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chillaxin

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  1. I'd like to change my 2003 ES rear blinkers (although I guess it's illegal to have them be any color other than orange). But I have no idea what the bulb number is. Does anybody know? I'd like to change them to either blue or white. Also, I'd like to change the front too, although it seems way too much of a hassle to stick my lights into the oven and etc. But the rear lights aren't hard to change, right? I've never done this before, so I'm kind of clueless... :unsure:

  2. I just got my windows tinted for my car. I did some research, and it looks like prices are first based on whether you have a coupe or a sedan, because a coupe has 5 windows, compared to a sedan which has 7 windows because those small windows in the back count as a separate window (if you have the RX, I think you have 11 windows...). Tint prices also matter based on the type of tint, whether it's just the cheap tint, metallized tint, or a mix of metallized and something else, or there's a new type of tint out right now (which is what I got) which isn't metallized, but is a higher quality of tint (more on this later). Tint prices don't differ based on how dark you want them. There's four different shades, light, medium, dark, and limo. They do differ on the type of warranty you get though. The cheap places give you warranty for a few years for things such as bubbling, cracking, and chipping. I think most of these places have tints that end up purpling (I'm sure you've seen cars that have purple tint, looks nasty). The next decent place usually has a lifetime warranty against bubbling, cracking, chipping, AND purpling. But these tints tend to end up fading little by little as time goes by (fading is when the darkness of your tint slowly gets lighter due to the evil sun's rays). The best place has a lifetime warranty against bubbling, cracking, chipping, purpling AND fading. I got all 7 of my windows done with the lifetime warranty against everything including fading for $165. I got dark on my backs, and medium on my front two. The car looks so much more awesome with tint. Plus, the place I got my tint at actually drove out to my house to do the tinting. The only bad thing is that they are down in Orange County, and they service mostly the OC area. Now the reason I went with this place (other than the lifetime warranty against fading) is that they use a new type of tint that isn't metallized but is a higher quality. But the other reason I went with this place is I originally was about to go with a metallized tint, but found out that with my car (2003 ES 300), the radio antenna and GPS tracking system is embedded into my rear windshield. So by using a metal based tint, I would run the risk of interfering with those signals. I guess the FM would be ok, but it might interfere with my AM. Ok, I think I've rambled enough, hope that helps for people who are looking to tint their cars. (hey, this was my first post! :cheers: )

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