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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:06 pm

Tried to order these from BMtown only to be told they are no longer in production. The zone shop used to stock em, anyone know where I can get a set, they retail at about £200 :eek:

PS I know this can be done DIY but I don't want to be pulled by the old bill for red indicators!
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:11 pm

Do it DIY and fit the indicator bulbs in the reverse light bit. Job jobbed.
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:11 pm

Razza wrote:Tried to order these from BMtown only to be told they are no longer in production. The zone shop used to stock em, anyone know where I can get a set, they retail at about £200 :eek:

PS I know this can be done DIY but I don't want to be pulled by the old bill for red indicators!
Why not do them DIY and just take the risk of getting pulled by the polis ? Your fine , if you do get fined, will be about £60, which is a fair bit cheaper than an original set of all reds...

Alternatively, just move to Caithness. No bas***d up here uses their indicators...
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:19 pm

Why not do them DIY and just take the risk of getting pulled by the polis ?
Because I'm a lawyer :o:
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:39 pm

Razza wrote:
Why not do them DIY and just take the risk of getting pulled by the polis ?
Because I'm a lawyer :o:
In that case, you can well afford to buy genuine all reds. You'll just need to find some now :snigger:
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:07 pm

That's proving tricky

Are you the chap that left your zone card on my red 325i in Inverness about a year ago wanting to buy my Azevs?
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:11 pm

Razza wrote:That's proving tricky

Are you the chap that left your zone card on my red 325i in Inverness about a year ago wanting to buy my Azevs?
Tesco's car park ? I remember leaving a card on a VERY tidy red 2 door, but I don't remember wanting to buy the Azev's. I'm a bit of a BBS type chap you see :D

Are you in Inverness then ?
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:24 pm

Yep, not many E30's left here. I see a few generally driven by old codgers, seems to be a few flying about Elgin way...

Sadly the red one has died from terminal rust. The exterior is mint but the inner arches and subframe are rotten beyond economical repair. I was quoted a grand to fix it and that was as a homer!

Bought a black 2-door minter 325i in Perth last weekend, totally standard so swapping everything over, Azevs, full scorpion exhaust, and a few other morsels...needs a little bodywork but nothing serious, drives like new.

Nice to be back in an E30 :mad:
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Post Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:53 pm

Razza wrote:Yep, not many E30's left here. I see a few generally driven by old codgers, seems to be a few flying about Elgin way...

Sadly the red one has died from terminal rust. The exterior is mint but the inner arches and subframe are rotten beyond economical repair. I was quoted a grand to fix it and that was as a homer!

Bought a black 2-door minter 325i in Perth last weekend, totally standard so swapping everything over, Azevs, full scorpion exhaust, and a few other morsels...needs a little bodywork but nothing serious, drives like new.




Nice to be back in an E30 :mad:
You should meet up with us on the Zoneroam next April. We'll be heading to Inverness from my bit up here with about 10 E30's. Should be a laugh !!
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:46 am

Do it DIY and repplace your bulb with Yellow ones, works fine for me :cool: as mine are DIY
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:31 pm

march109 wrote:Do it DIY and fit the indicator bulbs in the reverse light bit. Job jobbed.
cough cough!
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:55 pm

rav320uk wrote:Do it DIY and repplace your bulb with Yellow ones, works fine for me :cool: as mine are DIY
Where do you get yellow bulbs in the corect fitmet from?
http://www.bmrperformance.co.uk

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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:19 pm

Where do you get yellow bulbs in the corect fitmet from?
Erm from the local car werhouse :cool:
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:32 pm

I tried orange bulbs, they didn't work on mine!
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:35 pm

Another way would be to mask off lines in the indicator like you get on some standard cars (i.e. not bmw) so when the indicator flashes the orange shines through the bits that you didn't spray, but unless you look at them close they'll look red. I'm thinking about trying this on the next set i do to see how it looks.
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:39 pm

rav320uk wrote:
Where do you get yellow bulbs in the corect fitmet from?
Erm from the local car werhouse :cool:
Were they actually yellow and not the orange ones that go in clear indicators?
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Post Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:53 pm

orange mate and never been pulled over for them either :cool:
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:52 am

what do you use to paint the lenses ???
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:53 am

Ive just ordered some red tint spray, bought some all reds from Ebay which turned out to be DIY jobbies and they are way too dark, I'm going to do it myself with a lighter coat and see what it looks like.

The Police don't seam bothered, it's the gaffer at work who keeps mentioning it (we have to use hazzard lights on site)

If that dosent do the trick then i might try some high intensity orange LED bulbs, not cheap but if they work then it might pass it's mot next year.
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:12 pm

stonesie wrote:If that dosent do the trick then i might try some high intensity orange LED bulbs, not cheap but if they work then it might pass it's mot next year.
just keep your originals for mot time.
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felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:27 pm

That means buying another N/S cluster thanks to some dozey old bat in a 4x4 :x
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:28 pm

stonesie wrote:That means buying another N/S cluster thanks to some dozey old bat in a 4x4 :x
oh :?
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:39 pm

The light cluster was the only victim, bumper and bootlid were both untouched but thats why i bought all reds, i might try doing lines in them like aceraf said.

My mum's into all the arts and crafts stuff so might have a roll of thin masking tape that can be 'borrowed' :)
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:03 pm

http://www.e-styling.co.uk/scpro/estyli ... ail+Lights

hope that helps more than another person saying do a DIY!
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Post Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:44 pm

£226.08 :eek:
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Post Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:32 pm

I'm thinking about ordering a pair of yellow LED lights from Laminex. They are designed to flash orange through red film. I can't see there being much difference between red film and the clear red paint on my rear light clusters so it's a fair bet that they will work. I suppose 16.99 plus p&p is a bit pricey for a pair of LEDs but they include resistors to stop rapid flash and should last a good while. A darn sight cheaper than £226.08 :clin:
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