I don't care how trivial you think this thread is but I would appreciate opinions on my new indicators :D

I am not sure if I like them yet, but I think the orange ones stuck out like dogs balls after I changed the side repeaters..... Anyway, let me know what you think

Before
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After
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that looks 100% better than what it was this is what i did with my old car

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s10/bigperry/Update/PA100006.jpg

Cheers mate, Yeha I see what you and other people have done with the black outline, not sure if I'm a fan of it yet...... although things tend to grow on me.

The worst thing about all this fiddling is my car is looking less and less like a verada!

Way better, however i would of gone with clear first, got some opinions, then tinted them :P

White would of looked ace on a white car

OMG U PUT EXECUTIVE POV PACK PIECES ON UR CAR WTF IS GOING ON MAN UVE CHANGED

sorry perry but i think that looks horrible, when i see that i just know someones taken to that with tape with a spray can.

Omg bro are those stock :cool:

I know what the hell is going on, seriously..... I used to be all like "I have an xi nahh nahh" and now its going to end up looking like just another modded magna :cry:

I'm leaving my xi badges on

']Way better, however i would of gone with clear first, got some opinions, then tinted them :P

White would of looked ace on a white car

OMG U PUT EXECUTIVE POV PACK PIECES ON UR CAR WTF IS GOING ON MAN UVE CHANGED

sorry perry but i think that looks horrible, when i see that i just know someones taken to that with tape with a spray can.

each to their own, i liked it at the time and i'm going to do the same thing to my g/f's TR when i get the time and i might do it to my 3g when i get the time as well but on the inside on the spare set

I put them on just clear but they looked teh ghay next to the parras, oh well too late now, although I can clean them with metho or something to get rid of the tint right if I ever want to?

To be honest, I'm not sure if I'm happy with it.... just had to change them after changing the side ones......

so...is the next mod a manual windows conversion? or will the climate control come out first opting for manual controls?

so...is the next mod a manual windows conversion? or will the climate control come out first opting for manual controls?

Hey man I still have gloss woodgrain, grandpa-stripes, door lights, speaker pods, cruise, climate, suede seats, electric seat, cool interior light switches, interior lights that fade out ummmm thats about it.... :bowrofl:

Hey man I still have gloss woodgrain, grandpa-stripes, door lights, speaker pods, cruise, climate, suede seats, electric seat, cool interior light switches, interior lights that fade out ummmm thats about it.... :bowrofl:
ugly, ugly, got it, got, dont need it, leather, i hate electric seats too slow, got them + sunglasses holder from 380 VRX only 2nd gen with one, got it :P:bowrofl:

']ugly, ugly, got it, got, dont need it, leather, i hate electric seats too slow, got them + sunglasses holder from 380 VRX only 2nd gen with one, got it :P:bowrofl:

I hate you

Hey man I still have gloss woodgrain, grandpa-stripes, door lights, speaker pods, cruise, climate, suede seats, electric seat, cool interior light switches, interior lights that fade out ummmm thats about it.... :bowrofl:

yeah but i'lll have piano black inserts (done myself), CCFL footwell lights (jaycar), speaker pods,(off KS) cruise(off Elite), leather(done myself) and fading lights (jaycar module) too :confused:

hehehe...either way i preferred the orange...

I reckon the Orange looks better for a change. There's just too much grey on the front of the car if you loose the only colour that's there.

yeah but i'lll have piano black inserts (done myself), CCFL footwell lights (jaycar), speaker pods,(off KS) cruise(off Elite), leather(done myself) and fading lights (jaycar module) too :confused:

hehehe...either way i preferred the orange...
Please, do not start me on lighting :bowrofl:

If i had of got parras in my old second gen i was goin to try and tint the reflector of the indicator. Still interested to see what this would look like.

yeah but i'lll have piano black inserts (done myself), CCFL footwell lights (jaycar), speaker pods,(off KS) cruise(off Elite), leather(done myself) and fading lights (jaycar module) too :confused:

hehehe...either way i preferred the orange...

oh and...factory looking foglights...lol


If i had of got parras in my old second gen i was goin to try and tint the reflector of the indicator. Still interested to see what this would look like.

Check my ride section, about half way through I'm pretty sure there's a pic of how I did mine. It's in the last pics too...

Hmmmmm 3 votes each way.....

It does look pretty grayed out at the front now, but the orange ones looked silly IMO with the chrome rims and chrome surrounds for my clear sides.... And the plain clear front indicators looked EXEC BR0!

i will get some more photos in the morning.....

Hmmmmm 3 votes each way.....

It does look pretty grayed out at the front now, but the orange ones looked silly IMO with the chrome rims and chrome surrounds for my clear sides.... And the plain clear front indicators looked EXEC BR0!

i will get some more photos in the morning.....

I reckon do them clern, will look much better being all white IMO!

I like it, though its a bit hard to see in those pics. I have seen the stripe outline, and I dont like it, its just so obvious like its been stuck on, and hence have stuck with orange.

