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Old 11-26-2014, 02:59 PM
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Default advice please...clear glass tail lights?

Can you guys give me you opinion on clear glass tail lights?

Is there a good reason to have them?
Old 11-26-2014, 03:01 PM
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I'm not a big fan.
Old 11-26-2014, 03:03 PM
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I have seen them in person on a white and black 991... didn't like the look..my $0.02
Old 11-26-2014, 03:13 PM
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Looks good on dark colors - black, red, blue.
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Occasionally works. More often than not ugly. Insanely expensive.
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They make your car look like a dead animal with creepy lifeless eyes.
Only marginally palatable on white cars.
Your opinion may vary.
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Answer is yes, no, and sometimes.

Many great men have debated this subject since they were released.

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...ml#post4190703
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Depends on the exterior color. But I like our red ones the best. Very personal, but you asked.
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Do not look good on a white car. Get the clear side markers though.
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Originally Posted by pap2828
Can you guys give me you opinion on clear glass tail lights? Is there a good reason to have them?
It was hard for me .. But on my white I think the clears look the best, I had the red's back again but I keept the clears, They look good you should get them
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Not a fan personally but to each their own.
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I think you'll find that most of the members here are not fans, but the only way I'd consider clear taillights is with an exterior color that they blend into (like white or silver), rather than contrast with (like darker colors).

To answer your second question - other than personal style, there's no "good reason" to get clear taillights.
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I just had them installed on my GT Silver TTS. They call them clear, but they are silver as well, and a nice match with my paint, IMO. Got the clear side makers and 3rd brake light installed as well.
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Originally Posted by 991TurboS
I just had them installed on my GT Silver TTS. They call them clear, but they are silver as well, and a nice match with my paint, IMO. Got the clear side makers and 3rd brake light installed as well.
They have clear 3rd brake light?? Pics please . . .
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Originally Posted by Porsche_nuts
They have clear 3rd brake light?? Pics please . . .
on factory install ducktail (sport design) it's clear....not a fan of the clear tails though.



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