04-22-2015, 07:45 AM
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Yeah, those lights are nasty looking. You can get a clear 3rd brake light too.
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2003 Boxster S
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04-22-2015, 08:08 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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I have the smoked. Gives it a more updated while still looking factory look.
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04-22-2015, 08:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: NH
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I have the smoked on my Arctic Silver. They match better with the smoked look of the "clear" side markers and corner trim pieces on the headlights.
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04-22-2015, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: San Jose, CA
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I have Lapis blue, and agree that the clear look better on that color.
On silver / black / gray cars, I do like the smoked look...
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Mantis 2.0L Deep Sump, de-snorkeled, Bilstein PSS9 Coil-Overs, Rennline lug studs, and auto crossed regularly.
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04-22-2015, 12:17 PM
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Need For Speed
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Nice, I love the side skirts of Porsche's Aero Kit. I want a set of them for my car.
Just be cautious of your local laws. When I first got my Boxster I put a nice black trim piece that came with a clear cover on my license plates . You could read my plates plan as day, yet I got pulled over for having them on my car as unknown to me any cover over the plates are illegal. I only got a warning for it, went home and took them off. Wasted money and why the heck are they allowed to be sold at my local parts store if they are illegal?
I wasn't even moving. I was sitting at a stop light and a police car pulled up behind me. Soon as the light turned green on went his lights to pull me over.
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Last edited by KRAM36; 04-22-2015 at 12:20 PM.
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04-22-2015, 09:37 PM
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Location: Oklahoma
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I just put the red and clear on my arctic silver. Love the look
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04-23-2015, 08:50 AM
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Luckyed
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by antny
I just put the red and clear on my arctic silver. Love the look
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On a scale of 1-10.....how hard was it?
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04-23-2015, 10:33 PM
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Location: Oklahoma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Luckyed
On a scale of 1-10.....how hard was it?
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If you have any mechanical skill at all it is a 1. The nut is a 8mm. Undo the nuts. Pull the circuit board out of the old light, installnew lights and your car will look up to date. It really is simple.
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04-23-2015, 11:32 PM
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Need For Speed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by antny
If you have any mechanical skill at all it is a 1. The nut is a 8mm. Undo the nuts. Pull the circuit board out of the old light, installnew lights and your car will look up to date. It really is simple.
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Ditto. There is no wiring up anything involved, it's plug and play.
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04-22-2015, 10:53 PM
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Yeah the clear looks very good. If you have not ordered them yet, this is where I got mine and the cheapest price I could find on them.
 97 04 Porsche Boxster 986 LED Red Clear Tail Lights LH RH Rear Lamps Assembly | eBay
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04-23-2015, 07:13 AM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
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Originally Posted by KRAM36
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Yes this was the ones I was planning on buying if I go with the clear.
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04-23-2015, 07:31 AM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
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As of now I'm still going back and forth on the color. So keep those pics coming. Especially silver cars. Thanks.
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04-22-2015, 11:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Oklahoma
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That is where I got mine also.
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04-23-2015, 09:18 AM
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Custom User Title Here
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04-23-2015, 09:30 AM
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98 Arctic silver 986
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I can always count on you particlewave 
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04-23-2015, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tommy583
I can always count on you particlewave |
+1 on it being a "1" to install. hardest part is making sure the new gaskets get lined up right before tightening...
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2000 S - Borla Exhaust, TS Cat Deletes, RSS UDP, B&M Short Shift, T96 Steering Wheel, Potenza RE-71R's,
Mantis 2.0L Deep Sump, de-snorkeled, Bilstein PSS9 Coil-Overs, Rennline lug studs, and auto crossed regularly.
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04-23-2015, 10:59 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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Originally Posted by particlewave
It's a "1". 
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New top with glass. check.
LED lights with smoked lens. check.
Now the car doesn't look 19 years old anymore.
Here's what my smoked lenses look like at night. Sorry it's the only picture I have of the tail lights.
But at least you can see how I moved the "running" light to the outboard side, stock that light is on the inside.
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04-23-2015, 11:05 AM
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2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Bumperettes
Have you thought of painting the bumberettes the body colour? I have an '03 S in Arctic Silver and I just recieved my kit of plastic primer, basecoat and clearcoat from automotivetouchup.com and I plan on tackling the 2 black warts as soon as the weather cooperates up here.
I've seen an '04 with the bumperettes painted and it really adds to the look on light coloured models. On black or dark blue they don't stand out as much so painting them is of little visual gain.
Last edited by paulofto; 04-23-2015 at 11:08 AM.
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04-23-2015, 12:49 PM
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On the slippery slope
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I like the black bumperetts and I my car is Aortic Silver
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04-23-2015, 12:51 PM
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Need For Speed
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JayG
I like the black bumperetts and I my car is Arctic Silver
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I like the black bumperetts too.
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