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Originally Posted by snareman
Sadly, they are not the same laser lights that Europe gets. The BMW rep at M Track days was saying that they put some blue plastic in them to make them look like the Euro ones, but while they are brighter than the current lights, they aren't as good as what's allowed in Europe. Stupid US government and all it's regulations...  |
Actually I believe they are the same physical lighting units as the European version but are "detuned" in USA to produce the strongest light beam permissible here (which I've read is HALF as bright as the maximum allowed in Europe).
When new US regulations are passed to allow full strength brightness, manufacturers will be able to recode laser lights to full strength.