Clear bumper light / lenses?

any good paint shop can "smoke" the lens to match the body color.

 

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As much as it might clash, cars in the USA are required to have the amber side marker light (with the red one near the rear bumper) as per Federal law (Code of Federal Regulations, CFR Title 49, Section 571.108; Tables III and IV if you pull up the section. The section is exceptionally obtuse, so it makes a good insomnia cure). They are referred to as side marker lamps in the CFR.

There are also reflectors either built in, or adjacent to, the side marker lamps. Those are also required to be amber front, red back (same sections and tables). You might conceivably install a clear cover, but the light, when illuminated, has to have the same color and brightness as the OEM one. The reflector still needs to be amber/red, also.

Most states have companion laws that are consistent with the federal standards, so your fix-it ticket would come from the local cops or DMV if someone notices and decides to take action. The most compelling reason to leave it as it, though, is if you get into a collision and the insurance company notices non-standard lighting and reflectors...

 

while the above is true, i believe the law may be one of those that is rarely enforced.
i have had the vehicle side markers on most of my vehicles repainted, going back for 8 years.
no policeman has ever questioned me over this issue (i have homes in michigan and florida).
the bump shop that painted my side markers has done this for many of its customers and has never been asked to strip the paint off.
even though the lens is amber, it can be repainted almost any color.
this photo shows my macan, with its painted side marker.
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Go for the Novitecs, they are black but light up like original.

 

when you paint over the lens, the light is still visible, but approximately 1/2 to 1/3 the original brightness.

 

Yet another option is to lay a film of your desired color over the offending lens. This is both cheap and easily removable if you need to go through inspection.

 

I replaced the yellow lenses on my old 911 with clear and it worked just fine. The clear ones had yellow bulbs, so when the markers were on they still looked yellow. Doesn't anyone do something like this for the California?