Orange side like thingies for US cars

I've always appreciated the cleaner lines of the EU cars.

Fortunately, I have one.


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Could not agree with you more! Those orange thingies bother me too!
I was thinking of getting the euro spec sans thingies bumpers but it is a very
expensive mod..

 

Yes you can get the euro front and back sans thingies bumpers from Ricambi I think.
They cost about $15k USD together plus paying for paint, protective film and install: a lot imo for not having the thingies!

Forgot to mention that the thingies are actually US DOT required side marker lights so if one were to remove them this would
probably result in a US Spec car's ecu to throw an error code as it would sense the lights are missing.

 

You can get body color inserts made. There are few cars here in California that have had this done. There are couple different ways to accomplish it.
Below is forum member "freshmeat"'s Scuderia to show you what I mean. There are a few Italia's and other Ferraris running around with this mod. If you would like help PM me or he might be able to help you as well.
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US spec cars also show up with 4x4 like ride height on top of the ugly reflectors.

 

Anyone got a photo of what these orangie thinggies look like ... I'm in Europe, so don't know what you are talking about ?

Ta. N.

 

Mine are tinted black but here is a pic
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One more. They are ugly, had mine tinted to blend a little better. U.S. DOT thing.
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US Government bureaucratic meddling. The thingies are to keep you "safe."

"Cheap" solutions exist as has been noted. BTW Novitec makes a black side blinker unit; it blinks white. Actually quite nice but not so cheap -- more than $200 as I recall.

 

Any decent bumper shop can remove them and paint over it. You'll never know they were there.

I've seen quite a few cars with deleted markers.

 

Ha but I will know

By the way did you take out the secondary cats in your red beauty?

ciao!

 

Get that black beauty down to SoCal and let her sit in my garage for a while, I promise
not to drive her; NOT

 

Yes! Got it done a few weeks ago. It's a great mod. A little louder and quite a bit more raw. I just wish I had more time to drive it
Haven't seen you around in quite a while. Hope everything is well!

 

I think they are called amber side markers

Many people I know usually get them painted to match the color of the car... I know with Porsche it is very popular to get the clear side markers

 

I hate those side markers on our US cars as well. One of the first mods I did was having them painted. It makes a big difference IMHO. Before I got my car compared pics of 2 white 458 with and w/o the markers and w/o is so much cleaner.
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Don't believe my Porsche and two Audis have them. Must be integrated into the mirrors?

 

If the lights wrap around sufficiently the manufacturer is granted a bye by the bureaucrats. Ferraris do not do that.

 

Here is my old Italia before and after. Getting ready to do Speciale.
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