I bought some of the smoked arch lamp film from outmotoring and me saying i didnt like it would be an understatement. It looked tacky and was obviously a film. I want to buy the real thing, a set of OE quality direct replacement smoked sidemarkers. found these on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-06...spagenameZWDVW
unfortunately i've always been wary of buying automotive parts on ebay, anyone have any experience with this or any other good smoked arch lamps???

 

I think these were the ones I got, but I don't remember exactly. I had no problems, though; it was shipped quickly and arrived in good condition.

 

Any pics of the smoked lenses installed? I'm also debating which would look better, the smoke film or the smoked lenses.

 

I bought a set off eBay last fall and I love the way they look on my car! Much better than the orange and red ones that were on my MCS DS/W. I may have gotten mine from a different seller, but, the seller you are looking buy from seems to have great feedback.

 

trust me the price for the film might be enticing but i doubt you'll be completely happy. don't make my mistake, just hold out and get some lenses. from what is sounds the ebay sellers are legit.

 

i agree the film never looked just right i have the smoked ones too and it looks alot better

 

It seems like it would just be better to smoke tint the stock ones. You say that the film looked too tacky (presumably because you could tell its film) So why not grab some light tinting spray and just spray the stock ones? It would be cheaper, less tacky than the film and actually legal and safe unlike the ebay ones.

I never really understood why people would buy the ebay ones actually. If you install them you clearly dont care that your car has become "illegal" so why not just put the euro arches on the car??

 

Smoked lenses, not film. Since the lights are reflective they look a little brighter in the pic than real life. Second pic is with my lights on.

 

If anyone is local to me pay me 40 bucks and I will tint them with a can of bumper black spray paint.

 

Its not illegal for me in the state of Texas, and how is it unsafe? For me i still have orange and red LEDs in them so they still light up the stock color, the only difference is that the reflector is white instead of colored. I guess it depends on your states laws as to what is "illegal" or not. Not having a front license plate IS however illegal in Texas but i dont have one and im not concerned with the fact that im driving an "illegal" car. BTW im working on painting my arches and when i do im going to put on the Euro arches.

 

Alright maybe some states might be different....but many that i have read require orange and red reflectors....not just lights.

 

in the state of Texas all that is required is RED REAR reflectors side reflectors or lights are not required

 

cool sounds like euro arches would be an awesome addition then....definitely a cleaner look than having smoked or non-smoked side reflectors

 

If it's safe enough for the europeans, I'm sure it's just fine for us Americans. And the chance of getting caught is probably nil.

 

in all honesty i could care less about being illegal. i don't run a front plate and plan on having a very loud exhaust, reflectors are the least of my worries.

I like the idea about the spray tint, never thought about it, although I'm also very curious about the Euro arches. how expensive are they?

 

http://www.newministuff.com/new/shop...uctshow&id=215

About $20 US each so $80 for the set of 4 plus shipping

 

guys guys guys... take rally's advice...

Here is my result using rally's suggestion. RC car window tint.





I think it looks great. They blend right into the moldings and under direct light such as headlights, sun does not light them up, have a slight reflective hue of the original reflector color. when the light up just a quarter size light is what shines through. Just enough to be safe.

total cost = $6 and 2 hours of my time.

 

80 wouldnt be a bad price, its the $40+ charged for shipping that i couldn't handle (total turned out being around $125!!) oh well looks like either ebay or spray tint it is. thanks for the link!

 

im actually only getting the rear ones cause im getting a new front bumper that has the moldings built in. The shipping is a bit steep but its coming from UK so i dont mind, it was about the same shipping when i got my UK spec taillights.

 

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i actually purchased mine through PROEXHAUST and never had any problems.

 

Any links to this spray tint mentioned?

 

Ditto

 

Congrats on being lucky enough to not encounter any problems. However, your personal info is still there for everyone to see.

 

Like what? name and address? they wouldnt have much else except my email address. I never gave them anymore info than that.