Blacked out Amber

[Timco]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

As you are soliciting opinions I will assume that you want honest ones both for and against and that you aren't just looking for an "atta boy".

I've seen the blacked-out amber on a few cars, both pics and real, and I think it looks absolutely heinous, cringe-worthy, and completely ruins the look of the car. Couldn't possibly look more trailer park unless maybe you added a plywood-and-hockeystick rear spoiler.

But, it's your car so the only opinion that matters in the end is your own.

I was going to say if I had a car that looked like that, I'd de-amber it's ass and make it drive backwards, but I figured I'd be nice.

[PorscheBound]

I have mine blacked out. We removed the headlights and actually taped off and professionally sprayed the amber with black paint and then clear coated and baked them. Most on this forum find it to be ugly as stated above. The amber is hideous in my opinion. The amber runs with absolutely nothing on the car. Most black boxes have black tops, and silver wheels. Then you just have random orange tossed in. The amber does not flow at all. Once taken away the overall theme of the car in many cases is revived and you no longer are sporting a Halloween Boxster. At least the orange in the stock tails is a bit more subtle.

Edit: In the case of your wifes car the argument of flow remains the same. The car has a black and white theme. White paint, white decal on windshield, black wheels, black grills, black top, black vents, black decal on rear quarters, and then BOOM! ORANGE in the headlights and side markers. Does. Not. Fit.

[Fyeganeh]

Originally Posted by PorscheBound

The amber runs with absolutely nothing on the car. Most black boxes have black tops, and silver wheels. Then you just have random orange tossed in. The amber does not flow at all. Once taken away the overall theme of the car in many cases is revived and you no longer are sporting a Halloween Boxster. At least the orange in the stock tails is a bit more subtle.

Actually, the amber on a black car matches the colors of the German flag. The black, red and amber are for Germans the same as our red, white and blue. Personally on a black car, I prefer the amber and it adds to the color scheme of a German produced car, it doesn't take away.