But I think the dark overall tint looks good, first good one I seen was yann89's, after seeing that I think im going to follow the same route.

Ollie

Clear like this?

No thanks!

Sorry to make an example of your car yann but these look crap, they just don't match the parras at all

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd309/yann89_photo/P6070763.jpg

Clear like this?

No thanks!

Sorry to make an example of your car yann but these look crap, they just don't match the parras at all



Clear with no orange lens silly

And i kinda liked them, just different i guess...

ALSO, don't forget your car is white, so yours will match well, will blend in...

Clear with no orange lens silly

Ohhhhhhhhhh, yeah maybe should have tried that before tinting these......

Anyone got pics?

would it be possible for you to open up the indicator, and spray the silver reflective part gray (just like the gray part in the parras) then remove the orange plastic piece that covers the light and buy some orange illuminating globes, that would look pretty sweet and it would match the parra's

Hmmm 3 pages of posting about clear indicators..... only om AMC:D

Hmmm 3 pages of posting about clear indicators..... only om AMC:D

Well I didn't want this spammy crap in my ride thread so that's why it's here.... Move along

modded clear ones for sure
orange ones look stocky, like all orange plastic.

Im interested with Omars suggestion, and seeing as im in the same boat at the moment, having just got parras, and realising stock clear ones with paras look absolutely ****e, im trying to think of what to do.
Is Omars suggestion possible?

would it be possible for you to open up the indicator, and spray the silver reflective part gray (just like the gray part in the parras) then remove the orange plastic piece that covers the light and buy some orange illuminating globes, that would look pretty sweet and it would match the parra's

Hmmmm that's a good idea, would spraying that reflective stuff make it too hard to see though? I suppose tinting it kinda does that anyway, Might strip off the tint and try it out....

Well I didn't want this spammy crap in my ride thread so that's why it's here.... Move along

Well rather then make an utterly pointless thread about it, why not just put them in and if you dont like them take them out, not as if you are rebuilding an engine or doing a gearbox conversion. You can change them easily enough, also you are arguing most of the valid points in this thread, so the end question is, why bother posting this at all?

modded clear ones for sure
orange ones look stocky, like all orange plastic.

Im interested with Omars suggestion, and seeing as im in the same boat at the moment, having just got parras, and realising stock clear ones with paras look absolutely ****e, im trying to think of what to do.
Is Omars suggestion possible?

Yeah dude please give it a go!! Would be great to see what it turns out like

if it goes well, let me know and I might do the same thing
if it goes wrong, hey, how much do the indicators sell for? not much if i recall rightly. small loss and atleast you have the orange ones to stick back in

might start a new 2nd gen trend

would spraying that reflective stuff make it too hard to see though?

the way i see it, if you have 2 working indicators that are harder to see than the standard ones, you're still better than then people who have two working indicators who refuse to use them or dont know how :P

i think that mod is very do able, if you can find a set of cheap indicators at the wreckers buy them and try it out

okay maybe I'll be trying it first

either way :P

might start a new 2nd gen trend

idea is copyright-ed to omar - 2008,2009 and beyond :P

idea is copyright-ed to omar - 2008,2009 and beyond :P
but seeing as you drive a 3rd gen and have no use for the 2nd gen version of the mod, me and peter hereby take ownership lol

hey, we're the ones risking our belongings to test out your crazy ideas :P

but seeing as you drive a 3rd gen and have no use for the 2nd gen version of the mod, me and peter hereby take ownership lol

hey, we're the ones risking our belongings to test out your crazy ideas :P

nah sorry it's my idea, you are my guinea pigs :P

anyway back on topic, if you're serious about doin it, take your car to a place that makes paint and see if you can get them to match the exact black/gray colour that's used in your parras

wont look good if you have different shades

idea is copyright-ed to omar - 2008,2009 and beyond :P

Way ahead of ya buddy,i did that when i did my indicators and decided all black would look better.

When i had my black corners on,i had a few people tell me that it became dificult to see them during the day,illustrated by peoplewaiting til 2secs before i actually turned to pull out. Didnt have any troubles wit the boys in blue though.

nah sorry it's my idea, you are my guinea pigs :P

anyway back on topic, if you're serious about doin it, take your car to a place that makes paint and see if you can get them to match the exact black/gray colour that's used in your parras

wont look good if you have different shades
okay fine you can have ownership

damn you're right, recon it'll set me back much/be much of a hassle?

idea is copyright-ed to omar - 2008,2009 and beyond :P
Pretty sure by law it is my copyrighted idea that i posted 1 page earlier than you. My post is dated. I win :D

ha i got tinted orange ones

Pretty sure by law it is my copyrighted idea that i posted 1 page earlier than you. My post is dated. I win :D

Post number 24, Pic 5. WIN= yann :cool: (http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58536&page=3)

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More thoughts?

Please try and stay on topic dudes

More thoughts?

