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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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I was wondering has anyone changed out the front amber turn bulbs and replaced with a white bulb so you don't see all that orange reflecting. And if so are they bright enough in the day time. I found a chp site that says they are legal in california. But really i'm concerned about other people seeing my signal when it's on. So has anyone done this yet?
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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I do not think they are legal...........well the light is, but the orange side marker cannot be changed.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:09 AM
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Yeah i know the sides cannot be changed but check out this page and read all the legal and non legal things and you will see what i am talking about

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/streetlegal.html
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 02:00 AM
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I am in NC and have the silverstars for the turn signals. they seem as bright as stock lights and are orange when active and blue when not. No complaints from law enforcement or dealer about them
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 04:24 AM
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I'll have to check those out
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:35 AM
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silverstar tends to make good products. i would assume they would make them bright enough.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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Get chrome bulbs. they will still be amber when the light but have a chrome look when thet are not lit,
www.autoluminations.com
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Solution. Blue/silver when not lit. Amber when lit.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...verStarSignal/
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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mine are white i love em
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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I have some white LED's in my 1st gen, and i have no problems with people seeing them.
I also have my sidemarkers changed to white too.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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White turn signals are legal in Cali, so yes, you can use plain 'ol clear bulbs. It might blend with your headlights at night, but since the new xB has projectors, you can probably still see the seperate flash.

I hate silverstar turn signals. I don't want my housing to look blue when they're off. Too ricey.

Chrome/amber bulbs are your best bet.

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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yeah i don't want the blue look either. so i will probably go with a bright LED but the only problem will be the fast blinking. But maybe that will catch peoples attention and see it.''

Thanks for all the input
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i have the chrome bulbs. the color orange is a nice reddish orange too
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The crome bulbs do lighten up after a while, but they still look really good. i highly reccomend them.
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Originally Posted by rdfxb
yeah i don't want the blue look either. so i will probably go with a bright LED but the only problem will be the fast blinking. But maybe that will catch peoples attention and see it.''

Thanks for all the input
there is a replacement relay that you can get that has the proper blink for the LED bulbs. i am in the middle of doing a full LED conversion on my xB and that is the first thing that i bought. PM me if you need the info of where i got my stuff, i'll send you the links.
Old Sep 2, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWV-LvjETkk
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Super-white chrome bulbs. This is the link where I found them, but don't order these because they are back-ordered. Call them and they will lead you to the same bulbs that are in stock but a different brand name.

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/11titbuleac.html
Old Sep 3, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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Rocetoaster i like the look of those bulbs. clean!
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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I've got 24 LED clusters courtesy of Sean(LEDMod), I've had them here in Vegas for about 4 months and I've never had an issue with cops. I'm sure if I rolled out to Cali that'd be another story...
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by xhrhx15x
Get chrome bulbs. they will still be amber when the light but have a chrome look when thet are not lit,
www.autoluminations.com
ditto. That's what I have...



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