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What are the purpose of these lights?
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Posted by: Joel930

The lights that are on the side of the front bumper, what is the purpose of them over there and not on the front of the bumper? Also, does anyone know how to turn these lights on, I don't see a switch anywhere in the vehicle that says "fog" or anything like that.

Posted by: PaullyWalnuts

they flash w/the turn signal

is that your car?

Posted by: TheOne

They're cornering lights. When you activate your turn signal, those lights (on the appropriate side) will light up. Its so you can see around a corner.

Posted by: PaullyWalnuts

yeah, what ^ said

so they dont flash?

Posted by: phatroyale

nice car

Posted by: nasauti

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Originally posted by PaullyWalnuts
yeah, what ^ said

so they dont flash?

No... they don't flash.

Posted by: Mr_Ed

They might be "curb" lights (I think that's what they call them). On my Porsche there is a special mode on the light switch to turn on the left or the right side curb lights when parked.

[EDIT: correction] I looked it up to make sure and my manual calls them "Parking" lights. You can independently turn on the left or right side.

Posted by: mau108

ya on my crv, they are just deflectors in the front lol, and the rear ones are parking lights...

Posted by: Chasiu

I actually really like this feature in cars, especially compared to the adaptive headlights. The adaptive headlights seem a bit superfluous when all it takes is a stationary lamp like the one in the pic. If that little motor that turns the light messes up while having been turned, your visibility is going to be messed up. Not to mention the fact that it'll probably cost quite a bit to fix (if not on warranty).

Posted by: Sfkn2

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Symbian OS; SonyEricsson P800; 306) Opera 6.30 [en-US])

My sidemarkers don't blink.. they help cops know which direction the car is facing.

Posted by: Nokarola

i seen that cadilac before thats from some one in the nextel board. Im not exactly sure, it either lights up when the turn signal activates so you can see where you about to turn into, or are parking lights.

Posted by: Joel930

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Originally posted by Nokarola
i seen that cadilac before thats from some one in the nextel board. Im not exactly sure, it either lights up when the turn signal activates so you can see where you about to turn into, or are parking lights.

Good memory Nok, that would be correct. Someone took the pic with their i95 camera.
Anyways, so its still up in the air regarding what these lights are for. Alright, next time i'm by the Deville, i'll go turn on the turn signal(s) and see if it has any effect.
Heres some more speculation, could they have anything to do with "Reverse"? Maybe they illuminate when you put the car in reverse.
Unfortunately, I can't check that without anyone else there to step on the brake because the e-brake won't stay down when the vehicle is in any gear as there is no e-brake release lever, it just automatically releases when you shift the vehicle in to gear.

Posted by: PaullyWalnuts

first of all, what good would they do in reverse?

and second of all, whos car are you trying to put into gear, pull the e-brake, and get out to look at the damm lights? a deville at that?

Posted by: Paolo

First of all, the cornering lamps and side marker reflectors are two different things, the side marker reflectors are required on every north american export vehicle, while the Cornering lights are NOT required, there is no law about them, so that is why they are allowed depending on how the manufacture feels.

Posted by: AndyLHoang

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Originally posted by TheOne
They're cornering lights. When you activate your turn signal, those lights (on the appropriate side) will light up. Its so you can see around a corner.

Yes you are correct. I've seen them on certain cars and buses. It(the light on the side you are signalling) turns on whenever the driver signals left or right. It helps illuminate the side you are signalling. Cadillac calls them Cornering Lamps.

Posted by: crocket

I had a 2000 deville DTS, those lights come in real handy on dark roadways they really light up the side of the road when you make a turn. I loved that car, i wish i had'nt traded it for a lincoln ls.

Posted by: Joel930

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Originally posted by AndyLHoang
Yes you are correct. I've seen them on certain cars and buses. It(the light on the side you are signalling) turns on whenever the driver signals left or right. It helps illuminate the side you are signalling. Cadillac calls them Cornering Lamps.

I was in the Deville yesterday and saw this for myself. Indeed, when you put the turn signal on, those cornering lights do illuminate.

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Originally posted by crocket
I had a 2000 deville DTS, those lights come in real handy on dark roadways they really light up the side of the road when you make a turn. I loved that car, i wish i had'nt traded it for a lincoln ls.

