Clear Corner Markers? Too Passe?

[DustinEarnhardt]

So I haven't done a whole lot of car modifications in the past few years, but I've always been a bit irritated with the DOT's mandate to have amber lenses on the front corners of vehicles. Are clear corner markers something that's still done today, or does this scream "early-2000s-boy-racer" too much?

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[RDATLTE]

It’s still a thing. Check out Diode Dynamics.

 

[DustinEarnhardt]

Ah cool. Good see Diode Dynamics is still around. (I bought some switchback bulbs from them ~8yrs ago)

Sadly they don't have anything for the latest generation CT4.

 

[burn813]

It’s still a thing. Check out Diode Dynamics.

I will probably work with them on the bw5… if they don’t already have one… they are good friends of mine… they have used a few of my cars as test cars

 

[DustinEarnhardt]

I'm a little far away, but would be happy to help in any way I can to get a set for the bw4!!

 

[soulsea]

I usually black mine out.

It would be nice to have some color matched vinyl to wrap them on a non black car.

 

[gk.hawks]

I didn’t like the orange side markers on my electric blue CT4V BW. So I had them tinted…I think they look better and don’t stick out as much

 

[soulsea]

Goes to tint shop … ‘tint mah markers leave windows be tnxby’ …

Glorious move!

 

[RDATLTE]

I didn’t like the orange side markers on my electric blue CT4V BW. So I had them tinted…I think they look better and don’t stick out as much

My detailer mentioned tinting mine.

 

[Ronanit]

Blacked mine out with some tint.

 

[1Evil55]

Blacked mine out with some tint.

The camera lense?

 

[burn813]

I blacked mine out as well… no issues with cameras because the side cameras are in the side mirrors

 

[TurboD]

Not a Blackwing but my CTS. I purchased the European reflector lenses right from GM for around $10 each but you need to cut a hole for the bulb and I just stuck in amber bulbs so it's all legal. They may have them for the CT5?

 

[DustinEarnhardt]

So I haven't done a whole lot of car modifications in the past few years, but I've always been a bit irritated with the DOT's mandate to have amber lenses on the front corners of vehicles. Are clear corner markers something that's still done today, or does this scream "early-2000s-boy-racer" too much?

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Good lord... I just looked at their website on these again. Read this and I'm seriously glad I didn't order them without looking closer:

Smoked version: The front markers are OEM lights that we have tinted by spraying a mix of black and clear paint then they are clear coated, buffed and polished to give that perfect smoked look. Please do NOT confuse these with what others make which can be a flat acrylic cover that will stick out when installed or a film that will leave you with bubbles and shrink over time exposing the factory light edges.

If the clear lights are indeed like $10 each, you're basically paying $140 for GS Creations to spray them. No thanks. A rattle can of spray tint is also like $10.

 

[GTANotch88]

Not a Blackwing but my CTS. I purchased the European reflector lenses right from GM for around $10 each but you need to cut a hole for the bulb and I just stuck in amber bulbs so it's all legal. They may have them for the CT5?
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I tried looking into that..
All I found so far is that the CT5 debut in China in 2019 has a version without any front side marker. Still looking for a European(maybe even an Australian) version. I feel like all the worldwide BW exports will have the orange side marker lights, instead of making a handful of light-free bumper versions or clear lenses.

 

[DustinEarnhardt]

I tried looking into that..
All I found so far is that the CT5 debut in China in 2019 has a version without any front side marker. Still looking for a European(maybe even an Australian) version. I feel like all the worldwide BW exports will have the orange side marker lights, instead of making a handful of light-free bumper versions or clear lenses.

Bummer. But probably correct.

 

[strohw]

The markers are easy to get out. You can pull them out and tint/wrap them yourself for $10-15.

 

[Rich]

with the proximity to the front lights all being clear i was looking for decent clear ones
also would match better

 

[Ivy1Le]

with the proximity to the front lights all being clear i was looking for decent clear ones
also would match better

I too prefer the clear look. I usually do white lights to match the DRLs (never been pulled over for lack of amber lights)

 

[wolfpack]

Still waiting for my BW to come in, but I want to replace the orange side markers with clear/white ones. Has anyone found a set that will work with the CT5? I am assuming the CT4/CT5 side markers are interchangeable.

I was wondering if the CTS euro side markers will work, but I believe they are a different shape. Recently, I was checking out my local auto trader and I found a BW with what appears to be clear side markers. So it seems like there are options out there.