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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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I bought a set of Clear lens Altezza's for my Crx. I wasn't really happy with the way they looked and I began to understand why everyone HATES them. Then it rained one day and I noticed water was inside and it was fogged up. I was pissed. I called the place I got them from and they said it was the Car that was leaking and not the lights and they wouldn't replace them. I was so mad I went outside grabbed a hammer and smashed the shit out of the lenses. I then proceeded to remove all the glass and do a Hell of a lot of bondo'ing and sanding. Here's what they look like now. the only problem is I scratched the red lenses pretty badly. is there Anyway to repair them? or should I just live with it? Or do they still look like shit? should I sell them and go with the stock lights?


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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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and the rejection sticker in 5.....4.....3......


looks better then most shitty cheap altezzas....but they are still illegal
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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if you blacked out the middle, and around the red lights it would look cool.
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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and the rejection sticker in 5.....4.....3......


looks better then most shitty cheap altezzas....but they are still illegal
I'm not saying that you arn't right, but what makes them illegal? they are no different than the ones TYC makes that do not have a clear lense cover.
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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what exhaust is that? is it the greddy/trust one?
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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what would make you think that clear lights look good in the first place?

but yea if you blacked the grey out it would look alright
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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what would make you think that clear lights look good in the first place?

but yea if you blacked the grey out it would look alright
I dont know, buy yea they really looked like shit even brand new. i think this looks a little bit better. i will try blacking out the middle like suggested.
Old Apr 27, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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what exhaust is that? is it the greddy/trust one?
no, its Tanabe Medallion
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I'm not saying that you arn't right, but what makes them illegal? they are no different than the ones TYC makes that do not have a clear lense cover.

no DOT stamping. if a light is mounted to a vehicle, it must have a DOT/SAE approval number on the lens. they are not made on the interior parts, only on the external cover.

you could, however, do the same thing with round light cartridges such as ones i use on trucks and it be legal. they are LED also
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Originally Posted by fc735
no DOT stamping. if a light is mounted to a vehicle, it must have a DOT/SAE approval number on the lens. they are not made on the interior parts, only on the external cover.

you could, however, do the same thing with round light cartridges such as ones i use on trucks and it be legal. they are LED also
oh, I see what your saying. thats ok it only takes about 5 minutes to swap to the stock ones. thanks for the Info.



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