Can someone tell me why the US based LCI taillights have a red blinker
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='714223' date='Nov 6 2008, 02:39 PM
Show me where? I can't believe anyone would actually want RED indicators.
Don't bother asking Garry for any EU parts he can't get them and the reason people retrofit the LCI tails is because of the LEDs and not because of the RED turn - if anything they ditch them and many ready to pay over $200 more to get the EU ones shipped over.
Don't bother asking Garry for any EU parts he can't get them and the reason people retrofit the LCI tails is because of the LEDs and not because of the RED turn - if anything they ditch them and many ready to pay over $200 more to get the EU ones shipped over.
really? you can't believe some one would like red indicators? like it's impossible for someone would like m wheels on a non m car, or drive with fogs lights on vs. off on a clear day/night? I'm not going to spend my time trying to search for a thread or two with statements I partially remember just to satisfy your eurocentric stance on rear blinker/indicator color. Point is: it's personal preference bruce...
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='714252' date='Nov 6 2008, 03:06 PM
really? you can't believe some one would like red indicators? like it's impossible for someone would like m wheels on a non m car, or drive with fogs lights on vs. off on a clear day/night? I'm not going to spend my time trying to search for a thread or two with statements I partially remember just to satisfy your eurocentric stance on rear blinker/indicator color. Point is: it's personal preference bruce...
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='714321' date='Nov 6 2008, 07:11 PM
I didn't want to make this into an opinion war, my question was why red?
I intend to press this issue and find out though.
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Originally Posted by usernametaken' post='714130' date='Nov 6 2008, 04:31 PM
For colour blind people...No, wait...
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Originally Posted by ENstig8or' post='714334' date='Nov 6 2008, 04:21 PM
Well I am colorblind, so I'm down with either!
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='714339' date='Nov 6 2008, 07:27 PM
But, how do you know that for sure??
You don't know how many times in my life I asked myself that exact question! I always thought people were messing with me when they said they saw numbers in those circles.
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Originally Posted by ENstig8or' post='714343' date='Nov 6 2008, 04:36 PM
You don't know how many times in my life I asked myself that exact question! I always thought people were messing with me when they said they saw numbers in those circles. I remember those tests..
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='714347' date='Nov 6 2008, 07:38 PM
I remember those tests..
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='714252' date='Nov 6 2008, 05:06 PM
really? you can't believe some one would like red indicators? like it's impossible for someone would like m wheels on a non m car, or drive with fogs lights on vs. off on a clear day/night? I'm not going to spend my time trying to search for a thread or two with statements I partially remember just to satisfy your eurocentric stance on rear blinker/indicator color. Point is: it's personal preference bruce...
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