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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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Default Flush Tail Lights or Not?
What's everyone think??

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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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I prefer the embedded look. I fitted taillight seals to keep some of the water out.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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I personally can NOT stand the look of the flush tail lights. BUT then that should matter to only one C5, mine.

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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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I'm not sure yet how I feel about them. I just bought the kit (cheep) and will put them on sometime soon. Not much to the kit, the one I bought has phillips head screws and I'm not happy with that. I will say from the pic's I've seen of them on I like them.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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I have tried and to be honest, I like the stock look better.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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I love my flushed lights:


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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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Stock!
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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My vote for stock also.
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prefer flush,
one of this winters projects
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Previous owner installed European / flush. I wasn’t sure if I liked them or not. (I have the stock tail lights) Over time they have grown on me.
But than again so will mold.
Still undecided. Hey it’s only been about two years…………
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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flush looks the best!!
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I flushed about two years ago and still like the look.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Ok it's 50/50 right now.. I can't decide!

Anymore pictures??
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Not great pics, but it shows which I prefer.

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I like the flush mount look. No place for the dust/water to sit either.

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I have the flush kit and like the look. It's cheap and easily installed and removed if you don't like it.
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Flush tail lights with black outs.
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I personally can NOT stand the look of the flush tail lights. BUT then that should matter to only one C5, mine.
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buy long screws and a fistfull of washers. prolly cost 2 dollars.
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