What's the problem with amber? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

gregdacat · 08-09-2008, 08:35 AM

I am with the original post. I like the "fried egg look" as one poster called it. Maybe its a black car thing. I am keeping the amber. As I keep telling my kids, "There is nothing wrong with older."

Jaxonalden · 08-09-2008, 10:14 AM

I also think it's personal taste. With my Box being red (that sounds nasty) the smoked lens look better. I also like the Euro look, the amber lens, I believe, are a U.S. DOT mandate. Any time you can get one against the establishment, right?

Also, Wingnut2u...

I love the pictures of you car, that ******************** looks bad ass!!

fragdude · 08-09-2008, 10:42 AM

I think the amber looks O.K. against my blue car, but I really want to de amber. However, I think it looks silly if you de-amber in pieces. When/if I do it I want to do it all at once... Personal opinion of course

jwade · 08-09-2008, 12:04 PM

If you have stock litronics, ditch the ambers and go clear oem. Just looks so much better.

I did save my old ambers for the next owner, but I doubt they would want them.

Sputter · 08-09-2008, 12:09 PM

I like my amber but like it's been mentioned, my car is black too..

Mike_Yi · 08-09-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jwade

If you have stock litronics, ditch the ambers and go clear oem. Just looks so much better.

Yeah. Then give the amber litronics to me.

gmboxster · 08-10-2008, 12:27 AM

My car is white and I dont mind the amber at all. All personal preferences.

coreseller · 08-10-2008, 05:31 AM

I bought my used '02 with a few mods already done to it, de-ambering was one of them. Never really had given it a thought until I started noticing other Boxsters with the amber lenses lol. Like amber or not, it's funny how something so small can really change the look of a car.

jwade · 08-10-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike_Yi

Yeah. Then give the amber litronics to me.

No such animal as amber litronics. All factory cars equipped with litronics include the headlight washers and are clear / partial smoke lenses which made me want to upgrade.

My car is red so once I changed over to the oem smoked side markers and clear tailights, it really made it look great.

If you have standard halogens with amber, then I might just stay amber, but with litronics, it's a natural transition to go on with the euro lenses. Very classy looking in my opinion.

Franco · 08-16-2008, 09:47 AM

Hi, I like the amber look on my car and don't think i'll de-amber for now, but if i ever do, i'll go with the smoked look.

super66 · 08-16-2008, 10:10 AM

i agree with all of you including Bunny....I never had anything against my ambers, thought they were great....picked up the clears and held them up to the car and debated for weeks....the day I put them on...I will never regret....I think the clears would look great on your car bunny.....

as for the others, if I had a 986...I think they look great with the litronics but it's a lot of $$$$