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Old 11-21-2007, 11:08 PM   #1
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De-amber or not?

Votes please. I kind of like the orange and black combo, but my friends with newer Porsches are constantly telling me to upgrade. What do you guys think?

Anyone have a black car with the clear lights?

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Old 11-22-2007, 02:00 AM   #2
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I never gave much thought to the amber lights on my silver boxster until I started reading the threads about deambering our cars. Then, once my attention had been drawn to the amber, it was like a worm in the back of my head, bugging me about how the car looked. In answer to your question, I think your car would look better without the amber.

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Old 11-22-2007, 03:58 AM   #3
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Hey Noone

I think it's completely up to you, but like Edevlin, I find myself looking at every Boxster now after going to this forum looking amber/litronics/clear halogens. I've done the rear and sides and am waiting for a good deal on fronts.
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Old 11-22-2007, 04:11 AM   #4
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This is about as good of a price for new units as I have seen:

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Old 11-22-2007, 04:24 AM   #5
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I changed the side markers and the rears, but I like the look of the orange on the front of the black car.


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I've got a 2001 seal grey that, when I bought it (summer '06), came with the fronts deambered. The sides and tail lights have the original amber. I'm in the minority around here (I think), but I kinda like that splash of color, at least on the darker colored car.

Or maybe I'm just too cheap and lazy to make the change. But I honestly don't think I'd be any happier with the clears. For me, it would be a change for the sake of change.
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