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Old Jun 3, 2020 | 02:33 PM
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Looking for some help determining if I received the correct product. I ordered Oracle ghosted side markers (laguna blue) and received what looks more like tinted & painted. I looked at a bunch of images online and watched Oracle's video and they all seem to completely cover the LED's when ghosted. The ones I received are visible. Has anyone else ordered these? Any comments? I don't want to be picky but this is not what I expected... but they also may be the "real" result and the images online are a bit deceiving. Appreciate replies!

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Hmmm well they do look blueish ...
Tinted would have made them “Dark” so they are not tinted. (See Pic of my LB 16’ below)
“Ghosted” implies they are painted what ever color you requested so they blend into the body ..yet not dark enough for the lights to pop thru. (See pic of my SOT 19 GS)
I am on my 2nd set with Oracle and my experience is do not hold them up to the light as the LED’s show more, hold one up to the car in the light and see if it blends as well as my pic, should be close in my mind...best of luck



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I'm always curious about such questions. Why not directly contact Oracle (or, the vendor if from elsewhere) regarding your questions? Then, return them if not what you want.
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Does not look like they are tinted. It's hard to see the led's on my Gray Shadow lights.
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Originally Posted by Stratic
Looking for some help determining if I received the correct product. I ordered Oracle ghosted side markers (laguna blue) and received what looks more like tinted & painted. I looked at a bunch of images online and watched Oracle's video and they all seem to completely cover the LED's when ghosted. The ones I received are visible. Has anyone else ordered these? Any comments? I don't want to be picky but this is not what I expected... but they also may be the "real" result and the images online are a bit deceiving. Appreciate replies!
Put them on the car and see how they look then Maybe you won’t see the led’s as much
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Old Jun 3, 2020 | 09:34 PM
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They do not look ghosted to me, that's why I do all my own tinting on my lights.
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Old Jun 4, 2020 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Stratic
Looking for some help determining if I received the correct product. I ordered Oracle ghosted side markers (laguna blue) and received what looks more like tinted & painted. I looked at a bunch of images online and watched Oracle's video and they all seem to completely cover the LED's when ghosted. The ones I received are visible. Has anyone else ordered these? Any comments? I don't want to be picky but this is not what I expected... but they also may be the "real" result and the images online are a bit deceiving. Appreciate replies!
This looks to be correct for the ghosted finish from Oracle. When we have them paint sets for us, they do this with some colors to ensure light is not dimmed/blocked too much and still shines through brightly. Blues are specifically notorious for blocking out light better than some others we have been told so they dilute that final strip finish to ensure the light shines through nice and bright. Completely agree that some of their photos on the site are a bit generously photoshopped and lack this specific attention to detail though.
Here's a shot from one of our customers of them installed to give you an idea of what they will look like!


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My dark smoked side markers from JW Motorsports, flush fit.
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The flash from the camera makes it look lighter. The dark smoke really blends in with the black !
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My ghosted Carbon Flash Oracle lights totally cover the LEDs, they bleed through when on.


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Does anyone have just the tinted Oracle side markers? I’m trying to figure out how dark of tint is it It’s hard to tell by the pictures on there website Thanks Are they darker or lighter then the tinted ones from JWM Any pictures would be appreciated

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