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Old 06-23-07, 09:55 PM
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Default Red center tails......

Messin' around before rolling the car into the Dub show....




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curious what people think about this vs. leaving the clear portion in?
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for a show car, looks great ... but for real world driving I would leave them clear. How you gonna see behind you when you back up at night???
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those look nice but i really like the clear part
Old 06-24-07, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by PMok
for a show car, looks great ... but for real world driving I would leave them clear. How you gonna see behind you when you back up at night???
Good point. If you want you can do half of it where from a distance the white wouldn't be that obvious.
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Originally Posted by PMok
for a show car, looks great ... but for real world driving I would leave them clear. How you gonna see behind you when you back up at night???
So in a perfect world all red is best look?

White is practical. That is a great point.
Old 06-24-07, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by PMok
for a show car, looks great ... but for real world driving I would leave them clear. How you gonna see behind you when you back up at night???
Also, isn't the white supposed to warn people that you're backing up? This defeats that purpose.
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you're so gettin a ticket for that
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On a red car, it looks very clean. I know people behind can't see the clear backups when you reverse.....but how many times will that occur?

I'll post pics if them installed later.....then we'll see what the total package looks like.
Old 06-24-07, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by MrMark
On a red car, it looks very clean. I know people behind can't see the clear backups when you reverse.....but how many times will that occur?
It will occur a bunch of times at the supermarket or mall when you are backing out... And when any sort of accident involving backing up occurs, you're hosed in terms of liability.
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They look great Mark. Some people here just stay in the box and play by the rules, no offense to anyone here I'm just a rebel by nature.
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Originally Posted by MrMark
On a red car, it looks very clean. I know people behind can't see the clear backups when you reverse.....but how many times will that occur?

I'll post pics if them installed later.....then we'll see what the total package looks like.
I think one is too many. What if the person behind thinks wrongly that you are braking and not backing? Do you know if it is even legal to have it?

Thanks
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Originally Posted by cherplex
They look great Mark. Some people here just stay in the box and play by the rules, no offense to anyone here I'm just a rebel by nature.
That's what separates adults from kids. The teen years are for rebelling lol.
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Originally Posted by mir
I think one is too many. What if the person behind thinks wrongly that you are braking and not backing? Do you know if it is even legal to have it?

Thanks
No, this is not legal. Reverse/back-up lights are specifically required to produce white light by both U.S. NHTSA and European UNECE regulations.

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I wouldnt want to cover the clear portions because at night thats the lighting for the backup camera and since my windows are 5% in the back I need that camera to show me everything it can!


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