just black out the LED's They'll still be plenty bright
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I think it would look sick with the clear ones
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Originally Posted by C5VetteLS1
I say just black out the LED's They'll still be plenty bright
LOL! Heck no it cost way to much to put them bad boys on the Vette
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Blackouts! Blackouts! Blackouts!

I'm just a tad partial though.
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Originally Posted by JoshVette
With those SS grills the clear corners would be perfect.......



I like the clear on the black but the blackouts look real good on the yellow. JoshVette if you don't mind my asking where did you get your clear corner lights? Price?
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We have an arctic white coupe with blackouts on the front and back it we can't imagine anything that would look better. We think the same is true of your car. Blackouts were made for light, bright colored cars.

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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
I think the blackouts look very good on your car. I'd stick with them.
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I tried to post a picture earlier of our "Great White" with the blackouts...here it is.

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For looks,.......the blackouts cant be beat! ,.......UNLESS something goes wrong, .................and something always goes wrong! and when it does,.... remember ,to yank the black outs as no insuance company will cover you with them!!
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