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Ambers on a moondust saph, heinous crime or not?

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Old 20-06-2014, 09:57 AM
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Default Ambers on a moondust saph, heinous crime or not?

Some say I have committed an atrocity, personally I really like it, but admittedly I wasn't sure until i'd actually fitted them. Having owned the car for so long I was bloody sick of looking at it so had to change something, saphs will never be a gorgeous car but you gotta try, right?

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Old 20-06-2014, 09:58 AM
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Not for me Roger, not for me at all.


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Old 20-06-2014, 09:58 AM
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Looks good rog surprised how they suit it
Old 20-06-2014, 09:58 AM
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Looks fine to me.

i dont know why people get a bee up their arse about the colour of someone else indicators...
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The actual colour works well, but they don't go with the wheels/side repeaters/rear lights/pimp daddy tints that you're rocking.

Maybe amber's all round and tint-free would possibly be better.


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Old 20-06-2014, 10:01 AM
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fine on a original 2wd saph, just totally wrong on a 4x4 when they came with clears as standard
Old 20-06-2014, 10:29 AM
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Normally I would say yes to ambers but just not to sure on your car rog!

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Old 20-06-2014, 10:31 AM
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Looks much better imo.
Old 20-06-2014, 11:27 AM
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Works for me Rog but i echo Grant, needs them all round pal
Old 20-06-2014, 11:45 AM
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Only on 2wd saff Rog.

Its your car though so you do what you wanna do.
Old 20-06-2014, 11:47 AM
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To me they only look good on rwd cars with a rwd bonnet
Old 20-06-2014, 12:56 PM
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They look good, no doubt, but more with a 2WD bonnet tbh.
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spot on rog
Old 20-06-2014, 02:09 PM
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I think with the smoked lights, tints... It's gotta be clears...
Old 20-06-2014, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
Some say I have committed an atrocity
Yeh the cars too new for ambers Now stand and face the corner untill your told not to
Old 20-06-2014, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
To me they only look good on rwd cars with a rwd bonnet
100% agree.
Old 20-06-2014, 06:31 PM
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Agree with the others mate, needs them on the side as well if you are going down that route bud
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Had ambers on mine, hated clear ones

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Old 20-06-2014, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rog
Some say I have committed an atrocity
Yes you came on here & asked a rather silly question. 99.9% of the population would not even notice the difference so perhaps you can make that decison yourself without upping Glenns post count ever nearer to 50k .
Old 20-06-2014, 07:24 PM
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I prefer clear ones personally
Old 20-06-2014, 07:25 PM
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Don't think the ambers suit the silver but your car your choice
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looks perfect with ambers
Old 20-06-2014, 07:38 PM
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Looks bob on Rog

I'll be fitting ambers to my Smokestone when it's ready
Old 20-06-2014, 09:56 PM
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Gingers go with anything.....

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Old 20-06-2014, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
100% agree.
I prefer the later indicators on the Sapphires - each to their own though, prefer the later rear lights as well
Old 20-06-2014, 10:32 PM
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I like it but then I'm biased since it looks very similar to my car!
Old 20-06-2014, 10:50 PM
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Amber indicators and repeaters, black out (satin, not matt or gloss) fog surrounds

Old 20-06-2014, 11:05 PM
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i know its moonstone but you can see how the fog surrounds change the appearance so much, ive lost 800+ pics from my hard drive of my old Cossies but with ambers and satin surrounds (later he had carbon ones fitted with satin finish)

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Old 20-06-2014, 11:22 PM
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I like it you going to go ambers in the rear ?
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NOOOOOOO, blacked out rears on silver
Old 21-06-2014, 01:00 AM
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As said before Rog ambers ftw..all round would finish it off a treat did the same last year for the very same reason
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Old 21-06-2014, 04:34 AM
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You can guarantee if you take your car to a show you will get some perverts saying you have the wrong lights fitted.
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Ambers look good but agree with Grant, they'd tie in a lot better if the tints were removed.
Old 21-06-2014, 05:41 AM
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I own moondust Saff and I used to think that moondust is the last colour that I'd put ambers on, but that looks surprisingly nice. Somehow ambers look best on white, black, red and different shades of grey and blue, but I didn't like ambers on moondust. Now I'm kind of changing my opinion. But if you plan to put ambers front, change the rear lights and side indicators also.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
You can guarantee if you take your car to a show you will get some perverts saying you have the wrong lights fitted.
They the type of folk you need to steer clear of Glenn
Old 21-06-2014, 01:50 PM
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Not for me I'm afraid...
The amber lights don't work well with the silver paintwork...

Cheers Paul
Old 21-06-2014, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by turbotrev
Not for me I'm afraid...
The amber lights don't work well with the silver paintwork...

Cheers Paul
Not for me personally but why not if he fancies a change.
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Amber's every time clears are shit
Old 21-06-2014, 08:56 PM
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Ambers every time clears are poop
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