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Blacked out my side markers with LED

Old 04-26-2014, 04:08 PM
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Going for a little cleaner look. Easy mod. and goes pretty well with my Eagle Eye LED tail lights.

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Old 04-26-2014, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrc100
Going for a little cleaner look. Easy mod. and goes pretty well with my Eagle Eye LED tail lights.

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That looks fantastic! Real clean. How did you tint them?
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Complete replacement
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Originally Posted by C6zedder
That looks fantastic! Real clean. How did you tint them?
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Nicely done like the blacked theme
Old 04-26-2014, 11:54 PM
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How difficult are they to install?

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They are not difficult but wear a long sleeve shirt or you will cut the hell out of your forearms. For the rear you access them through the outside tail lights. The front is accessed by removing the under panel behind the headlights inside the wheel well. Easier access if you remove the front wheel. On the back of the lens housing are two tabs that you expand with your hands to push them out of the fenders. This can be tricky because as you get one clear, the other pops back into place. When you finally get one, the others seem to go much easier. Just gotta take your time.
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clean!!
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Looks great!
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Try the Black light LED blubs, Even meaner
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I have the same exact ones. I had the LED one's but they were of such bad quality that I swapped them out for these.
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Zcarbon, interesting idea. Do you have pics of yours?
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Looks good.
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Originally Posted by pikkashoe
Zcarbon, interesting idea. Do you have pics of yours?
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Nice Z

Where did you get the actual led bulbs from?
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Thanks, Sorry can't remember...Any Vendor that sells led blubs should have them (sort of a dark purple glow) Black Light
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Actually I did not even remove the front fender liners. The lenses come out so easy all I had to do is push on the front which lifted the rear and then with some finesse they pop right out. Once you remove the rears via the tail light opening you will see how they are attached and it makes it easier to take off the fronts.

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Ok thanks carbon. Ill search for some online. anyone remember the type of bulb we need for the sidemarkers.
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Any pics of the black light bulbs.

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Originally Posted by Mrc100
Actually I did not even remove the front fender liners. The lenses come out so easy all I had to do is push on the front which lifted the rear and then with some finesse they pop right out. Once you remove the rears via the tail light opening you will see how they are attached and it makes it easier to take off the fronts.
Yes, pinch those marker lenses out from behind! Don't wanna break the tabs...Always nice to have the oem's when you sell

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