GP 8500, Clear turn signal bulbs,smoked reflectors

[Jimmythepage666]

Here are a few pics of my headlight mods...

So far I put in the GP 8500's H8 only so far, and I also installed the clear turn signal bulbs, which look great at night when the headlights are on because they are more dim, which draws more attention to the headlights... I also custom cut some window tint to cover up the amber reflectors... Tell me what you think about them, because I have mixed feelings and only paid $10 for them so I can easily take them off and toss them...

[SV Concepts III]

Originally Posted by kingnonis

I like the set up, looks crisp and clean on ur color. Not to but I just unfastened the corner bulb connector so my ambers are permanently off. It looks nice at night to only have the xenons/angels on w/o the pumpkin orange and the side markers do a well enough job of performing the turn signal function..(fingers crossed for no tickets) but this set up is a good looking alternative.

Do you get a bulb out warning though?

[kingnonis]

Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

Do you get a bulb out warning though?

Yea, i get the indicator when turning on the car but then just click it out of view with the lever button..no recurring chime or warning lamp pop-up either, so I can live with hitting the little button when I turn on the car.

p.s. I deleted my original reply cuz i didnt wana thread jack OP.

[BSM 135i]

OP where did you get your signal bulbs? and what kind are you running? also do you think you can make a video of the turn signals blinking in the day and night? that would help a lot!!

[Jimmythepage666]

I didnt get any warning lights or anything from installing either of the bulbs

I got them from mod bargains for like $20...
It didnt even occur to me that I could take out the reflectors! I would have done that if I knew about it...

[Xin1120]

not really diggin your cover ups...but they're not completely terrible. I say to each his own.

[BSM 135i]

has anyone installed bimmian solaris InvisiBulbs that light up super white? i'm thinking about getting these and i was wondering if the turn signals still show up amber because of the amber reflector with these white bulbs.

[Jimmythepage666]

Yeah like I said I have mixed feelings about the amber covers I cut, but I hate the amber soooo much! They should have just made them more like the 335i cpe headlights... Hopefully the facelift coming up will bring a better/revised light design... Also I cant help but hope for lsd,wider stock wheels/tires,dual exhaust, M-dct just to name a few...

I was looking at the solaris bulbs and I know that there are 2 types, the one that lights up a whitish/blue, and one that lights up orange. Both are coated with a silver tint so it would do the job of eleminating some of the orange inside the light assembly. I just think that the ones that light up bluish/white are kind of ricey. Heres a vid of with them installed on an e46 m3...

[derekL]

jimmy, just to be certain, you have clear bulbs that emit white light, but due to the amber reflectors, from the front, we would see amber lights. am i correct?

[derekL]

how did you install your turn signal bulbs?