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Well I finally received an email from "Matt" at Clear Alternatives sales staff. He says that Clear Alternatives has been aware of the gap for several years. According to him they were redesigned last year to minimize the gap but there is still some there. He says it is possible I have a set from the old batch and if I would like to return to them they will exchange them. I can't imagine it being any larger of a gap than what mine have so hopefully I have the old ones. As far as the actual fitment in the mounting holes I didn’t have the problems that psycobusa had as the lenses bolted right up and the tabs slid right in. The reason I went with these lenses is that these are a different lens design than the factory. It is more of a “line†design than a “diamond†pattern. The lenses are definitely smoked and I think look awesome. You can’t use a standard amber bulb as you can definitely see it through the lens and forget the SilverStar’s as they have that cheap rainbow look. I ordered amber LED replacement bulbs so it will be completely clear when off. In the meantime I took a standard amber 1156 bulb and buffed the glass bulb the remove the gloss and spray painted the front 2/3 of the bulb with chrome paint. The back part of the bulb still emits enough light to light the lens. I know that sounds cheesy but you can’t see the amber bulb inside and it will work fine until my LED’s come in. You can also buy bulbs like that which have the front part plated with chrome on the inside of the glass that do the same thing my painting accomplished. I’ll post an update when I get the lens swapped out and let you know if it’s any better.
