Simple one, Indicator bulbs????

[Windowlicker]

Hi there,
Just a quick one, in the indicators, main ones at the front (not the side repeators) are the bulbs a Bayonet style fitting or capless/wedge ones???
I guess they are removed from behind the wheelarch liner?
Many thanks. :thumbs:

[dave1]

indicators are held on with 1 screw at the side of the headlights :thumbs:

[_Nathan_]

Yep, the whole indicator unit pops out.

[Windowlicker]

Aaahhh, soon everything becomes clear, i was assuming (wrongly obviously) that the bulbs were accessed from behind the unit, and the removal of the uit was going to be a ballache.
I should have known the Germans would make it straightforward :smokin:

Thanks for the replys peeps
:smt038 :thumbs:

[dave1]

no mate thats an evo thing lol

[Windowlicker]

no mate thats an evo thing lol


:hahaha: i know what you mean Dave, popped them out today, got the silvertec bulbs fitted, job done.
Cant believe i have been looking at her for 5 + weeks , and it only dawned on me last night that it still had orange indicator bulbs :wanker:
Oh the shame of it, anyway, all silver now, :-D just waiting for my "white" light sidelight bulbs to arrive, the 3rd set :banghead: , as it turns out LED wont work as the bulb warning system on the car doesnt like them as they are not earthed as a normal filament bulb is .
So i have sourced some PIAA ones which should do the trick.
Though when they came the other day, the company i bought them from ,"Upgraded" my order for the filament ones to ~LED~ ones as a christmas freebie, not often you end up swearing about a freebie upgrade. :119: :banghead:

[DazBlackCSL]

Where did you get your silver indicator bulbs from mate ? Do they make that much difference ?? Got any pics ?

Did do the white side light ones / blue white from SSDD motorsport and looks better than the yellow std look


:-D

[Windowlicker]

Where did you get your silver indicator bulbs from mate ? Do they make that much difference ?? Got any pics ?

Did do the white side light ones / blue white from SSDD motorsport and looks better than the yellow std look


:-D

Hi , get the bulbs from Halfrauds, demon Thieves do them as well but they are cheaper at halfrauds, £9.95, they are silvertec ones, full chrome bulb, shines through as orange. Model no, BU5 81S offset pins.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_20 5221_langId_-1_categoryId_165688

Not all the smaller Halfrauds carry them, usually the bigger stores with a Ripspeed store inside.
They make an instant difference, look at any of the front end shots of this car http://www.cslregister.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1095 when the bulbs are in the indicators are just pure white/clear rather than fried egg look.
The sidelight bulbs, when they eventually tuen up are PIAA ones, they allegedly give a Xenon look light, to match the mains.Just got them from an E bay shop.
Cheers :beer:

[bryce]

Where did you get your silver indicator bulbs from mate ? Do they make that much difference ?? Got any pics ?

Here mate,

I bought some chrome ones initially, but they looked too 'bluey' when the sun hit them, so I had a quick look at my E90 and discovered they're more silver looking - almost invisible. Same fitment too.

Chrome bulbs
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3162948011_67e8c65b26_o.jpg

E90 bulbs
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/3163780372_0364b84ac7_b.jpg

Can get some square on shots 2mro of E90s if you want.

[Windowlicker]

Mine are silvertec ones, they are chrome finish, and silver throughout, no blue visible at all.
Cant think why yours gave a bluey look, basically if they were chrome finish, then at no point could/would they look bluey, as per the pic you posted? bizarre.

[Windowlicker]

Mine are silvertec ones, they are chrome finish, and silver throughout, no blue visible at all.
Cant think why yours gave a bluey look, basically if they were chrome finish, then at no point could/would they look bluey, as per the pic you posted? bizarre.
Mine look the same as the last pic you posted. :-D

[DazBlackCSL]

Superb thanks Guys ... off to Halfrauds tomorrow then ! :-D

[DazBlackCSL]

Just whipped them in cant believe how easy they were , much better look , thanks again , although its so Artic at the Mo within 5 mins could not feels my hands !

Think tonight is going to be proper proper cold , take care guys out there
:thumbs:

[Windowlicker]

Just whipped them in cant believe how easy they were , much better look , thanks again , although its so Artic at the Mo within 5 mins could not feels my hands !

Think tonight is going to be proper proper cold , take care guys out there
:thumbs:

Cool, :smokin: its the little details that make the difference . Fried eggs have no place in indicator housings or Bra's :119: :hahaha:

[SMD]

Think i am going to do mine asap!

Looks loads better! :smokin:

[E46ACS]

The silver bulbs in mine have been in since the day I picked it up, and my previous two E46's!!!!

Surprising how such a small and cheap (v. other mods!) mod can make such a massive improvement.

Really cleans up the front of the car. :smokin:

[glendog74]

I swapped out my old orange bulbs for the Silvertec ones today.

Dead easy 5 min job and now looks heaps better :smt023

[Windowlicker]

Most excrement :thumbs:

[Dan]

Just bought some to do mine guy's, how do you remove the white 'cap' from the back of the lense?

EDIT: Sorted it with a bit of brute force! lol Didn't want to break the damn thing as it was brand new last month! :hahaha:

Job done, well pleased! :thumbs:

[shimmy]

Can you get blue neon lights to fit under the CSL as well

Big improvent to OEM:thumbs: