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How many variations of the 996 NB Tail lights?

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Are there only two variations of the 996 NB Taillights? Orange/Red and Smokey/Red? Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or do some "Red/Clear" NB tail lights look a lot more 'clear' than others? For example, these look more smokey than clear: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-2004-Po...dc2919&vxp=mtr but these look more clear than smokey: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-996-...6c0c60&vxp=mtr Is it just the lighting and the angles from which you view them, or are there actually 3 variations of the 996 NB tail light? I only ever see two versions for sale on Porsche parts sites.

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I vote lighting. The PET only shows two variations.

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If you're asking about OEM, I think there was an amber/red/clear version in 1999 through mid-year 2000. Then, they went to red/clear. The changeover came at the same time that they eliminated the amber bottoms from the from headlamp units.

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My '99 has the clear fronts and rears. Maybe the original owner replaced it at some point.

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