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Windowlicker 29-12-2008 08:18 PM

Simple one, Indicator bulbs????
 
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 29-12-2008 08:38 PM

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

_Nathan_ 29-12-2008 08:39 PM

Yep, the whole indicator unit pops out.

Windowlicker 29-12-2008 09:42 PM

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 30-12-2008 11:39 AM

no mate thats an evo thing lol

Windowlicker 30-12-2008 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave1
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 31-12-2008 03:48 PM

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 31-12-2008 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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/s...egoryId_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 03-01-2009 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DazBlackCSL
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/...e8c65b26_o.jpg

E90 bulbs
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3082/...64b84ac7_b.jpg

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

Windowlicker 03-01-2009 05:18 PM

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.


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