13$ eBay darkest smoked side marker review

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hey everybody, I been trying to find the darkest smoked side marker for my fk7 this past few weeks. I have checked out the DEPO that is popular on the forum and as well the IJDMTOY. I found that the DEPO one wasn't as dark at all in term of smoked, and the the IJDMTOY had many issue as needing to be sanded and moisture problem.

I found these smoked side marker on eBay but was very skeptical at first at how dark they were. I asked for more pics but two of the sellers refused to show me some since that the only pic they have. Nevertheless, I bought it and I am extremely happy with it. It cost 13$ and the housing itself is a very dark clear plastic housing that doesn't have the visible small bumps like the depo or OEM one. They are very dark in broad daylight, almost as black as my grill and such. I believe these are the darkest side marker in the market. The only thing I would warn about this is that it might face the same problem as IJDMTOY. It is not sitting flush against the car panel in the upper portion so I am afraid moisture will get in. I will test it for a couple of day and edit this thread if it get water on the inside. This might be due to poor installation but these are are super easy to install so I doubt it. Overall, darkest side marker in the market while being affordable

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That looks nice, but will the Amber lights show thru those if they’re that dark? Just giving you a heads up because there is a law on that.
 
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That looks nice, but will the Amber lights show thru those if they’re that dark? Just giving you a heads up because there is a law on that.
Switched them to white LED but yes they would shine through if you had the Amber as we
 

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I’m thinking of going with yellow. It seems that the orange looks good on all the colors but red. And all the colored markers look good on red but the orange, just my opinion though. Here’s a yellow marker and backup light.

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I’m thinking of going with yellow. It seems that the orange looks good on all the colors but red. And all the colored markers look good on red but the orange, just my opinion though. Here’s a yellow marker and backup light.

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Yellow is indeed would be my second choice. Remind me of the flash a lot. How did you get the taillights to be so yellow? Tint? I was thinking of tinting the rear lights too to match the smoked side marker.
 


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I’m guessing it’s plain tint. Those pics are a still from a video I watched. This guys car is very nice looking. He mostly did all outer cosmetic mods.
 

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Here are the 3 colors I have saved. I’ve also seen light blue done.
Smoked, Red, and Yellow

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Here are the 3 colors I have saved. I’ve also seen light blue done.
Smoked, Red, and Yellow
Are those aftermarket taillights or did you wrap / pinstripe the outlines?
 

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Those are not mine. My guess is they’ve been wrapped in vinyl. The smoked and red I found on the forum here, the yellow I found in a video I watched.

The blue I saw was a mislabeled video and it was a guy bringing his car in to have the reverse backup lights wrapped in vinyl. That video took a few minutes to actually apply the vinyl and cut it. The shop he brought it to made it look very easy.

I don’t think that’s black pinstripe. I think it’s a black housing the clear lens fits inside. If it is, then it would be easy because there are no bends or angles to worry about.
 

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just got these and tried to pop them in and it just won't clip in like my smoked ones. I probably have to use more force. but for my hatch I think the smoked ones look better.

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just got these and tried to pop them in and it just won't clip in like my smoked ones. I probably have to use more force. but for my hatch I think the smoked ones look better.

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Same, might need some sanding for it to fit flush. But so far no water got inside
 

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Same, might need some sanding for it to fit flush. But so far no water got inside
if I can ask where you sanded it? I'm having a hell of a time just getting them to fit!
 

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Installed these same sidemarkers on my coupe this weekend
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