Why yellow "Frenched" headlights?

[and_e30]

Found this great article explaining the purpose to having yellow or "Frenched" headlights.

You see a lot of E30 guys running them and I thought it was because they are hipster, but it turns out they have an interesting origin.

There is also a cool retro Top Gear link explaining it.

Just thought I would share, something for you to bring up at your next cars and coffee ;D

http://bimmertips.com/origin-frenched-headlights/

[MR E30 325is]

Interesting.

Thank you for sharing!

[Vincent Brick]

Those are French headlights, "frenched" headlights are something else, where you sink the headlights into the fenders like on a car from the late-'40s through '50s.





Great info though regarding the yellow French lenses.

[and_e30]

Those are French headlights, "frenched" headlights are something else, where you sink the headlights into the fenders like on a car from the late-'40s through '50s.











Great info though regarding the yellow French lenses.

Oh cool, I never knew that! Thanks for the history.


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[slammin.e28]

AKA urinary headlights.

[nando]

I still think they're fugly. and yeah, they probably are hipsters. :p

[stonea]

Those are French headlights, "frenched" headlights are something else, where you sink the headlights into the fenders like on a car from the late-'40s through '50s.

Well I learned something new today

[2mAn]

Those are French headlights, "frenched" headlights are something else, where you sink the headlights into the fenders like on a car from the late-'40s through '50s.

QFT

you can also do this with taillights

[JasonC]

QFT

you can also do this with taillights

Also antennas

[2mAn]

Also antennas

forgot about those, love seeing that

[e30austin]

I can't stand yellow high beams. Looks like someone pissed in the fucking headlights.

[Cayoncrusier93]

Yellow light is better when driving in fog, you guys didn't know that?

[Vincent Brick]

Also antennas

And I imagine most here have seen a frenched license plate, even if they didn't know what it is called:





A more tasteful, traditional example in case you need some eye bleach after that:

[Colby.325e]

I run frenchies, I bought them at first simply because I love the look, no other reason. I have authentic yellow lows/highs. Turns out, the yellow light is better in the fog, as mentioned before. Also, have you ever noticed with regular lights when its night, and wet, the lights seem to do NOTHING! The way it glares makes it almost useless, but the yellow lights don't do that. Way better vision on wet concrete at night.

.....and they look cooler, so. ;)

[e30rapidic]

I have yellow high beams on mine; reminiscent of when we used to drive the e30 from England to France back in the early-mid 80's.

I remember helping my dad paint the headlights yellow and adding a black strip to block part of the light pattern the night before every trip across the channel.

Only picture I could find on the web, not our vehicle.