Two tone turn signal lenses?

[lloyd]

While gassing up at a petrol station, I was approached by a passerby who asked a number of questions about the coupe. He volunteered that his neighbor (somewhere in Virginia) had two that were from Italy. I asked how he knew they were from Italy and he responded by telling me that they both had "two tone turn signals."

I know that Italiano 2002's had amber and clear lenses that are evidently much sought after, but I have never seen or heard of these multicolored lenses on e9s. (I did have some extremely light amber (sun faded) lenses - but they lived most of their lives in Koln.)

Fact, Fiction or somewhere in between?

TIA

 

[TILLA]

The parts catalog refers to specific lenses and housings for Italian delivery coupes and I have seen a photograph of them.

 

[Gosch]

Fakt, no Fiction look at the pics

http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/16855/2006129636339799337_rs.jpg

http://www.bmw-coupeclub.de/Prospekte/Fahrzeuge/6 Zylinder/Position 11/Karmann Info_02.JPG

 

[lloyd]

Danke, for the fotos. After posting, I did check the REALOEM site to answer my own question, but I also thank you Tilla. I am somewhat surprised in that I have looked at several "alleged" Italian delivery coupes and none of them had the two colored lenses.

Realoem indicates they are no longer produced and/or unavailable. Are they available? What is the going rate?

Danke, again.

 

[lloyd]

Question for Tilla

I read elsewhere that you drive an Italian delivery model. Just curious, what happened to your "two tone" directional lenses?

 

[TILLA]

My coupe did not have the two tone lenses when I acquired it, I does have the European bases which provide for a single filament bulb which differs from the US spec which has a dual filament bulb to provide turn signal / marker lighting. Also US version turn signal lens protrudes out more than the European version.

 

[lloyd]

There seems to be quite a number of Italian-delivery versions in North America. I have no basis for this conclusion other than when I looked for a coupe on the West Coast of the US, it "seemed" that every other car on the market (1990's) was supposedly a gray-market version from Italy. None that I recall had the two tone lenses and some were even retrofitted with the US larger turn signal lens assembly of which you spoke.

I wonder what happened to all of those Italian market lenses? Could it be that those importers responsible for making gray market cars compliant with US regs, tossed them?':wink:'

 

[Malc]

E9's imported to the US from Italy in the 80's -90's...
Makes sense
Less rust
cheap, when remembering the US Dollar/Italian Lira exchange rates

I suspect the parts the importers had to change ended up in the bin.
Malc

 

[TILLA]

My 1972 CSi had European lenses that were solid amber, perhaps the laws in Italy changed and the two-tone lamps were no longer required by then.

 

[piezopaul]

My 1973 reportedly from Italy has solid amber lenses. So....-Paul