PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted October 17, 2005 alrighty peeps, finally got round to fitting my rear smoked / red FK's and i dont just understand them - what is the point of making them "nearly" the same as the OEM's but not quite - how difficult would it have been to put the holes in for the original plastic brackets - they were 90% there - i just wedged my originals light mounts in moan moan ramble over Brett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted October 17, 2005 I always wondered why they never looked "quite" right. At the end of they day they were well overdue tbh, only came out in 2000 i think. 4 years AFTER rados went out of production Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaz g60 0 Posted October 17, 2005 bit of tape or something to hold them in she'll be right they should have the clips though, I actually emailed to see if they were right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted October 18, 2005 I always wondered why they never looked "quite" right. At the end of they day they were well overdue tbh, only came out in 2000 i think. 4 years AFTER rados went out of production err that'll be 7-ish years btw :wink: ................july 1995 would have been the last C rolling off the line :wink: ................and from memory the FK's/inpros only came out 2002/03 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veeDuB_Rado 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Ok Doris!! I wasnt too sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted October 18, 2005 veeDuB_Rado, watch your language... Only I'm aloud to call him Doris! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GIXXERUK 0 Posted October 18, 2005 maybe its a copyright thing , so they couldnt make them exactly the same :?: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Ok Doris!! I wasnt too sure. pffff......no sense quoting things if you weren't sure :-P .....and as supercharged says............only he's allowed to call me Doris :D :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted October 18, 2005 OK, the reason that they're a slightly different design is so that muppets don't use white bulbs in the indicators, as they're designed to use amber bulbs instead... ;) If FK/Inpro allowed you to use the original bulb holder, they wouldn't get TUV certification as you could then have white indicators and (if you were a muppet) maybe wouldn't realise.... The holders they supply have an offset pin configuration on the indicator bulb holder so you can't (unless you really try!) put in a white bulb. Amber bulbs nearly always come with an offset pin so will fit... 8) Simply terminate the supplied bulb holders with male spade terminals and plug 'em into the original wiring so that you're using the supplied holders without having to mess around with the original wiring... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PoorMansPorsche 0 Posted October 18, 2005 If FK/Inpro allowed you to use the original bulb holder, they wouldn't get TUV certification as you could then have white indicators and (if you were a muppet) maybe wouldn't realise.... or just not be bothered !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites