2006 3xx series - no amber rear turn signals?

Why do you suppose BMW took away the amber turn signals from the '06 3
series?

Brake/Parking/Turn are all red, of course backup is white.

I always equated amber turn signals with European styling.

They have amber on the 5's and 7's.

I miss them.

Mike

In article >,
Mike Mayer > wrote:
> Why do you suppose BMW took away the amber turn signals from the '06 3
> series?

> Brake/Parking/Turn are all red, of course backup is white.

> I always equated amber turn signals with European styling.

> They have amber on the 5's and 7's.

> I miss them.

They fit amber bulbs in Europe.

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Although, even with amber bulbs, wondering if the result will still be red,
since it's behind a red lens.

Had the same thing with a 1988 Audi - USA version had all red taillights.
Had opportunity to travel to Germany, and picked up a pair of taillights
w/Amber, and made the swap. Silly expenditure at the time, but it felt
right. And better than spending money on beer stein souvenirs. Well,
maybe.

"Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Mike Mayer > wrote:
>> Why do you suppose BMW took away the amber turn signals from the '06 3
>> series?
>
>> Brake/Parking/Turn are all red, of course backup is white.
>
>> I always equated amber turn signals with European styling.
>
>> They have amber on the 5's and 7's.
>
>> I miss them.
>
> They fit amber bulbs in Europe.
>
> --
> *The beatings will continue until morale improves *
>
> Dave Plowman London SW
> To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article >,
bjn > wrote:
> >Why do you suppose BMW took away the amber turn signals from the '06 3
> >series?
> >
> >Brake/Parking/Turn are all red, of course backup is white.
> >
> >I always equated amber turn signals with European styling.
> >
> >They have amber on the 5's and 7's.
> >
> >I miss them.

> I consider it a safety deficit.

> The amber color is distinct and far more visible when the brake lights
> are on.

> With the brake lights are lit, the red turn signal is just a subtle
> change in the brightness of the rear light.

> With amber turn signals, the brighter light (the eye is most sensitive
> to amber light) and different color makes the turn signal far easier to
> notice.

> It's another reason why I postponed my purchase of a new BMW to see if
> BMW fixes this and other problems in the new 3-series in future years.

What I can't understand is why the US government don't legislate on such
things - obviously for new cars. Amber has been the European standard for
probably 50 years.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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On 4 Jul 2006 13:09:31 -0700, wrote:

>
>bjn wrote:
>
>> I consider it a safety deficit.
>>
>> The amber color is distinct and far more visible when the brake lights are
>> on.
>>
>> With the brake lights are lit, the red turn signal is just a subtle change
>> in the brightness of the rear light.
>>
>> With amber turn signals, the brighter light (the eye is most sensitive to
>> amber light) and different color makes the turn signal far easier to
>> notice.
>
>It's funny enough, but some people here in europe think, that the red
>american style blinkers are "cool"
>
>> It's another reason why I postponed my purchase of a new BMW to see if BMW
>> fixes this and other problems in the new 3-series in future years.
>
>How about buying a pair of european spec brake lights?

Nothing is going to fix that 3er's ugly ass...