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Old 04-11-2008, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by DINAN530i' post='559638' date='Apr 11 2008, 09:52 PM
then what is this one? white flashing amber?


So did you make them white or not...
no itis not white itis 100% amber when turned on.

I see that you dont know what is on the market.
I had these for over 7 years now from UK shop

http://cgi.ebay.com/7443-T-20-CHROME-SILVER-RED-BULBS-BULB-21w-WEDGE_W0QQitemZ190212358871QQihZ009QQcategoryZ20334QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Old 04-11-2008, 08:37 AM
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I just ordered a set from ebay! $13 shipped. What a great cheap mod!
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what do you guys think about these?

http://store.streetbeatcustoms.com/jam7443ey.html

or even

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/fp/scat...um/1/menu_num/2
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Originally Posted by good anti' post='560528' date='Apr 13 2008, 11:22 AM
I go for it, becouse the trun light are not always on so they will be OK. They will not blow out like the halo LEDs.
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SO in the states it illegal to have white turn signals?
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Originally Posted by DINAN530i' post='560545' date='Apr 13 2008, 03:47 AM
SO in the states it illegal to have white turn signals?
I think it will be fine as long as they light up in amber, at least in here in the UK or in HK.
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Originally Posted by good anti' post='560528' date='Apr 13 2008, 03:22 AM
I think you will need some resistors to get it work without the warning sign in idrive.
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Technically it is against DOT specifications to run white sidemarkers but in the 4 years we have sold our white led upgrades, I can tell you that I have never had a customer get pulled over for it.
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Hey guys.. So LED side markers give you an I-Drive warning? I was going to buy Solars Insibulbs from Bimmian, but I think the LED's would look nicer... AND do you get condensation in the sidemarker after you change the bulb?

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I'm surprised to hear the LEDs cause an iDrive warning. We have done these on several E60s and they are just direct replacements.

The Solaris are not a bad choice either, we carry those as an alternative to LED.
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