Has anyone tried these new black markers?

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Mar 5, 2014 | 12:04 AM
  #1  
Looking at possibilities to mod my car, I'm pretty set on getting rid of the ugly ambers and possibly removing all red too.

As far as I know the only option until now was vcollection. I did a bit of searching and found this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASTON-MARTIN-DB9-DBS-VANTAGE-RAPIDE-VIRAGE-LED-FRONT-BUMPER-LIGHTS-BLACK-/121201702558?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories &fits=Make%3AAston+Martin&hash=item1c382f369e&vxp= mtr

Apparently they're made by HELIX. I wonder if they have them in clear/white. They have a bad photo in ther facebook page.

Has anyone tried them?
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Mar 5, 2014 | 06:44 AM
  #2  
I would spray tint the originals
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Mar 5, 2014 | 07:43 AM
  #3  
Quote: I would spray tint the originals
Well, then you're left with a black/orange marker that looks nasty...
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Mar 5, 2014 | 10:30 AM
  #4  
Apply some Lamin-X tinted film over the originals.
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Mar 5, 2014 | 02:13 PM
  #5  
Those look cheap and cheap. The LED nodes are visible and just look too Kragen.

Are you after clear/crystal or dark/black?

What your car might really like is keep the red tails and markers and add red to your calipers. Looks like you have Tungsten, which is a great color and looks great set off with the red lenses and red calipers. If you go all clear/crystal, you end up in a near monochrome pallet with no accents. Some people like that. It isn't horrible. But I love the way my reds pop, especially the calipers behind the dark wheel spokes. YMMV
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Mar 5, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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Quote: Those look cheap and cheap. The LED nodes are visible and just look too Kragen.

Are you after clear/crystal or dark/black?

What your car might really like is keep the red tails and markers and add red to your calipers. Looks like you have Tungsten, which is a great color and looks great set off with the red lenses and red calipers. If you go all clear/crystal, you end up in a near monochrome pallet with no accents. Some people like that. It isn't horrible. But I love the way my reds pop, especially the calipers behind the dark wheel spokes. YMMV
Interesting (and cheaper!) proposition

I definitely want the ambers out though. I'm adverse to amber
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Feb 8, 2015 | 08:27 PM
  #7  
I bought the black markers and put them on my DB9. They look great. I posted a thread on installation
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Feb 9, 2015 | 12:17 AM
  #8  
I just put them on my Vantage S. Perfect fit and a huge improvement over the cheap orange single bulb.

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Feb 9, 2015 | 07:05 AM
  #9  
I have a set of these, that I'm thinking of installing on my car. I believe Karlfranz has them on his new car also (its where I first saw them).

Honestly they look a little like the headlight LED unit. I do believe they blend well on darker grey and black. I'm not convinced they will look as good on my stratus white.

Truly, the best white markers I've seen are the V Collection ones. However they haven't been in stock for a while
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Feb 9, 2015 | 08:07 AM
  #10  
Here's what they look like on my car with the lights off and on:




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Feb 9, 2015 | 10:53 AM
  #11  
Karl your garage floor looks fantastic is it flowed epoxy?
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Feb 9, 2015 | 12:33 PM
  #12  
^^^^ Thanx. Yes, it is. It makes it so much more pleasant to work in.
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Feb 9, 2015 | 05:37 PM
  #13  
Thinking on pulling the trigger but the installation difficulty has me at bay... :/
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Feb 9, 2015 | 06:30 PM
  #14  
Karl,
Those look awesome! Where can I get some?
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Feb 9, 2015 | 06:32 PM
  #15  
Quote: Karl,
Those look awesome! Where can I get some?
See the original post
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