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By "headlamps" I take it you mean low-beams.
That’s right.
In the US, the
yellow parking lights+turn signals(blinkers) are in the same
housing, with 1 dual-filament bulb. (When you say dual bulbs,
I presumed you meant 2 bulbs, 1 for blinker and 1 for
parking.) The low intensity filament is "ON" with the
low-beams, this gives us "positioning lights" or "parking
lights" or "marker" lights, whatever term you prefer. The low
intensity yellow light set is always "ON" for all positions
of the headlight switch other than '0'(zero). When turn
signal(blinkers) are activated the high intensity filament
flashes, giving low-high-low-high effect during turn signal operation.
Everything in clear for me now :)
In your last S80 simulation photos I noticed only the
low-beams are "ON", but no bulb in the parking/blinker
housing is lit. Is this the Euro wiring(or your simulation)?
It is not simulation. I have small parking bulbs in main headlight housing.
Does yours have separate "city lights" in the main headlight
housing, which would make them visible only from the front
when low-beams are "OFF"?
Correct.
I also noticed in this picture there already seems to be a
side-fender turn signal between the front wheel housing and
the front door. I presume, correctly I hope, that this is a
standard feature on European cars.
That is right.
In the US, from side view
at night, the OEM car's wiring+lighting will display low
intensity yellow lights at front edges(roughly 90 degree
sweep front-to-side)
This is here forbidden. That’s why I am thinking about side markers like in S80.
and low intensity red lights at rear
edges(same 90 degree sweep)
This is in European version the same.
Hence there is no need in
US-spec. for separate yellow marker lights, a la S80.
Here also...
Is this a retouched photo or did you actually put S80 lights in the
bumper fascia of your v90? Either way it looks cool, and safer too.
... but it looks as you described. Thin is now simulation, but I am going to install this.
Is this BTW, I frankly prefer the the two-bulb solution in the 240,
separate low intensity bulb for marker/parking/positioning vs
separate high intensity bulb for blinker. I like the
off-high-off-high effect.
Only this off-high-off-high effect is legal here in Europe, because of visibility of blinker.
Thanks for clarification and patience, now everything is clear.
--
Gregski; european V90 '97 B6304FS2 AW3043 IGS HID
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