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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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Anyone try the ebay special? (side markers)

I noticed ebay has the same thing for $20, that the vendors sell for $50-$60. Has anyone tried these yet? I picked up a cheapo set of the fogged ones to try them out. If they look bad, maybe the clear. I figure this part is kinda hard to screw up, and won't hurt anything if its "made in china" birth gives it the usual genetic defects. I bought $45 clear corners for my last car off ebay, they were just as good as the $150 ones from our vendor.

Anyone try these? I think the fogged would look decent on my graphite. The stock reflector looks terrible, draws too much attention.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-06...mZ180129973119

(They also sell the "turbo sound" exhaust restriction! woohoo)
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:27 AM
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i have heard 'some' fitment issues with the ebay ones... and they are not nissan oem. i dont see any big problems with them though... try them out if you want to
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 12:31 AM
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For the extra $15-20 get a set from Tony or Jason at Riverside Infiniti.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 01:40 AM
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i bought my nissan side markers for 32 bucks..
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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They definetly aren't up to par with the OEM ones, and its easy to pick out ebay specials. Spend the extra couple bucks, you have a $30k+ car and you can't afford a couple bucks extra for the real deal?
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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just get the OEM ones
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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oem ftw! shell out the extra couple bucks and you won't have to worry about fitment issues
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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i won't need mine starting next week since APR front bumper doesn't have the openings for the sidemarkers Gonna post them soon on the classifieds if ur interested
 
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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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I may be interested, what kind of price are we talking? I'm trying the ebay specials for $20, so I can't see spending much more than that, but I'll keep an eye out.

I ordered the smoked ones, but after viewing pictures in the photo gallery, the clear ones blend in better. The smoked ones may look worse than stock. But, for $15, who the F cares? I'll just throw them out if I don't like them.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 02:47 AM
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ok...i'll admit it...i tried the e-bay specials...THEY SUCK!!!! the tabs broke the instant i snapped them in...i ended having to buy another set of clear corners...original infiniti part this time...do yourself a favor....get the oem nissan/infiniti parts the first time around....u get what u pay for.....much much better!!! i
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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I may be interested, what kind of price are we talking? I'm trying the ebay specials for $20, so I can't see spending much more than that, but I'll keep an eye out.

I ordered the smoked ones, but after viewing pictures in the photo gallery, the clear ones blend in better. The smoked ones may look worse than stock. But, for $15, who the F cares? I'll just throw them out if I don't like them.
so you spent 15 bucks on smoked corners that you might not like, and plan to buy new ebay ones for another 15-20 bucks?

that adds up to ~the cost of nissan corners.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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I got them, and they look well and fit nice. Near OEM quality, I don't see an issue. Last similar item I got on ebay was near perfect too, maybe a cm off on the mounting hole.

So far, so good. Made in China FTW right now.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Anyone know of a place that has JDM G35 Coupe Clear Corners in stock? I am having a heck of a time finding them, Jason doesn't even have any :/
 
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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posted mine for sale on the classifieds
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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I think it's only fair that I post a follow-up here:

They had condensation and corrosion on the inside within a week. It looks all one piece, so I don't even know where it came from.
 
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