R8 style running lights ?? - ebay link
 

Must admitt to being a big fan off the Audio R8 style white led running lights so whilst browsing ebay last night was surprised to see that R8 style lighting is now available for any car !!

have put an ebay link to show what I am talking about, kinda expensive for all it is but see you can get them cheaper than the one in the link and suppose they are more than likely all the same at the end off the day.

normally this sort off thing would in my mind look taky but must admitt done properly to the right car I dare say it could look kinda smart.

anyone else impressed with these lights ?? anyone actually seen them in operation ???

Audi R8 / A5 Style LED light 48cm on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Aug-08 13:36:39 BST)

May look good now, but in a year or so will go down as well as Lexus rear lights IMO

they just scream Barry to me sorry.

The R8 lights look good on the....R8 and the S5

Saw some on a new A4 the other day.... looked daft...

Okay appreciatte your comments , knew it would not be to everyones taste !! as I say am not a big fan off aftermarket style bolt on lighting but again personally feel that on the right car it could look good.

Naff, gash, tat. They dont even look good on the R8, they just beg the question why???

Chavtastic. Can you fit them in conunction with a Turbonator?:lol1:

Sorry not for me, as has been said, it looks OK on an R8 but will quickly look daft when it appears on everything. Once the aftermarket kicks in then it will really dive.

maplins were selling the same kind of thing a while back for 10quid lol

DC 12 V Blue LED Strip > Maplin

1.29 per 5 cms...........

Post #5 :thumb:

all depends on how u fit them sometimes they look good some times they look chavy ,depends on where and how u fit them.not for me as im 26 going 47 lol

Doesn't matter if they look good or bad, fact is they are illegal, full stop. Sixty pound fine, ok through McDonalds just not on the highway.

ive got the cheapest r8 in the country on my forecourt if your interested ;)

What illegal about them mate ?? sure as long as they produce " white " light then they are okay are they not ?? but go on point me to the relevant chapter on lighting which quotes this type off thing is illegal ??!!

When the officer stopped me, as he was writing out my ticket he said, "any light that is not a factory fitment is illegal, regardless of colour"
I don't make the law mate, i just pay the fine. Thing is, surely it would be humiliating if you are looking towards an Audi for inspiration. Why buy an Impreza and have it look like a chaved up Audi?

So no additional spotlamps and on and on and on then ??!!!

not a expert on vehicle lighting regs mate but weel would love to here the views off others on this ??

appreciatte that you have been the one stopped and made to pay the fine mate but can you tell us exactly what it was that you had on display that got you stopped and fined ??

can anyone clarify the above statment that "" any light that is not standard fitment regardless off colour is illegal ""

I had tiny blue lights set into the grill, so i said to the officer, "ok i'll replace them with white", so he said "you will not sir, any light that is not a factory fitment is illegal and if i see you again i wiil write you another ticket".

Not trying to be funny mate but was going to suggest you were stopped for showing a blue coloured light off some sorts in my previous post !!!



still say white is alowed and the copper who stopped you was simply not impressed with your blue coloured lights.

anyone in the know want to clarify this sitaution ??

There is not an actual code that the police can use to citate you for.

I was stopped 3 times (different occasions) and on each occasion the Traffic Officers took around 30 minutes looking to try and find the correct code, however they couldnt and gave a ticket for my Plate... :(

Anyways took off the Blue lights and replaced with white ones, been police free ever since! :)

Blue is just obvious and will attract attention, white looks factory fitted and just avoids any hassle.

With regards to the LED's some people have fitted them tastefully, they look quite cool on the bike in this ad:Audi R8 Style LED DRL Light, Audi BMW VW Range Rover on eBay, also Bulbs Lenses, Lights Lighting Accessories, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 24-Aug-08 00:37:10 BST)

and on the RRsport:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...9fcf21f6_o.jpg

At last someone who agreas with me on the potential cool looks off thse things !!

the first link u put up had a pic off a yellow / mustard coloured Chrysler fitted with the lights, can someone tell me what the hell that is comming out off the sides off the front off the car in the pics ?? totally baffled ??!!

Lexus lights should stay on lexus's
Angel eyes should stay on BMWs

R8 Lights should stay on Audis

End of.

So its a no then ??!!

Here is a a front pic of the plymouth prowler

http://download.lavadomefive.com/mem...r%20(1993).jpg

Not something I would do, but I reckon when done properly, it can look cool, like on the black Range above.
But as said, a few months down the line and every other hatchback is gonna sport one... that's when it'll become the next angel eyes, neons, lexus lights etc etc

Cheers, mystery solved !!!

LED Lights are now being used by many different car manufacturers apart from Audi, the new Aston has the same lights, the Brabus SL, etc.. Newer models are now incorporating DRL Lights due to the fact that it will be soon compulsory for all new cars to have factory fitted DRL's (Not necessarily white Led's).

This isn't to say that I would put them on my car, however something can't be written off just because it was introduced by a different marque.
After all, the Subaru's came with TMIC's and the Evo's FMIC, how many Subaru's are now running FMIC's...


Horses for courses, some like it some don't, just depends on what look you want.

think they'll look nice on a modified car, but not on a scooby... would just look a bit tacky
wiley

And Bug Eye lights should be ripped right off an Impreza!!!!!

I think they look great myself (these LEDs, NOT bugeyes!!) :thumb:

how does the churchill ad go???

jim

I think you'll find the subaru boys fitting FMIC's are not doing it just to look like an Evo...;) ..it's something to do with it just being a better setup for more power...:D

I don't think LED's will make much of a performance increase...:D

That aside... horses for courses....Halfords do good bolt on wings too....:lol: