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American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« on: 05 January 2008, 17:23:01 »
Rear parking lights...


Brake lights with parking lights on... Mind you only the outside lights light up when the brakes are pressed.


Here is the back up lights...


Here are the turn signals out back... they are LED and they light up very rapidly, and they look very cool because they loook white when they are not on...
http://s109.photobucket.com/player.swf?refURL=http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/%3faction=view&current=MOV00382.flv/&file=http://vid109.photobucket.com/albums/n50/CateraMV6/MOV00382.flv&fs=1&os=1&ap=1


Front end DRL lights...



Front end DRL and Parking lights...


Front end DRL parking and FOG lights...


HID lights paired with the fog lights and the parking lights...

Mine are getting old so the color is changing to a very blue like and so on they will probably turn purple, also I can tell a decreased light output from the increase in color temperature due to the age of the bulbs...
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #1 on: 05 January 2008, 20:31:49 »
I like the rear LED's, I've just been looking at some on Ebay  8-)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2008, 14:35:07 »
Thanks for posting ! Thats looking great  :y

Are the turn lights at the front always on ?
And what function has the outside fog light at the front ?
What is DRL ?
Has the Catera no headlight cleaners ? The Omega has with Original Xenon HID, automatic height/low leveling and high pressure water jets.



In Europe we don't have the extra lights  ::)




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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2008, 18:45:52 »
Are the turn lights at the front always on ?
No. We call them Parking Lights. They turn on with the switch in the middle position and with the headlights.

And what function has the outside fog light at the front ?
We call those Cornering Lights. They come on with the Turn Signal Lights to illuminate the turn. A stupid waste. American carmakers consider them a luxury feature.
 
What is DRL ?
Daytime Running Lights. They are always on, supposedly to increase our visual presence to other drivers. I say if they can't see a car without them they shouldn't be driving. After sunset you see many cars with the DRLs on but without tail lights on. These idiots see the faint glow of the DRLs, assume the true headlights are on, and forget to turn on their full lighting.

Has the Catera no headlight cleaners ? The Omega has with Original Xenon HID, automatic height/low leveling and high pressure water jets.
No washer jets.


In Europe we don't have the extra lights  ::)
You're not missing anything. I'd trade all the extra crap for the Washers.

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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2008, 22:22:14 »
Yep, Elvin I couldnt have said it better myself...

Ohhh BTW those side lights are a cheaper version of the pivoting headlights... which we all know cost a fortune but with thees you achieve a similar effect with a simple 21Watt bulb... not bad if you ask me I didnt like em at first but once I got used to them I miss them terribly especially when I drive a car without them....

I do however wish our HID projectors had a sharper cutoff line and more color but it is what it is, I cant afford to try and modify them because new ones are bloody expensive...  otherwise BiXenon kit will be in the making...
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #5 on: 14 January 2008, 15:34:51 »
Well thats an clearly answer Elvin ! thank you very much  :y


I will make an video from our Omega lights ! so you can see the different's  ;)


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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #6 on: 14 January 2008, 18:16:20 »
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What is DRL ?
Daytime Running Lights. They are always on, supposedly to increase our visual presence to other drivers. I say if they can't see a car without them they shouldn't be driving. After sunset you see many cars with the DRLs on but without tail lights on. These idiots see the faint glow of the DRLs, assume the true headlights are on, and forget to turn on their full lighting.
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We hired a Pontiac Grande Prix the year before last in Florida. You could do various things with the lights via the trip computer. ie You could have the reverse light turn on if it was dark as you armed/disarmed the alarm. You could also turn the DRL's on or off via it too. The main lights turned themselves on when it was dark too - more cars should have this. (I know it's becoming a popular addition to top marque cars here)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #7 on: 14 January 2008, 18:19:46 »
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In Europe we don't have the extra lights  ::)
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We have extra at the back though. ;) Rear fog/high intensity lamps - those lamps that get turned on once a year for the MOT (Yearly vehicle road worthy check) and maybe one other time when it's gently raining on the motorway!  >:(
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #8 on: 14 January 2008, 18:30:53 »
I want that boot lid & brake light, that IS SOOOOO 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
I'm of to ebay US to have a look :y
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #9 on: 14 January 2008, 18:35:13 »
well you will need the entire lid to get those tail lights, as the one you guys have is entirely steel and does not have the 3rd tail in it... we do however and I looked into swapping the lids with one of you guys but that will cost quite a bit of money and I doubt the colors will match...
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #10 on: 14 January 2008, 18:56:34 »
I really do love that bake light :) :) :) :)
Id'e just drive every where with my foot on the brake ;)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #11 on: 14 January 2008, 19:03:46 »
We have extra at the back though. ;) Rear fog/high intensity lamps - those lamps that get turned on once a year for the MOT (Yearly vehicle road worthy check) and maybe one other time when it's gently raining on the motorway!  >:(

Yeh, don't ya just bloody hate m >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #12 on: 16 January 2008, 11:58:33 »
Note that the american Catera Tail light not wil fit in our OEM Omega trunklid ! the two outside tail light will fit, no problem, but the two lights in de trunklid dont fit.

The trunklid from the Catera is diffrent:


CATERA trunklid:













Omega Trunklid:
















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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #13 on: 16 January 2008, 11:58:48 »
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In Europe we don't have the extra lights  ::)
You're not missing anything. I'd trade all the extra crap for the Washers.

Elvin


I wish I could turn the washer jets off. Driving in winter with the headligts on, you can empty the washer bottle (or should I say forward ballast tank!) in less than an hour. ::)
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Re: American Tail Lights... Night PICs.
« Reply #14 on: 16 January 2008, 12:58:32 »
Yes, but can you not just swap the complete catera trunklid including lights for the omega trunklid and then fit the outer tail lights
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