lol Klee the exact same thing happened to me. Well i wasnt washin the car, i just wanted to see how to take it out and i ended up breaking both of them. i just posted a thread about it too.
Guess im not the only one that broke it.
Anywayz, it was a good excuse for me to get the clear sidemarkers i planned to get anyways.

And wtf.... why is the original plastic clip so frickin weak?! I took the markers out according to what most ppl told me but after 1 little push, SNAP! and same with the other side...

 

You're telling me Silverknight. I did this around 4 years ago and was the first to do the silver spray job Redhotfire.

 

Does look Hot.. Have smoked sidemarkers and smoked diffuser on Silverstone myself. Looks awesome. Have also shaved S2000 emblem and added eyelids to pull it all together.

 

This will be my next mod. Got the products to spray the black in the head/tail lights and will be getting the smoked lenses. Definately a must do for any silver S2k.

 

I've never liked painting the housing to match the car on any vehicle.

 

I that clear side markers and headlights are a must on GPW too.