Ry_B
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Is it legal or not?
Just fitted the smoked ones and I love em  but would look better if the bulb was clear instead of bright orange I reckon, im guessing its illegal?
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SXi_Tim
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You can bulbs from halfrauds that look clear but are orange
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Ry_B
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Are they legal though?
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Rich H
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If they flash orange, they should be legal - it'll be down to the discretion of MOT man etc too.
I've got a set of silver 501 bulbs for sale if not - they flash orange and are huge improvement over orange blobs 
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tom_simes
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Halfords sell them, and they are called Silvatec bulbs, that appear chrome but flash orange.
They are £14.99 a pair, and are order only in most stores.
Alternatively, eBay!
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Ry_B
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14.99 
I'll keep the orangess for a bit I think, at least they only flash orange when I put them on now instead of being orange all the time!
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Ry_B
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Could I use the standard bulbs then? The ones that came with the car with the orange repeater?
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Rich H
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u2u'd
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Greg_M
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just use silver glass paint
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gianluigi
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bulbs must flash orange. Ive even known the guy at my dads place to change a set of blue side repeaters on a fiesta for orange ones.
[Edited on 06-06-2006 by gianluigi]
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Ry_B
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Cheers, looks like I'll be keeping these then 
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Ry_B
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Just out of interest  what will happen if you get pulled over with white bulbs but black repeaters?
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SXi_Tim
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They will give you a producer to get to an MOT garage in 14 days i think, then you have to take the producer the the police station stamped with an MOT stamp. Thats what happened with me
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Ry_B
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So no points or anything? Don't mind about a producer too much but can't be doing with points 
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ChazSXi
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just use a bulb to make em flash orange, but arent orange in colour. u can get em cheap. whats the point in risking a producer over it?
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Ry_B
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What difference will it make if they still flash orange? that's what I want to get rid of
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Tom B
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
What difference will it make if they still flash orange? that's what I want to get rid of
 they have to flash orange by law
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Badb0y
quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
What difference will it make if they still flash orange? that's what I want to get rid of
they have to flash orange by law
I know, read what I said above...
I said if I accidently misplaced the orange ones and had to use the white ones in an emergency what would happen, points?
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Baz-Zico
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nah wouldnt get points, just a producer, ive got white side repeaters and white bulbs, never been pulled for them
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SXi_Tim
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
So no points or anything? Don't mind about a producer too much but can't be doing with points
No points, just a pain in the arse going to Mot station etc, might aswell get orange bulbs
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Ry_B
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Cheers Tim and Scotsman
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Robin
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just buy silver bulbs ryan you gippo
the look clear when they arent flashing, but they are legal
its not worth the hassle of producers when you can just buy some
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
just buy silver bulbs ryan you gippo
the look clear when they arent flashing, but they are legal
its not worth the hassle of producers when you can just buy some
I don't get what you mean, they look clear when not flashing but when they are flashing they still look orange so what's the point?
The ones I've got now look smoked until they flash so will be the same surely
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Robin
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i understand now. got muddled up.
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RobHayes
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but they have to be orange, thats the whole idea of them.
whats the big deal of them flashing orange when indicating?
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