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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
that would probably be easier.

there's a lot of shots of the lights in this vid and they pretty much look to have the same hotspot as in the pics to me.

It appears you're right. They're not changing location at all. That's really a shame. Hopefully the production model will be different.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 06:38 AM
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Those lights are often also reflectors. Maybe the "dark" part of the light is the reflective part?
^ This
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Basically the same as they've been, just a different shape and location. About 25% +/- lit, the remaining portion reflector. My Mini's side markers are very similar.. I just hope bulb replacement is easier.

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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by themonk
What I always thought was a great idea was having reverse lights on the rear quarter (ala C4), never understood why they got rid of them.
The C4 also had clear in the front so when you put your turn signal on at night they would light up the corner.
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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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I agree, the strip would look better if the whole thing was illuminated. But instead of blubs were you could see individual lights, something like the CCFL tube that makes the whole think light up with a uniform brightness.

I hate to say it guys, but I think this is the first corvette that looses the looks when it is in red. It seems to hide the angles and high points of the car. The only thing that you see is the black hood vent and headlights.
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 08:36 AM
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Bet the side marker lights are one of the first things to get changed. Where they are now looks like they will get chewed up by road debris.
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