Please try and stay on topic dudes

I say ditch them. not nice as they're not the same as anything else on the car. Thisis why I don't want to change guard repeaters to clear as it makes the rest of the car not match at all...I don't like them.

Also, have you thought about realigning the whole front of the car? it looks as though everything is getting sucked into the engine bay...

Man, i can't win............

How so? It has had a pretty decent front end crash, and its all a bit wonky at the front, but I only notice it if I look closely

Man, i can't win............

How so? It has had a pretty decent front end crash, and its all a bit wonky at the front, but I only notice it if I look closely

It's a fine art. takes many attempts to perfect. lol

Well I can see it from the pics and i dunno, soemthing on the front is bugging me. then again, if it's been in an accident then iunderstand. I just thought there was something wrong with the grille. lol. looks like the grille is sitting too far into the bonnet that's all.

Also, did you just tint over the top of the clear indicators or...If you're wanting to have another go, I'll duck down to the wreckers this weekend and get you a pair send em up (millions of magnas at the wreckers near mine. lol)

Hmmmmm not sure what to do.

The side repeaters and blinkers were the only colour on the car.....

Anyone got any ideas?

Edit* I think I can just strip the night shade stuff with metho or something can't i?

i stil prefer the black line but they don't look too bad, maby try and tint your side indicators in photoshop.

Edit* I think I can just strip the night shade stuff with metho or something can't i?

I'd try turps ofver metho. they will send your indicators matte though, so you'll need clear coat aswell.

I say go with the orange dude. seriously, they did look good.

OR, get a new set of indicators, remove the orange lens inside, LIGHTLY tint the plastic (from inside) then tape a line around the inside (leaving an exposed edge around the border) and tint that even darker. Try to keep the corners that silvery colour so it'll go with the side indicators aswell.

Lol 10 sec job

Maybe if I left off the chrome bits on the indicators too.....



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Lol 10 sec job

Maybe if I left off the chrome bits on the indicators too.....



looks a lot better with them tinted ay. but if you wanna keep it a "Verada" leave the orange ones on there + the orange side repeaters

I prefer the original orange ones. Put some parker bulbs in them and they would sweet at night time. At first glance people might think it was a Diamante imported from the USA.

I prefer the original orange ones. Put some parker bulbs in them and they would sweet at night time. At first glance people might think it was a Diamante imported from the USA.

Thats a good idea, might be looking at getting parkers in the high beams of the parras first.......

Thats a good idea, might be looking at getting parkers in the high beams of the parras first.......

I'd do it on others first mate. that's a $200 mistake if u screw it up!

I'd do it on others first mate. that's a $200 mistake if u screw it up!

Yeah hoping to score some broken ones off someone here..... Wouldn't try it with mine!

whatever yann's black ones are, that gets my vote
is that with the insides painted completely black?
(sorry if its off topic again)

I prefer the original orange ones. Put some parker bulbs in them and they would sweet at night time. At first glance people might think it was a Diamante imported from the USA.
Not that many people know the difference between a magna and a diamante anyway....
No one even knows what a diamante is in the first place to even make a comparison between, and they wouldn't care anyway, stick with the orange ones:D

whatever yann's black ones are, that gets my vote
is that with the insides painted completely black?
(sorry if its off topic again)

yes, they're peeled apart, painted black inside (silver bit) then covered with clear perspex and sprayed a line around the outside...

yes, they're peeled apart, painted black inside (silver bit) then covered with clear perspex and sprayed a line around the outside...
awesome cheers

would it be possible for you to open up the indicator, and spray the silver reflective part gray (just like the gray part in the parras) then remove the orange plastic piece that covers the light and buy some orange illuminating globes, that would look pretty sweet and it would match the parra's

If you do decide to do this make sure you use a gloss paint so that the light will reflect off the black. You're less likely to get done for it that way than if it was a matte finish. I'd try this myself but can't be bothered and am pretty happy with mine at the moment. Give it a go, I'm curious.

Go clear Pete. Go and get some globes that flash orange but have a silver coating on them. They will blend in better with your parra's.

Go clear Pete. Go and get some globes that flash orange but have a silver coating on them. They will blend in better with your parra's.

An opinion from a completely unbiased observer here lol

Does look good with the clear though, and with the silver stripping will look mint!!

Yo, Pete - you are not suppose to have unwelcome colour or grandpa stripes on a "luxury" car, it looks cheaper with orange imo.


for example:
http://www.aoqz76.dsl.pipex.com/Web%20Page%20Components/Wallpaper/Cars/Black%20BMW%20M3%20Coupe.jpg
http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/mercedes-supercar-31-08-06.jpg
http://www.cg-cars.com/forum/gallery/files/4/4/3/VinceFX_Reventon09PhotoAE_1280_original.jpg

As you can see, none of these cars have colours out of place (ie. orange).

Nobody knows what a verada 2nd gen looks like anyways, so clean up the boot and rip off the Xi badges, if you are keen on showing off get some KJ verada badges, and stick them on calais style. Thats the classy way to do badging.