quote:Originally posted by Marlin Jack:
...Side Marker Lights are There for a Reason!
Sure, I agree! 'Shaved' Side Lights Look Very Cool!...Until, at Night, You get 'T-Boned' in an Intersection!!
That may be the intent, but in practice, IMHO, they'll do nothing to prevent getting T-boned. They don't give off enough light, although, switching to LEDs may help. If somebody can't see headlights and this mass of metal in front of them between e-mails, texts, tweets and phone calls you're just gonna get hit. The one good use is if they are used as side turn signal indicators. JTs are quite nice. A great bit of detail. Someone mentioned that they had seen a car where the lens were the same color of the car but wouldn't give out the proprietary details on how it was done. In most cases I imagine it isn't done because of inspection/state requirement restrictions.