whats the deal with the euro style front signal lens? Options

[bradtho]

looking through all the great pics in the air dam thread, I see a ton of you guys run these. I like the look of both, so don't really have a preference for one over the other. is there something beside aesthetics that makes so many people want them, or is it just for the looks?

just curious.

[pcar916]

It's just a matter of what you like better with your paint scheme except in one case.

Many years ago I was told that factory sixes sold in the US had the normal, single housings and a white bulb with euro lenses, while the fours had solid yellow lenses. Someone here knows the skinny on this question! A glance through PET or any number of other books may answer that question as well. I've never bothered to confirm this since my car was modified long before I got it and came with euros. I happen to like those lenses better.

During the last six months that the car was a dark color one of my euro lenses was cracked, so I replaced both with clear Italian repros and installed yellow bulbs in my single-compartment housings. I like that too, but frankly it was just as expensive to get another euro lens to match my other one.

After the car was blasted and is now gray, I'm thinking seriously about going euro again for contrast, but it's not a functional decision... it's all in my head. Mine isn't a beauty queen.