Amber, clear, or smoked?

[brodee]

Trying to decide on what to do with the front corner lights. What do you guys think?

Amber
http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/amber.jpg

Clear
http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/clear.jpg

Smoked
http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/smoked.jpg

[Dave M]

Hmmm, I have clears on black, but the smoked looked nice on white. Good job with the pics.

Dave M

[Jason]

I like the clear tails you have in the pic, but i thought i saw the amber ones in another pic. i like the smoked, but when you get the skirts on and paint the lower parts white i think the clears will look good too. you cant really go wrong on your car though.

[wengenstein]

I like the amber.

[brodee]

I like the clear tails you have in the pic, but i thought i saw the amber ones in another pic. i like the smoked, but when you get the skirts on and paint the lower parts white i think the clears will look good too. you cant really go wrong on your car though.

I still have stock all the way around. The rear clears in my sig are photoshopped. I've never seen a white car with the smoked hellas on the rear, wonder how that would look?

[Rory535i]

i'd go smoked front and just the smoked indicator parts on the rears. something different from the usual clears all round on white cars.

[uscharalph]

Wow! I hadn't seen smoked on a white car (Like mine). I was going to go clear, but now I think smoked might be the way to go. Thanks!

[shragon]

clear looks pretty clean on white, but i'm liking the smoked.

[632 Regal]

I think the ambers look best on the white car.

[brodee]

I'm leaning towards smoked on mine and clear on the touring.

[liquidtiger720]

I vote for lightly smoked.

[dacoyote]

I like the smoked...

-Charles

[brodee]

let me do the rears real quick and see how they turn out

[granit_silber]

I think smoked lens are not the way to go.

They look hot, but why would you want to decrease the light output of your turning signals and brake lights?

-ashley

[brodee]

quickie job on the rears...

http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/smokedrear2.jpg

[632 Regal]

ambers look better on front and the clears on back :D I dont know what I would do...lol

[liquidtiger720]

ewww...definetly don't go smoked in the rear.

I agree, orange up front and clear in the back is great...but I can't bring myself to unmatch the clearness up front from my rears.

I think clears in the rear rock!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/1026920cLarge.jpg

and orange or clear up front.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC02187Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC01727Large.jpg


orange:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC00805copyLarge.jpg

[525SEI BRIT]

careful with the smoked tail lights looks a bit like an old black and with photo I’ve gone for red what do you think?

[brodee]

careful with the smoked tail lights looks a bit like an old black and with photo I’ve gone for red what do you think?

Ya, I had to change the layer to greyscale to get it to look right, the real ones still have a little color.

I like the clears on the rear, not feeling the smoked back there.

[Astroboy]

I'd go with smoke. It seems to match the best with all of the black and white contrast that are already there.
Smoked
http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/smoked.jpg[/QUOTE]

[Incantation]

clear.

[dacoyote]

Yeah... it looks like you pasted a black and white photo on a background....

[uscharalph]

I wonder how the smoked looks when its lit up (Parking) and when its blinking?

[brodee]

I wonder how the smoked looks when its lit up (Parking) and when its blinking?


http://www.tmdnet.com/bmw/525im/smoked-lit.jpg

hahahah, bad photoshop

[Anton CH.]

I have some pics of white e34s with clear/smoked fronts, and blacked/red rear. I can email you pics if you are interested. Or if someone can post them for everyone else, that would be even better.

[Jon K]

ewww...definetly don't go smoked in the rear.

I agree, orange up front and clear in the back is great...but I can't bring myself to unmatch the clearness up front from my rears.

I think clears in the rear rock!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/1026920cLarge.jpg

and orange or clear up front.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC02187Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC01727Large.jpg


orange:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/liquidtiger720/DSC00805copyLarge.jpg


Gosh dude, not that these are technical photos, but seriously... the 45 degree camera tilt is so 1985. Stop it.

[Gayle]

The smoked sort of remind me of a rotted tooth. I kind of like amber in front cause I think the white cars start looking like albinos with clears, but the picture of your car looked nice with the clears. I vote for clears.

[BigKriss]

for front corner lights brodee, clear lights on white paint go well. I say clear all the way.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4748/pict0007small2kv.jpg

[beamerman5]

yeah I say go for the clear on the back for sure...either clear or smoke on the front...personally I like clear better.

[Qube]

Clear front and rear.

Smoke definitely not on a white car ANYWHERE... well except the bumper lights.

Amber... that works. Gives the car character :)

[liquidtiger720]

Gosh dude, not that these are technical photos, but seriously... the 45 degree camera tilt is so 1985. Stop it.


Actually, The two that are 45* angles were not taken by me. :D

[mattyb]

whats important is what do they work like from a distance. they r there so others cans see them flashing. ive read on other posts that the quality of the finish doesnt always lend itself to the fulfillment of the purpose . shame to have a prang cause of cool. just a sobering thought. my god i must be getting old and sensible. shoooot me!!!

[SC David]

Actually, The two that are 45* angles were not taken by me. :D
Ghad I'm sorry! It's just sort of hard when you're holding the camera out the window going 60mph and trying to focus on not crashing :)

[brodee]

whats important is what do they work like from a distance. they r there so others cans see them flashing. ive read on other posts that the quality of the finish doesnt always lend itself to the fulfillment of the purpose . shame to have a prang cause of cool. just a sobering thought. my god i must be getting old and sensible. shoooot me!!!

Actually living in Houston I'd be the only one using a turn signal, no matter what color it is :D

[liquidtiger720]

Ghad I'm sorry! It's just sort of hard when you're holding the camera out the window going 60mph and trying to focus on not crashing :)


I didnt say anything buddy. :p


Did you go to the meet?

[bmwoohoo]

Amber is out.. On your car I think I would go with the clear since you have clear at the back. I went with the Hella black on the rear so I am smokin.. I just the rears in this week .. where did you find these ??

[bmwoohoo]

careful with the smoked tail lights looks a bit like an old black and with photo I’ve gone for red what do you think?

I went with the black for the rears.

[brodee]

Amber is out.. On your car I think I would go with the clear since you have clear at the back. I went with the Hella black on the rear so I am smokin.. I just the rears in this week .. where did you find these ??

I don't have clears on the back, as stated, that's a photoshopped picture.

Where did I get what?? All pictures are photoshopped.