Aftermarket FTP lights?
06-20-2002, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jun 20 2002, 01:40 PM
i just removed mine when they cracked on my GTU looked pretty good 
i'll do the same on my TII when they break
06-20-2002, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jun 20 2002, 02:39 PM
holes look better then cracked faded ftp's which i had and i can still use my FTP feature
06-20-2002, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Jun 20 2002, 12:53 PM
[quote name='vosko' date='Jun 20 2002, 02:39 PM']holes look better then cracked faded ftp's which i had and i can still use my FTP feature
i've only seen one of my friends car which looked new then again i think his car was crashed before he got it so that could be the reason
06-20-2002, 04:14 PM
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Hey, thanks for the info gents!
I guess simply taking my other FTP lens out would be one way to "even up" the look of the car, but I don't know if I like the look of it. My car is white, and somehow I think that adds to the "missing part" look. I think I'd be able to get away with the missing lenses better on a darker-colored car, but maybe that's just me.
Maybe I should try painting the insides of the FTP cavities black in order to make them look a little more "intentional". As has been pointed out, the FTP lenses really aren't neccesary. Drivers in MO are too dumb to know why I'm flashing my lights at them anyway, so I never even use them for their intended purpose.
Those Japanese lights look much nicer than the lenses I have. I did find the US lenses at Mazdatrix - $62.28 each. I wouldn't want to replace just one - since my current lens is old and scratched, they wouldn't match, so it would cost me $124.56 to replace the pair. Compare that to $174.95 for the Japan-spec lights, and they don't seem like THAT bad of a deal - you pretty much get reamed either way. At least the Japan-spec parts are a customization and not simply a repair.
p.s. Thanks to the mods for moving this thread here, and my apologies for posting it in general. Dumb newbie move, won't happen again.
I guess simply taking my other FTP lens out would be one way to "even up" the look of the car, but I don't know if I like the look of it. My car is white, and somehow I think that adds to the "missing part" look. I think I'd be able to get away with the missing lenses better on a darker-colored car, but maybe that's just me.
Maybe I should try painting the insides of the FTP cavities black in order to make them look a little more "intentional". As has been pointed out, the FTP lenses really aren't neccesary. Drivers in MO are too dumb to know why I'm flashing my lights at them anyway, so I never even use them for their intended purpose.
Those Japanese lights look much nicer than the lenses I have. I did find the US lenses at Mazdatrix - $62.28 each. I wouldn't want to replace just one - since my current lens is old and scratched, they wouldn't match, so it would cost me $124.56 to replace the pair. Compare that to $174.95 for the Japan-spec lights, and they don't seem like THAT bad of a deal - you pretty much get reamed either way. At least the Japan-spec parts are a customization and not simply a repair.
p.s. Thanks to the mods for moving this thread here, and my apologies for posting it in general. Dumb newbie move, won't happen again.
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