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Old 10-25-2022, 10:35 AM   #1
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Re: Rear fender mounted turn/tail lights. What fits good?

I was behind a guy the other day. black car, black windows, black wheels, black everything AND blacked out tail lights. you couldnt see the lights when he braked or signalled (or maybe they just didn't work or were like those spendy cars that don't have signals, lol) let alone the tail light part. when I got up really close in the next lane over I could see a little glow but only because I was looking for it. the headlights were super bright though.
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Old 10-25-2022, 03:53 PM   #2
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Re: Rear fender mounted turn/tail lights. What fits good?

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I was behind a guy the other day. black car, black windows, black wheels, black everything AND blacked out tail lights. you couldnt see the lights when he braked or signalled (or maybe they just didn't work or were like those spendy cars that don't have signals, lol) let alone the tail light part. when I got up really close in the next lane over I could see a little glow but only because I was looking for it. the headlights were super bright though.
That nonsense is a big thing around here. My OT daily =98 BMW 528I had cheap aftermarket smoked taillights and dark tint on the windows and cheap "halo" headlights when I bought it and I boght stock tail lights and headlights for it and shaved the tint off.

Personally I am getting to like the idea of AD burb or 37 Chevy car tail lights and housings fitted to the posts on the bed. A clean look that is custom but blends in well with the rest of the truck.

Following a truck with the lights in the back of the cab rather than at the back of the bed would be like following a truck pulling a flatbed trailer that didn't have lights on it. you don't know where the back end really is at night.
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