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Old 03-08-2003 | 05:24 PM
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Diffuser install pics

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Old 03-08-2003 | 05:42 PM
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looks good scooter, but the amber bulb has to go.

I'm doing mine in 2 weeks
Old 03-08-2003 | 05:50 PM
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Get rid of that shitty yellow bulb!!!!!!!!!! Other wise it looks good!
Old 03-08-2003 | 05:53 PM
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hmmm. now that i see the diffusers i dunno if i like them

need more pics.


good job on install tho....



and btw... i think blue bulbs = ghey.
Old 03-08-2003 | 06:24 PM
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was the install hard?? write up a how to do
Old 03-08-2003 | 06:53 PM
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Nice scooter I think the amber bulbs looks fine but a silver bulb that blinks amber would be cool. I gotta agree with soopa on the blue bulbs though
Old 03-08-2003 | 07:02 PM
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can someone explain to me the purpose for these diffusers? i think they look ok, i really like the raw look instead.

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Old 03-08-2003 | 07:54 PM
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Originally posted by sidemarker
can someone explain to me the purpose for these diffusers? i think they look ok, i really like the raw look instead.

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Yea, certainly.
Without them, the light beam wont project or *spread* as far as they would, hence the term "diffuse."

So when you put on your blinkers with the "raw look" someone from your blind spot may not be able to see that your blinkers are on, perhaps. Whereas with diffusers, the light from the orange blinkers are spread out more and you will be more easily seen.
Old 03-08-2003 | 07:57 PM
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But umm, scoot, try some clear bulbs or super white blue ones.

you've got a ragtag of blue, orange, clear, and semi clear going on there heh.
Old 03-08-2003 | 08:16 PM
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Originally posted by 1StGenCL
a silver bulb that blinks amber would be cool.
Anybody know which bulb this would be? Silver bulb that blinks amber is perfect for a silver car!
Old 03-08-2003 | 08:38 PM
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APC has the chrome dipped amber ones. This is what I have on my car. You can pick them up at Pepboys.

I also installed mines today. But I guess the TL lights curved too much. The diffusers actually popped itself out of the tab. We tried another method on the other light, but it also popped out. ugh...
Old 03-08-2003 | 08:47 PM
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Originally posted by ElegantTL-S
APC has the chrome dipped amber ones. This is what I have on my car. You can pick them up at Pepboys.
Thanks for the info! What size do we use?
Old 03-08-2003 | 08:55 PM
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Thanks for the info! What size do we use?
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Old 03-08-2003 | 09:27 PM
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nice but I just pulled mine bulb under it out and covered it w/ tape.
Old 03-09-2003 | 12:02 AM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
Yea, certainly.
Without them, the light beam wont project or *spread* as far as they would, hence the term "diffuse."

So when you put on your blinkers with the "raw look" someone from your blind spot may not be able to see that your blinkers are on, perhaps. Whereas with diffusers, the light from the orange blinkers are spread out more and you will be more easily seen.
makes perfect sense now

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Old 03-09-2003 | 01:25 AM
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Originally posted by darrinb
was the install hard?? write up a how to do
do a search dude... i posted the how-to these people used at least a year ago.
Old 03-09-2003 | 07:49 AM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax
But umm, scoot, try some clear bulbs or super white blue ones.

you've got a ragtag of blue, orange, clear, and semi clear going on there heh.
yeah i was kinda fuked b/c i ordered the bulbs for the turny's for 2-day delivery back last Tues, and i'm still waitin, so i had a choice of keeping the clear stock bulb in there or just install the bulbs Lou brought

i get the feeling there's room for the 18 watt bulbs to go in there...i'll have to experiment with it a little...only problem with that is there's even less space than in the road lamps for heat to escape to avoid burning...so we'll see

wanna personally thank Lou and Titan19 for helpin out...if i was doin it alone, it definitely wouldn't have gone so smoothly

BTW, Lou and Titan ran off afterwards to install Lou's headers and CT upperstrut bar...wonder how that went

Lou brought his Brembo's over...heavy fockers



Old 03-09-2003 | 11:00 AM
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Scooter once you get the Polargs Visuals in white and I do think you should take out the blue high beams and see how it looks with the white ones. Overall the pictures doesn't do it justice in person the headlight looks chandelier type effect to them. The diffuser are exact replicas of the stock diffuser and the car looks like it came with them given the car an updated stock appearance. Scooter are you gonna help me with mine

oh and by the way once scooter gets his Pzero neros and Gt1s on and a nice Zaino job.......that will be one hott and fast CL-S

oh and IMHO get the painted grill trim cause once you put the gT1s the car will have a sportier look and that chrome has no place in a car like that
Old 03-09-2003 | 11:48 AM
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it looks good, but that orange bulb is ruining it. It will look so much better when that's changed.
Old 03-09-2003 | 02:43 PM
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Here is mine installed! Going to pick up my Visual bulbs today. I put in some left over superwhite turn signals and the PIAA LED lights on the bottom.



Old 03-09-2003 | 05:05 PM
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That one pic where the exposure is off and your car looks a deep maroon red - wow, it's too bad that's not really the red color of I woulda got that. Kinda nice.

Elegant - you on Teins? Nice drop!
Old 03-09-2003 | 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by JRock
That one pic where the exposure is off and your car looks a deep maroon red - wow, it's too bad that's not really the red color of I woulda got that. Kinda nice.

Elegant - you on Teins? Nice drop!
yeah almost like a plum color...actually, that pic reminds me of the Brickyard color in the Z
Old 03-09-2003 | 05:39 PM
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Originally posted by KavexTrax


So when you put on your blinkers with the "raw look" someone from your blind spot may not be able to see that your blinkers are on, perhaps. Whereas with diffusers, the light from the orange blinkers are spread out more and you will be more easily seen.

I would disagree with this statement because the main illuminated turning indicator is above the compartment that this diffuser covers. Therefore I don't see how the diffiser helps, atleast on a safty stance.
Old 03-09-2003 | 06:32 PM
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they look very nice on your TL Elegant.
Old 03-09-2003 | 06:57 PM
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some night shots...yeah yeah i know to change the amber bulb i wish they came yesterday, but they'll b here tom











Old 03-09-2003 | 07:06 PM
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Looks nice. It was much easier than I anticipated. Can't wait to put mine on during the summer.
Old 03-09-2003 | 08:23 PM
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JRock, I'm on H&R Sports! TEIN is coming soon.....i hope.

danny25, thanks dood.
Old 03-09-2003 | 11:57 PM
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c'mon, Scooter, match those lights up or peeps will think some sort of emergency vechicle is behind them :P
Old 03-10-2003 | 03:18 PM
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Question for Soopa:

When you painted your internal cover you had to strip the chrome off first, right. Otherwise primer/ paint won't adhere.


Old 03-10-2003 | 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by nate'sCLS
c'mon, Scooter, match those lights up or peeps will think some sort of emergency vechicle is behind them :P
relax dude, the bulbs i ordered last fukin Tuesday for UPS 2-day air still haven't arrived...needless to say, i'm not very happy with autobulbdepot.com...and of course optauto had to b sold out of the 19228's, so who gets fuked??? Scooter...that's right, Scooter gets fuked
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