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      08-10-2012, 03:20 PM   #1
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E90 / 91 Halogen LCI light differences?

Ive been looking at trying to get some LCI halogens for my car.

but there seems to be two different kinds. Some of the LCI lights seem to have orange reflectors behind the indicator, and some seem to have nothing but silver in there.

is there any consistency in this so that its easier to identify which will be which?

e.g. here is one with no orange (apart from bulb)



and here is one with:


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I think the lights are the same just one has a orange indicator bulb and the other a silver bulb so interchangeable!
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if you look at the top one, it also has an orange bulb, but doesnt seem to have all the orange around it.
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      08-10-2012, 04:08 PM   #4
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Yeah see what your saying, I'm confused now as thought lights were all the same!
I'll look at mine tommorow in daylight, can't remember if they've got siver bulbs or not!!
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All of them have orange bulbs and its the way photo is taken.
Headlights are same, and all of them come with orange bulbs.
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All of them have orange bulbs and its the way photo is taken.
Headlights are same, and all of them come with orange bulbs.
Spot on!
Looked at mine in today and if you look at them at an angle they look like top photo and when you look at them more straight on they look like other photo!
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Excellent. Means I can keep my eyes open for a pair of LCI lights
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