How would these look on my protege?

[Quirck]

Ok, I can't make my choice on which clear tail light I want to buy. So is there anyone here that have some pictures of black and chrome clear lights on a dark blue 2000 mazda protege?

Black:
http://www.tunerdirect.com/9801-mazda-protege-euro-tail-lights-black-p-19078.html

Chrome:
http://www.tunerdirect.com/9801-mazda-protege-euro-tail-lights-chrome-p-19080.html

[mikeski]

i dont like either.........stay stock imo.

[protege_kid]

(rice)

[_ERIC]

stock light look good IMO. if you wanted to mod the light, just smoke it with either nightshade of get vinyl over lays. the vinyl i herd is better b/c it is not perminent. but what ever floats your boat

[Quirck]

stock light look good IMO. if you wanted to mod the light, just smoke it with either nightshade of get vinyl over lays. the vinyl i herd is better b/c it is not perminent. but what ever floats your boat

Where can I get that vinyl your talking about? and there must be a maximum tint to be legal I guess?

[NCZ13]

you just need to make sure the reflectors can be seen within the light.

so go for a smoked look then a blacked out look.

bluebatbmobile.net should have what your looking for. Send him an email if you have any questions

[KZL_99ES]

trust me, don't get them, i have those azzaallaleazza's or whatever they are... lol, they stick out like a sore thumb and are a cop magnet... they were from the previous owner and i'm still looking for a set of stockers if anyone has some???

mmmmm??? anyone?

meh, i'll do a wtb soon enough

[_ERIC]

i did a quick yahoo search but did find anything. i know people can get them from a vinyl shop but i dont know where to recomend you look for one other then the yellow pages? sorry i cant help more

[red323]

i'd buy the chrome ones. Was actually thinking of buying a set of them for the wife's car as hers is red so the stock red tailights blend in too much and looks too plain.

Yes they are a little 'rice', but tinting looks dodgy

I photochopped them onto the car and looks 100% better than the stock lights.... i think....

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4416/63730939dc9.jpg

[NCZ13]

it really doesnt...

it looks terrible

[red323]

haha fair enough

[_ERIC]

im not a big fan. to use those lights i think that you car would need to be really modified. i think these would be a better chose http://siteground207.com/~protegeg/product_info.php?cPath=21_31_128&products_id=411

[mazdaman007]

im not a big fan. to use those lights i think that you car would need to be really modified. i think these would be a better chose http://siteground207.com/~protegeg/product_info.php?cPath=21_31_128&products_id=411

Have these on my 01 Protege, they are a nice change from stock without getting too rice...

[red323]

^^ could you post a pic please :)

i chopped them on the car, and it kinda looks worse than the stock lights, but it might be my chopping skills too haha

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2205/0156fz1.jpg

[323]

why change something thats already beautiful =]

[mazdaman007]

^^ could you post a pic please :)

Sure, I'll take a picture tomorrow..

[mazdaman007]

Here you go...

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9164/protegevf2.jpg
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/4324/protege2su0.jpg

[red323]

thanks for that, looks ok actually.

very subtle though, the 3/4 shot you cant see that its got sports lights. Do the inside lights stand out more than the pics show?

[mazdaman007]

They don't really stand out (which I like) unless you are directly behind the car.

I can take a couple of close up shots when it's sunny so you can maybe get a better idea.

[ragingxtc]

thanks for the pics, i have been considering getting this tails as well. they definitely have the "enhanced stock" look that i love. you can get these on ebay for $85 shipped.

99-03 Mazda Protege Red Clear Tail Lights 00 01 02 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-03-Mazda-Protege-Red-Clear-Tail-Lights-00-01-02_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQihZ009QQitemZ 190250707218QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)


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[Wykydtron]

UGH! I've been wanting those EDM tails for so long!

[red323]

thanks for the link ragingxtc, cause i found another set which looks even nicer imo, along with matching headlights. Time to start saving i think

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1222/tprote9903skyq7.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1039/hprote9900bkbe3.jpg

[_ERIC]

i love those headlights...

[IukekiniProtege]

have fun with those corner lights, you will have every cop u go by after you, for one they wont be bright, and they do not have a reflector in them. The whole "Sport tailight" is a joke, stock looks and works just perfectly, the whole "altezza" light idea should and has for the most part died out like it should have.

[red323]

thats your opinion & fair enough. I kind of agree with you as this is for the wife's car, and women like pretty things on their car.

With regards to the whole "i dont like this stuff & should die out blah"..... some might say doing a car up with 50 mods to make it look like a machine when it only manages 18 sec 1/4 miles, is a bit tacky as well ;)

[IukekiniProtege]

thats 17.95 1/4 miles to you :-P, I know it is all my opinion, but thats what you asked for in this thread, is what people thought about those lights on the protege.