LED Side Markers
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: naples florida
I'd like to find an led strip with an additional few ultra bright whites that come on when you turn a corner at night and light up the curve. One of our other cars has headlights that turn with you. I like that feature.
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Burning Brakes
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The continuous LED strip is nice. The only thing that sticks out to me (OCD) is that the front one looks like it's not seated deep enough. You know what I mean? The outline kinda sticks out. These are the Oracle ones right?
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Rensselaer County NY
I just installed my oracle side markers this past weekend.
Got the NRB tinted units and could not be happier with them.
The fit is not perfect, but not THAT bad and look amazing when illuminated.
Money well spent IMHO, should have come like this from factory.
Got the NRB tinted units and could not be happier with them.
The fit is not perfect, but not THAT bad and look amazing when illuminated.
Money well spent IMHO, should have come like this from factory.
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Odessa Florida
Oracle Lighting
Go out at night and look at factory markers.. 2 LEDs
Then compare. These look amazing at night.
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2016
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From: Southern California
Greetings,
I also recently installed the Oracle LED side marker lights. I requested Shark Grey paint with the tint feature. They are literally amazing. The entire procedure took 3 hours. Three minutes to install each light and 2 hours and 48 minutes just staring at the lights. All kidding aside, very easy procedure. They look awesome.
Semper Fi
PS - Some have said (and it makes sense) that these new LED side markers do NOT have a reflective quality. The OEM side markers are reflective. Why would you need a reflector if these new LED's are much brighter than OEM? I do understand that reflectors might be appropriate for a PARKED car without the headlights on.
I also recently installed the Oracle LED side marker lights. I requested Shark Grey paint with the tint feature. They are literally amazing. The entire procedure took 3 hours. Three minutes to install each light and 2 hours and 48 minutes just staring at the lights. All kidding aside, very easy procedure. They look awesome.
Semper Fi
PS - Some have said (and it makes sense) that these new LED side markers do NOT have a reflective quality. The OEM side markers are reflective. Why would you need a reflector if these new LED's are much brighter than OEM? I do understand that reflectors might be appropriate for a PARKED car without the headlights on.
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Oracle could do this and alternate an LED and a reflector for the length of the side-marker.
A setup like that would get my interest. Without any reflectivity in the side markers, I'm not going for that.
Elmer
A setup like that would get my interest. Without any reflectivity in the side markers, I'm not going for that.
Elmer
Burning Brakes
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That's sort of why I went with the ones from VetteFX instead.
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I installed the Oricle LEDs last week. They were extremely easy to put on.
For the fronts you simply remove a couple of the wheel well screws to gain access. On the rear you unsnap the splash guards to get the screws, pull back the liner, reach in, pinch the tabs and simply change them out. Oricle has a video that shows you how to do it.
Many members have commented on the fit and I also had an issue in that respect. One of the rear lights didn't fit flush, it was popped up slightly in the middle. In the video they show how that can be fixed by trimming the tab slightly but that made matters worse. I ended up using a little 3M tape on the back side of the unit to hold it flush to the body.
Overall the new lights look great both in the daytime and at night compared to the OEM models.
For the fronts you simply remove a couple of the wheel well screws to gain access. On the rear you unsnap the splash guards to get the screws, pull back the liner, reach in, pinch the tabs and simply change them out. Oricle has a video that shows you how to do it.
Many members have commented on the fit and I also had an issue in that respect. One of the rear lights didn't fit flush, it was popped up slightly in the middle. In the video they show how that can be fixed by trimming the tab slightly but that made matters worse. I ended up using a little 3M tape on the back side of the unit to hold it flush to the body.
Overall the new lights look great both in the daytime and at night compared to the OEM models.