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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Default Markers in front bumpers, what ya got?

Ok, so i'm on my way home from work yesterday, and im crusing at like 70 and bambi decides to play tag with my car. Fortunately I avoid most of the sucker, but still hits the front bumper on the passenger side and cracks my marker light.

My question to all of you is, one, what have you done for your front bumper marker replacements, and also what your combos with different bumpers and reflectors are. Any photos would be greatly appreciated as well.

Thanks in advance guys.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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Get the clears or new most a/m bumpers dont have the reflectors.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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I have an '08 with JDM Clear corners. Looks pretty good on a black car.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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'08 blacked out markers. Painted OEM reflectors black.

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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Same thing happened to me. I took it off on both side dont look to bad.
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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Here is mine with clear markers.

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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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here is a pic of mine that i painted flat black along with the fins in the bumper

Markers in front bumpers, what ya got?-reflector3.jpg
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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I went with red. I used Tamiya red translucent paint to do the fronts and the rear bumper lights. This is a perfect paint as it keeps a factory look with functional reflectors.



The rears ... They didn't turn out very well. I tried using a clear coat after and it was a mistake. Left it a little dull. I'll redo them eventually.

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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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Sprayed mine with tint spray. Held up great (over a year old and looks like the day I sprayed it) and I made it relatively dark... though I'm thinking about doing what BlueZ33 did - spray them flat black. I don't know how it will look on the PPW... not to mention I'm buying a CF front lip so it might clash?!



This is a little difficult to see but gives you an idea:

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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:32 AM
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I put white leds in white reflectors, some think its rice, but I like them
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Ive got some reflectors with black housing chock full of amber LEDs.
https://my350z.com/forum/lighting/44...eflectors.html

they are for sale
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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I got smoked overlays, they're cheap and easy. I would have gotten replacement reflectors but apparently, the regular Z smoked reflectors don't fit the Nismo bumper.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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I'm sportin clear markers and diffusers in the headlamps.
Turn signal bulb has since been replaced with chrome covered one.

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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Very old picture, had smoked front reflectors.


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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueZ33
here is a pic of mine that i painted flat black along with the fins in the bumper

Attachment 247723
What kind of paint did you use on the reflectors? Looks good, might do it myself actually - yellow looks a bit out of place down there on mine
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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i went to advanced auto and picked up a can of the duplicolor acrylic enamel in flat black (paint code DA1605). all i did was take them out scuffed them up with the scuff pad the body shop uses. i then sprayed them with an adhesion promoter then painted them flat black.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueZ33
i went to advanced auto and picked up a can of the duplicolor acrylic enamel in flat black (paint code DA1605). all i did was take them out scuffed them up with the scuff pad the body shop uses. i then sprayed them with an adhesion promoter then painted them flat black.
and they were orange/yellow before? sorry just double checking thanks mate
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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yeah they were the factory amber color
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