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Old Feb 26, 2009
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So i ordered a new set of clear corners on ebay cause i hate the ones i have. well they came today and they look good but there is only one problem... they are WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know i have a white truck but i don't think there gonna look that great on there. any advice? should i call the company and send em back or keep em or what?

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Old Feb 26, 2009
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paint them? cheapest solution
 
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Mod 'em like the headlamps are modded....

bake 'em in an oven, take 'em apart, mask the chrome, paint the white black, done.


OR...just paint the white above the lense black and call it good.


We've got threads about sellers on ebay advertising the black clears, but actually sending out white clears.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Mod 'em like the headlamps are modded....

bake 'em in an oven, take 'em apart, mask the chrome, paint the white black, done.


OR...just paint the white above the lense black and call it good.


We've got threads about sellers on ebay advertising the black clears, but actually sending out white clears.

yes i've read those threads. just felt like posting something cause i was pissed when i opened the box and saw they were white.

is there a how-to on modding them?
 
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my truck is white and my clear corners look exactly like yours and i actually like the white on white in looks good in my opinion. it goes with the whole clear/white sorta thing. i have had mine for a year now and they are slowly starting to fade yellow from the sun but my truck never gets garaged and sits out in 110 degree weather during the summer i might look into painting the outside trim of them once it starts getting warmer here
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by edgerider2002
my truck is white and my clear corners look exactly like yours and i actually like the white on white in looks good in my opinion. it goes with the whole clear/white sorta thing. i have had mine for a year now and they are slowly starting to fade yellow from the sun but my truck never gets garaged and sits out in 110 degree weather during the summer i might look into painting the outside trim of them once it starts getting warmer here
hey man, thanks for your input. im do the same and just try em out and see how i like them rather than take them apart and break the lense or something haha.
 
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Good luck modding them, I broke 2 corners trying too.
 
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yeah, my truck is silver, and they look great on my truck also!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009
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how much do you want for them
 
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Old Feb 27, 2009
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i'll sell you my other ones but im not selling these ones. i will post a better pic tomorrow if you would like but i will take $15 plus shipping if you are interested. i guess it would be like $20 shipped.

this is what they look like
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just imagine those corners on a black truck.....

 
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Old Feb 27, 2009
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I got the wrong ones off of eBay as well, have the same white ones as you. I just did the headlight mod to them and painted them.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2009
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Would you guys post the links for the bad corners to give us a heads up. Pretty soon I am going to order some corners and paint them, and I don't want to get bad ones.
 
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I think they look fine to me.
 
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Would you guys post the links for the bad corners to give us a heads up. Pretty soon I am going to order some corners and paint them, and I don't want to get bad ones.
they are all 'good' corners....but the 'bad' corners are the ones posted in this threads first post.....clear lense and the back side is chrome ontop of white. The 'good' ones are chrome ontop of black.


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'good'
 
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Barely noticable.
 
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^^sarcasm i hope.
 
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Sorry about that Tucker. I wouldn't have posted that link if I'd known they'd be like that. I'd send them back and tell them you want the black ones or your money bac, shipping at their expense.
 
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Sorry about that Tucker. I wouldn't have posted that link if I'd known they'd be like that. I'd send them back and tell them you want the black ones or your money bac, shipping at their expense.
unfortunatly that never happends. Refunds are one thing, but shipping is never covered. Just paint them black, but be sure to leave negative feedback for them.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
Sorry about that Tucker. I wouldn't have posted that link if I'd known they'd be like that. I'd send them back and tell them you want the black ones or your money bac, shipping at their expense.
its all good no worries. they are definitely getting negative feedback but i think im gonna just try em out and see how i like them. I kinda expected this to happen anyways haha. its just luck of the draw the way i see it.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2009
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Actually Mike, I should thank you for convincing me to get new ones. I just went out and put them on and they look sooooooo much better imo. so anyways... thanks
 
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new ones??
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
just imagine those corners on a black truck.....

To be honest, those corners don't look good, IMO. Not on a black truck.
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
new ones??
just the ones pictured above. yes, they are white but they don't look all that bad on my white truck. they look a lot better than the ones i had.
 
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Originally Posted by edge186
just the ones pictured above. yes, they are white but they don't look all that bad on my white truck. they look a lot better than the ones i had.
I'm sure they look good on a white, or lighter colored truck, but on black, or a darker colored truck, they just don't fit IMO.
 
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