What even is the point of sidemarkers?

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Hey, it was free.

lucky! I paid like 4k for my 3M

[Hot-Lava_Dave]

I could have sworn that there were side markers..... Hmmm, "where's Waldo" dejavu.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

lucky! I paid like 4k for my 3M

Only the front though. Tint and spoiler were also free. Lowering springs (RS*R Super Down), TRD sway bars and exhaust were $1,000 total, all installed. Was the showroom car for all the add ons they offered at that time. Unfortunately they didn't have the armrests and fog lights yet at the time they put it together.

[Hot-Lava_Dave]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Only the front though. Tint and spoiler were also free. Lowering springs (RS*R Super Down), TRD sway bars and exhaust were $1,000 total, all installed. Was the showroom car for all the add ons they offered at that time. Unfortunately they didn't have the armrests and fog lights yet at the time they put it together.

Good deal on that, were mudguards not an option at that time?

[NyC Zn6]

OP they mark the sides

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Hot-Lava_Dave

Good deal on that, were mudguards not an option at that time?

Mud guards are standard stock on Canadian ones. Same with heated mirrors.

[Hot-Lava_Dave]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Mud guards are standard stock on Canadian ones. Same with heated mirrors.

It's almost like they've been through/experienced some of our winters......

[Gringosteve]

They are indicators in the UK, only flash when turning other wise they are off.

[soulreapersteve]

Totally forgot my car had sidemarkers.


GO TEAM LAVA!

[KR-S]

There was a guy who shaved his sidemarkers off his BRZ; forgot his name, but I'll look for the thread.

EDIT: Found it, @Kiske's thread.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81664

[Spacemane969]

Originally Posted by draggin_az

If your car is registered in VA, you'll fail inspection if you go with clear markers even with amber bulbs.....ask me how I know

Wow. Thanks for the heads up.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Spacemane969

Any thoughts?

Enjoy this wall of text, courtesy of the US Federal Government.

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx...e49.6.571_1108

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by MemphisR

The side marker light/reflector is there make it easier to see the side of a car, and the reflector is there for all of the f*&%wits who can't be bothered and/or remember to turn on their lights at all. I think that the light is more of a formality, but there is absolutely a purpose for the reflector.

With that said, I think that the could have very easily fit them in the headlights, and made them look better. But that is just my two cents.

-MemphisR

You are on to something and some manufacturers do just that. My daily is a honda accord with amber side marker integrated in the headlight. I used to have a set of blacked out headlights with clear markers on it. Liked the look but put my car back to stock when I got the BRZ

[MemphisR]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

You are on to something and some manufacturers do just that. My daily is a honda accord with amber side marker integrated in the headlight. I used to have a set of blacked out headlights with clear markers on it. Liked the look but put my car back to stock when I got the BRZ

I think that they may have do it this way to remove a design constraint within the headlights, and to make it easy for them to be modified or changed out with different parts. The only part about them that I don't like is the fact that they are a b(%$@ to get out, and then they never sit right again.