Free mods - what have you done?

[NickXX]

Did this a few weeks ago - 'de-lensed' the e36. Basically, there is a layer of glass which sits between the projector and the front of the light which doesn't do a lot (doesn't aim/focus the light in any way), and was really just the style that BMW adopted in the early 90s.

So this is old:

This is new:

Oh, I also went back to Orange front indicators for the GDM tyte look

 

[Begbie]

Get the clear lenses back in!!

 

[Disco Boy]

Get the clear lenses back in!!

This.

 

[iaind]

It looks worse in the "after" pictures

 

[Tinders]

Ok I'll be the 1st to say it, I cant really tell the difference

 

[loltim]

Get the clear lenses back in!!

no.

 

[sigma]

Get the clear lenses back in!!

Don't do this.

 

[PermaBanned]

Yeah, get the clear one's back in. Why would you want that anyway? Worse lighting and it looks worse...

 

[rich_g85]

I added footwell lighting to my Mondeo ST24 by installing two festoon bulbs I had in the garage into the empty bulbholders which were already installed and wired up. Cost: £0.00

 

[Dogbreath]

Did this a few weeks ago - 'de-lensed' the e36. Basically, there is a layer of glass which sits between the projector and the front of the light which doesn't do a lot (doesn't aim/focus the light in any way),

If this is really the case why is it a Fresnel lens instead of plain glass?

 

[Matt82]

seriously the orange lense looks fine

warhol e36 car

orange lenses and it looks well tough

 

[loltim]

seriously the orange lense looks fine

warhol e36 car

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orange lenses and it looks well tough[/QUOTE]

de-tangoing is so 90's. I have no idea why its the first thing people change on their cars. It always looks crap, or in some cases when there's an OEM clear lense replacement it can look "ok".

 

[Muffin`]

mine is clear from the factory, prefer tango

 

[Clarkey]

The clear indicators aren't really clear though are they, they are frosted and don't match the headlight lense at all, the orange ones look better. Can't tell the difference with the projector lense though.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Clear sides look fine, but frosted ones just look stupid, looks better with the tango ones installed.

Free mod wise:

Smoothed my airbox, removed one of the mesh filters on the MAF, removed the EGR system (not quite a free mod), tweaked the wastegate slightly, relocated the R-DV.

I now want to reprogram my dials so the needles are always lit red even though the dash lights aren't on.

 

[Matt82]

de-tangoing is so 90's. I have no idea why its the first thing people change on their cars. It always looks crap, or in some cases when there's an OEM clear lense replacement it can look "ok".

on the US audi s4s there is what appears to be a small orange rflector in the indicator. i want the same look, mine are all clear

i might pop an orange bulb in just to try..

 

[Firestar_3x]

I think its just an orange bulb, mine looked the same untill i stuck some silver visions in.

 

[Matt82]

i might do that. i think my chav little brother might have some orange bulbs laying around after he "de-tangod" his clio/saxo blah blah blah

then its time for proper mods again, milltek going on soon and then the proper wheels

 

[fonzee]

before and after comparisons require same angle

 

[miniyazz]

Free mods: added interior switch to the interior light, rather than it only coming on with the doors open. Also moved cigarette lighter socket to the glovebox.

I wouldn't put the needles always lit though unless you can't properly see them in daylight, you might not notice when your lights aren't on