Black out side markers?

DetergentCandy · Post by **DetergentCandy** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:17 am

Don't yell at me for not searching. I searched. I promise

SO! What's up with all these side markers, eh?
Why do they all have lights behind 'em, eh?
Why don't more people black 'em out, eh?

No seriously, why? I assume it's some sort of legal shmegal crap, that says you've gotta have some sort of indicators visible from the sides of he cars? And since Neon's turn signals/parking lights are in the front/center, you can't see 'em from the side? So that's why they added the side markers? To mark the sides? Question mark?

The nightshade on mine is going out. So I need to re-do 'em soon.
But, the lights are barely visible through the nightshade anyways. So...what's the problem if I just gloss black them instead? Who needs lights on the side of your car, right? Right? Eh?

Can I black 'em out? Or is that stupid?

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:37 am

It depends on the laws where you live. I know here that you must have the turn signals visible from the side of your car. You can still nightshade it, as long as you can still see it blinking. I'd check with your laws

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:40 am

you need to have orange sidemarkers in the front side and red in the rear side.
thats what they are good for.
american law.
front standby lights does not have the same function - cause the are not visible from the side.
nightshade looks cheap.
better buy clear sidemarkers from ebay, open them and paint the inner parts.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:57 am

When someone broadsides you in the middle of the night, (whether they seen you in time or not, [try and prove/disprove it]) and they see your side markers are painted over, their lawyers will have a feeding frenzy on your ass.

If you want to take that risk, be my guest.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:20 am

Smoked ones FTW... still have the black look but shine through PERFECT.

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:21 am

occasional demons wrote:When someone broadsides you in the middle of the night, (whether they seen you in time or not, [try and prove/disprove it]) and they see your side markers are painted over, their lawyers will have a feeding frenzy on your ass.

If you want to take that risk, be my guest.

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:24 am

occasional demons wrote:When someone broadsides you in the middle of the night, (whether they seen you in time or not, [try and prove/disprove it]) and they see your side markers are painted over, their lawyers will have a feeding frenzy on your ass.

If you want to take that risk, be my guest.

just keep an extra set of clear ones in the trunk and swap em out
real fast

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:25 pm

The only problem is, your face might be embedded into the other guy's grille.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:14 pm

occasional demons wrote:The only problem is, your face might be embedded into the other guy's grille.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:49 pm

I just used vinly tint cut outs over clear lenses with amber bulbs. Pitch black, perfect light output, and removable if the cops want to be dicks.

HazmatJeff · Post by **HazmatJeff** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:10 pm

Mine are tined out, they are really dark, yet they can be seen at night.

2001Neon_LX · Post by **2001Neon_LX** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:53 pm

I bought clear ebay sidemarkers, then i niteshaded them and put a super bright orange led in. Never got shit over them, the OPP always seemed to be more interested in my muffler lol

DetergentCandy · Post by **DetergentCandy** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:46 pm

Werd.

So I don't like the idea of blacking them out, anymore XD

Guess i'm either going LowNSlow's or Jenni's route.

Thanks folks

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:32 am

Johny wrote:It depends on the laws where you live. I know here that you must have the turn signals visible from the side of your car. You can still nightshade it, as long as you can still see it blinking. I'd check with your laws

They don't blink, they are just running lights.

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:00 am

OEM shaved down then sprayed with thinned black then cleared.

SC62391 · Post by **SC62391** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:57 am

Just ordered the smoked ones off ebay, thanks for the idear LowNslow

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:52 pm

Jenni wrote:better buy clear sidemarkers from ebay, open them and paint the inner parts.

you just colored the reflector and not the lens?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:07 pm

That's what I did, but I went with body color so they don't stand out so much.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:19 pm

i decided not to read the rest of the posts on this thread.

Ebay them. they are cheap and better than tinting them yourself. make sure you get the amber lights with them. /thread

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:28 pm

lilnicko11 wrote:i decided not to read the rest of the posts on this thread except Dante's since he put his sexy ACR in it.

Ebay them. they are cheap and better than tinting them yourself. make sure you get the amber lights with them. /thread

Fixed it for ya

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:48 pm

SC62391 wrote:Just ordered the smoked ones off ebay, thanks for the idear LowNslow

Dante, those look good!

SC62391 · Post by **SC62391** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:42 pm

Danteneon wrote:

I like a lot.

What camera do you have? Those are great pics.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:37 am

I can't take credit for the last pic. A buddy of mine took that shot (and some others). He has some kind of boom fatty digital camera that he uses for urban exploring.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:41 pm

Danteneon wrote:That's what I did, but I went with body color so they don't stand out so much.

Haha, there is no "but" - because i went also with body color for the same reason.
but my car was black.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:07 pm

Jenni wrote:Haha, there is no "but" - because i went also with body color for the same reason.
but my car was black.

Touche.