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Old 02-11-2017, 07:01 PM   #1
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Cheapest place to buy legit JDM side markers?

Looking at FT86 speedfactory for $95 and wondering if there are less expensive options.
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Old 02-13-2017, 05:51 PM   #2
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Looking at FT86 speedfactory for $95 and wondering if there are less expensive options.
do they have to be legit jdm? i have the helix ones from ft86speedfactory and they look good
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Old 02-13-2017, 06:23 PM   #3
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Just an FYI.
Clear markers are 100% illegal in the US.
The reflector itself must be amber, not just the bulb.

Most places don't care, but be warned.
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do they have to be legit jdm? i have the helix ones from ft86speedfactory and they look good
Yeah those are known to be leaky pieces of crap
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Just seal them with some silicon before you install them. Never had any issues.
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See I don't get US laws.
You can throw in FI, or even swap motors without anybody giving a damn.
However, if your effin' reflector isn't amber you're being illegal as f*ck.

Where I live it's the other way around.
Even a simple catback needs certification for it to be street legal.
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See I don't get US laws.
You can throw in FI, or even swap motors without anybody giving a damn.
However, if your effin' reflector isn't amber you're being illegal as f*ck.

Where I live it's the other way around.
Even a simple catback needs certification for it to be street legal.


Only some places enforce the amber. Where I live (MN), I have no issues not having amber reflectors. I am sure its vice versa with the cat back exhaust where you live.
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Looking at FT86 speedfactory for $95 and wondering if there are less expensive options.

I just bought mine from Ft86speedfactory, just because Bulb was optional. Gotta pay to play.
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Yeah those are known to be leaky pieces of crap
mine is fine and they are sturdy
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mine is fine and they are sturdy
same. Paid $40 and they came with bulbs and look and work awesome
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Just an FYI.
Clear markers are 100% illegal in the US.
The reflector itself must be amber, not just the bulb.

Most places don't care, but be warned.
Source please? I've never heard this before.

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same. Paid $40 and they came with bulbs and look and work awesome
right?! haha i dono why people pay way more for the same stuff
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Just seal them with some silicon before you install them. Never had any issues.
This shouldn't be something thats normal to do with a light fixture, plus the OEM clears click in like butter.
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Source please? I've never heard this before.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/TP-108-13.pdf

Open pdf, find section 12.4.

But like I said most places don't care either way, but be careful.
It's stupid, but what can you do.


That's why everyone else has clear ones or sometimes none at all.
Example: The DOT Tom's tails that have an extra red reflector in them.
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