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Dumb question about park/running lights

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Old Aug 22, 2016 | 11:46 PM
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Dumb question about park/running lights

My 2002 430 coupé is an American model and has no daytime running lights. Not a problem, I can turn on my lights. My question; why are there no front park lights? Position one on the headlight switch turns on the marker lights, front fenders, rear tails, rear corners. Position 2 turns on the xenon headlights. If I pull the switch, I get fog lights. My high beams are smaller the centre lights. The turn signals/4ways are the mirrors, the lights in the main headlight and the tails. Is this normal? So no front mount park lights?
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Old Aug 23, 2016 | 02:14 AM
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The high beam enclosures have both the parking lights and the high beams.

If you need new bulbs for the parking lights, you may want to contact AZN OPTICS - they have great bulbs at great prices, and they won't burn out in a week or trigger a dead bulb warning like some other vendors. My AZN Optics parking light bulbs are probably over 5 years old.

Tell them Marcus from the Southwest Star magazine sent you. You're not getting a discount, but tell him anyway.
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 12:07 AM
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Thanks! The bulbs of course are a weird bulb that isn't found just anywhere. H6W bulb. I did modify some bulbs to fit but the wattage is too low 4.3 watts vs 6 watts so it's still throwing a bulb out code.

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Mike from AZN optics has the right bulbs for the W208.
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 09:08 AM
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We have H6W bulbs in stock and ready to ship. 5000k pure white and 8000k white with a slight bluish hue
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