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Old May 19, 2001 | 06:37 PM
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Why Clear Tali Lights are Stupid!

This is why clear tail lights are stupid... For those of you who are blind or just plain dumb, one can hardly see them! Why in the world would you want these things?
This guy is a punk... he saw me take the pics.

In this one I can't see the either one except the third.

This is the same car without the tail lights activated (in other words he's not braking).



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Old May 19, 2001 | 06:41 PM
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some people like em... so what can you do. here in so cal... it's a major trend... but usually it's not completely clear... so many fuckin people have those damn Altezza style tails!!! hate those things

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Old May 19, 2001 | 06:49 PM
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I wonder if you were to rear-end him because you couldn't see the lights...whos fault would it be?

I dislike the clears too

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Old May 19, 2001 | 07:21 PM
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ya but i'd rather have the option to have them to see what they look like vs the option of not having them at all.

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Old May 19, 2001 | 07:35 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by oreo:
ya but i'd rather have the option to have them to see what they look like vs the option of not having them at all.

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Dude, you are so wrong ... I meant driving and taking pic is just wrong ...
Hate 'em whited out lights .. conner light is ok but brake lights? just plain dumb



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Old May 19, 2001 | 08:46 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scorpius:
This is why clear tail lights are stupid... For those of you who are blind or just plain dumb, one can hardly see them! Why in the world would you want these things?
This guy is a punk... he saw me take the pics.

In this one I can't see the either one except the third.

This is the same car without the tail lights activated (in other words he's not braking).



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Scorpius r those pics takin in PA by any chance?

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Old May 19, 2001 | 08:55 PM
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Yes PA... I guess I should have blotched out the plates.

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Old May 19, 2001 | 08:55 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Handruin:
I wonder if you were to rear-end him because you couldn't see the lights...whos fault would it be?

I dislike the clears too

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you'd win in court.....and probably get mucho $ for injuries. but why go through the head ache, right....unless you're really short on cash and want to pay off your CL-S rather quickly!!!



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Old May 19, 2001 | 09:12 PM
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I think I'd loose in court. If OJ can get away with murder, the jerkoff in the Eclipse can get away with that.
I would really like to change those pics... blot out the plate... but ZING is hosed again! I get a 500 internal error... What are those people using? Win95a on a Compaq with a freeware web server?

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Old May 19, 2001 | 09:16 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by icy CL:
you'd win in court.....and probably get mucho $ for injuries. but why go through the head ache, right....unless you're really short on cash and want to pay off your CL-S rather quickly!!!


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Wrong, you'd never get away with tailgating. If my tail lights don't work for whatever reason, it went out just this morning, or it did not work for some reason this time, you rear end me, you are wrong. It's called tailgating or following too closely. As a driver you must depend on seeing the actual car stop or slow down, not red.

If I hit a car parked at a stop light going 25mph and never step on the brakes, my car will come to a sudden stop. Consequently anyone who hits me from behind was not paying attention either and will be at fault along with me.

Does anyone disagree with this?

He can probably get a ticket for equipment or you can try to sue him in court, but anybody who rear ends the other person and breaks their tail light in the accident will claim that busted tail light didn't light up correctly!

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Old May 19, 2001 | 09:48 PM
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We were barely moving... I had the camera sitting on the steering wheel, I wasn't looking through the viewfinder. So there was no chance of my hitting him at all. But he did look at me through his side (rear?) view morrit quite a bit. I'm not sure if he saw the camera or saw the car. You know how ricers look at the CL.

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Old May 19, 2001 | 10:54 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kensteele:
Wrong, you'd never get away with tailgating. If my tail lights don't work for whatever reason, it went out just this morning, or it did not work for some reason this time, you rear end me, you are wrong. It's called tailgating or following too closely. As a driver you must depend on seeing the actual car stop or slow down, not red.


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I agree. I think this is the law in all 50 states. You rear end someone and you're wrong even if they stop short!



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Old May 19, 2001 | 11:46 PM
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in pa, it's pretty much law that you'd lose rearending someone EXCEPT there's an exception for freeway entrances (i don't know about exits).

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Old May 20, 2001 | 05:00 AM
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Is it just me or do the clear tail lights just look like the red faded from the sun? They look like sh*t.

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Old May 20, 2001 | 05:54 AM
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Hey, they're not so bad, I had them on my 4-door Integra. Only did that because there's barely on 4-door versions (4pc lenses), and I was one of first in Las Vegas to have them when they came out. Hyperwhite turn signals in the back, green signals in the front. I know what you're going to say, but please don't flame me, hehehe

Unless they don't have an equipped red 3rd brake light (such as on their shopping cart wing with optional brake light), I don't think there's much you can do about the situation.

Well, they definitely look better than those stupid Altezza tail lights...those belong on the IS3, and ONLY that car. Not Civics, Chevy S-10's and Ford Mustangs...

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Old May 20, 2001 | 01:26 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SilverKnight:
Dude, you are so wrong ... I meant driving and taking pic is just wrong ...
Hate 'em whited out lights .. conner light is ok but brake lights? just plain dumb
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Ha ha! Once you get a digital camera, you
really start to go picture crazy. The nice part is you can just not pay attention to what you are shooting, take a billion pictures, and then figure out which ones came out later.

And if you think taking pictures while driving a car is hard, try taking one while riding a bike!



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Old May 20, 2001 | 02:50 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Does anyone disagree with this?</font>
It's stupid but you're right.

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Old May 20, 2001 | 05:35 PM
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I think the completely clear tail lights are stupid. The altezza style ones look OK on some cars like the Integra but they look dumb on a lot of cars too.
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Old May 20, 2001 | 06:19 PM
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Oh... by the way, those were taken just west of Harrisburg, PA.

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Old May 20, 2001 | 09:35 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scorpius:
Oh... by the way, those were taken just west of Harrisburg, PA.

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Dont u mean east of harrisburg,pa

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Old May 20, 2001 | 10:09 PM
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No, I mean west. On Rt. 81. Why?

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Old May 20, 2001 | 10:22 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Scorpius:
No, I mean west. On Rt. 81. Why?

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U mean 2 tell me thats not in Reading,PA?

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Old May 21, 2001 | 09:54 AM
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That's correct. I was heading out to Shippensburg.

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Old May 21, 2001 | 10:22 AM
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Clearing red brake lights should be against the law. They are red for a good reason.
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Old May 21, 2001 | 11:58 AM
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I agree w/ the complete clear being stupid. looks cheap but the is300 and altezza lights are starting to be a new trend even for oem cars.

new bmw concept, new mazda, and i just saw a ford lighting w/ it too. When I first saw it on the ford I thought it was aftermarket but after checking on the site , found out they come like that stock.

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