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Old 01-15-2006, 07:44 AM
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I have taken some pictures see below
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Old 01-15-2006, 07:49 AM
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A Black E60 never cease to amaze me. I love the lights with clear turn signals, it's illegal here...
nice car...happy motoring!!
Old 01-15-2006, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffs' post='224564' date='Jan 15 2006, 06:49 PM
A Black E60 never cease to amaze me. I love the lights with clear turn signals, it's illegal here...
nice car...happy motoring!!
Why is it illegal? The bulb inside is amber colored anyway, so it is blinking amber light just like any turn signal. It does not matter really what's the color of the housing. The color of the emitted light is the important thing, because that's what people see.
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that is something you have to ask the U.S government about because I still can't seem to figure that out also.
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Nice car! ! Love those wheels!!
Old 01-15-2006, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Heikki' post='224576
A Black E60 never cease to amaze me. I love the lights with clear turn signals, it's illegal here...
nice car...happy motoring!!
Why is it illegal? The bulb inside is amber colored anyway, so it is blinking amber light just like any turn signal. It does not matter really what's the color of the housing. The color of the emitted light is the important thing, because that's what people see.
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The Turn Signal lenses in the USA are diffused, but are clear, not amber. This presents a uniform amber light when activated. Also, the front marker lights behind the Turn Signals have amber lenses.

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Old 01-15-2006, 02:19 PM
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Nice looking wheels. I could use them on my black one. Good luck with it.

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Congratulations! Enjoy the new ride...beautiful!
I also love the rims....
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Originally Posted by miss525i' post='224814' date='Jan 16 2006, 02:42 AM
Congratulations! Enjoy the new ride...beautiful!
I also love the rims....

damn , that means i really have to fork out for some amazing rimms to impress you
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There is next to no rubber protection from the tyre for these rime so kerb rash could be very easy and they are not the easiest wheels to clean lots of fiddly bits but the pay off is they look nice.

Thanks for the all feedback and for a great E60 community


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