Are the turn signal bulbs, the yellow/orange ones on the very top of the headlights, required to be orange? I want pure white ones. Also, are the small leds on the sides of the headlights considered turn signals also? Basically asking general headlight questions and what is or isnt legal.

 

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i read somewhere before that the turn signals in the front doesn't have to be amber. it only has to have an amber reflector but the signal itself doesn't have to be. i'm pretty sure it's legal in CA cuz i was looking this up when i was changing the bulbs on the e90 and a lot of th e90 guys are having white/blue front turn signals anyway.

 

I found chrome covered bulbs on E-Bay. They have a chrome look until turned on, then they go amber. I was looking to get rid of all the amber up front in my 05. Once I swapped out the amber strips inside the housings and added the clear reflectors in the sides of the bumper, they finished things up nicely.

Not sure on the law but I think the color of the light, when signaling, has to be amber.

 

What do you mean by an amber reflector? So basically the headlights, high beam, parking, turn signals can all be white if one wanted without being illegal, correct?

 

O, and do you guys know what the number is for that bulb? I want to buy some on the sylvania website, but don't know what kind our bulbs are.

 

Get out your spoon...

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

The silverstars will look like this once installed:



And a comparo... from left to right... Stock orange, blue, and silverstar

 

So the bulbs don't have to be amber to be legal? Nor the rear turn signals?

 

The silverstars will light up amber.

Light output is diminished by easily 25%, but still acceptable.

IMHO, they still look way better than white.

 

white is rice IMO on turn signals, get the chrome looking amber ones.

 

Could someone explain something to me:

High & low beam headlamp
HID-D2S

Parking light
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Front turn signal
3457ALL
3457AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Rear turn signal
992 (7440A)

Tail light
LED

Stop light
LED

High mount stop light
LED

License plate
2825
2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
7440
7440LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear sidemarker
LED

Trunk/Cargo area
158
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Those are the compatible bulbs for our z's, but I wanted to know why for example, the parking light has 168, then 168all, and then another number 3457 all, and another 3457 ast.

 

Just a different code for their special products.

 

I went to pep boys, autozone, and some electric company, but they all don't have sylvania silverstars that look white but light up amber. They either have all amber or all white. Does anyone know where else I can look for these? Or do the white ones from sylvania light up amber?

 

amber reflector as in the piece of vertical orange thing on the front bumper. CORRECT...but i think rear signals can only be amber or red if you plan on changing that out.

 

bimmian has the bulbs you're looking for. either chrome and blinking white/blue or chrome and blinking amber. you should check the size tho and i had 3 sets of these on my e90. they don't last that long.

http://www.bimmian.com/SOL/90

 

Do the Front turn signals stay amber (whether or not lights are on) and just blinked off when you signal a turn on 08 models? I have a 03 and thinking of converting, Thanks!

 

It depends on the state you live in, but I'm pretty sure most, if not all, states require amber bulbs, but not white bulbs under amber lenses. Go to your local inspection station and check on it. I'm pretty sure it won't pass inspection if it doesn't have amber bulbs, at least that's how it is in Pennsylvania.

 

you don't understand the LL stands for "long life" (it is written numerous times)

 

nope, it is federal law that front turn signals need to be amber. been that way since 1968. saying that they need to flash amber. any other color is illegal.

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_20...cfr571.108.htm
covers all vehicles but quotes just what covers passenger cars.
and the rear

 

you can get stealth bulbs (clear bulbs that flash amber) from thezstore.com for about $23 a pair for front and rear.