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Old May 10, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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Seeking opinions about headlight surrounds

wonder if posters think they make any difference at all...
 
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Old May 10, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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I do. I like 'em!
 
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Me like. Thinking about them for my silver 4S.
 
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Me like. Thinking about them for my silver 4S.
careful. Mine look okay in the pictures, but I did a ****ty job, and installation is not a picnic.

If the look of them grows on me, I will remove them and start over again.
 
Old May 10, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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When I put my black stone guards on.....I'm having them installed by the clear bra guy....I'm not good at that stuff.
 
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On the black car they look great!
 
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I am conflicted with them, the offset pictures look sort of cool, the straight on one for some reason really doesn't do it for. All personal preference I guess.
 
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Looks better than I thought it would, but no one is going to notice the "mascara stickers" except us porsche geeks on online forums.
 
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Nope.......not for me!

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Im 50/50 on it.
 
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Don't know why, but I like the look of the factory Speedster headlights with the black surrounds painted into the headlight unit, and I generally like how these surrounds frame the headlights (even more so for lighter/brighter exterior colors).

BUT, I'm not going to put them on my car as I also like the detail of the silver/gray lines in the standard headlight surrounds. It doesn't look bad on your car, but I'm deciding not to do it for other reasons.
 
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I like them as well. I recently installed mine and perhaps rushed it a little. I'm too am thinking of another set and taking my time with them. Given the curves the bubbles can be a PIA.
 
Old May 11, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Not for me...prefer the stock look!
 
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Meh... I like the detail of the stock light assembly.
 
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I've got them for my car, so Black on Black. I really like the look but I'm in the crew that might need to re-do at least the first side I did. Agree that it's a bit tricky and should probably be left to a pro, or a more competent diy'er.
 


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