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Anyone see the new BMW 'angel eye' headlamps?

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Old 01-23-2002, 09:16 AM
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What is the purpose of this? Purely aesthetic? Just curious...

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but I want the avantissimo lights
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Thats the side lights what you guys call city lights
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purely aesthetic... and DAMN aesthetic at that
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Looks like someone retrofitted it to an E36.
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They're like city lights in euros.
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City lights. Creativly. and brand image
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yup, ive seen the FAQ on that one somewhere, some use fibre optic stuff
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Default why couldn't Audi think of it first? :(

I'd like to do that to my headlights...but I don't want be associated with BMW :P
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I think some comp. is making the E36 ones for UUC


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