How bright are they? Can you put brighter bulbs in them?
Thats the vehicle I was in yesterday, Red 2000 Deville DTS, no lumbar, no heated seats (front or rear), no sunroof, steering wheel shifter, digital dash but other than that its an ok car I guess. After being stuck in rush-hour traffic on the FDR drive, I was thinking of posting my findings wirelessly but I was just so tired from driving around the whole day. Sure the car is nice and has a much better suspension than my Bravada, it is definitely a little on the big side. Maybe not as big as a Lincoln Town Car but definitely up there. I guess I just got so used to sitting higher up in SUVs and vans (Bravada.00, Escalade.02, Grand Caravan.99) that sitting so low, my feet were really achey when I parked it at the end of the day despite all the legroom. I tend to sit quite close to the wheel and not take advantage of all the legroom.
Also, crocket, what about the Deville do you like over the LS? If I had a choice, I'dd definitely choose the LS over the Deville. Why? First of all cause of size! The Deville is way too big for me. I like something thats manageable. Parking is a little rough. I find myself having to manuever quite a lot. Also, the parking spots where I am are sometimes rather small (thanks to iddiots who like to take up 2 spots), this would be a problem. I'dd much rather the decent-sized LS over the Deville. Also, the parts in the Deville seem to be those the quality of GM-which is lower-grade. I'dd say the LS is more luxurious hands-down.

Posted by: B0000rt

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Originally posted by Joel930
I was in the Deville yesterday and saw this for myself. Indeed, when you put the turn signal on, those cornering lights do illuminate.

Yep, they're mounted higher and closer to the headlamps on our '89 Fleetwood

Posted by: crocket

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Originally posted by Joel930
I was in the Deville yesterday and saw this for myself. Indeed, when you put the turn signal on, those cornering lights do illuminate.

How bright are they? Can you put brighter bulbs in them?
Thats the vehicle I was in yesterday, Red 2000 Deville DTS, no lumbar, no heated seats (front or rear), no sunroof, steering wheel shifter, digital dash but other than that its an ok car I guess. After being stuck in rush-hour traffic on the FDR drive, I was thinking of posting my findings wirelessly but I was just so tired from driving around the whole day. Sure the car is nice and has a much better suspension than my Bravada, it is definitely a little on the big side. Maybe not as big as a Lincoln Town Car but definitely up there. I guess I just got so used to sitting higher up in SUVs and vans (Bravada.00, Escalade.02, Grand Caravan.99) that sitting so low, my feet were really achey when I parked it at the end of the day despite all the legroom. I tend to sit quite close to the wheel and not take advantage of all the legroom.
Also, crocket, what about the Deville do you like over the LS? If I had a choice, I'dd definitely choose the LS over the Deville. Why? First of all cause of size! The Deville is way too big for me. I like something thats manageable. Parking is a little rough. I find myself having to manuever quite a lot. Also, the parking spots where I am are sometimes rather small (thanks to iddiots who like to take up 2 spots), this would be a problem. I'dd much rather the decent-sized LS over the Deville. Also, the parts in the Deville seem to be those the quality of GM-which is lower-grade. I'dd say the LS is more luxurious hands-down.

The reason i like the dts over the ls is because of it's size, I am not a small person and found the ls too tight inside. also the ls was always in for repairs, in the year and half i owned the car i had 4 windows fall into the doors, Rear brakes had to be replaced due to a problem with the traction control, bushings on the front end needed replacing, upper ball joints needed replacing, seal on the crankcase leaked, 3rd brake light needed replacing, interior trim pieces kept falling off and so on and so on, i have had two caddiies and never had that many problems with either of them. personally i find the caddie to be a much nicer automobile.

Posted by: Joel930

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Originally posted by crocket
The reason i like the dts over the ls is because of it's size, I am not a small person and found the ls too tight inside. also the ls was always in for repairs, in the year and half i owned the car i had 4 windows fall into the doors, Rear brakes had to be replaced due to a problem with the traction control, bushings on the front end needed replacing, upper ball joints needed replacing, seal on the crankcase leaked, 3rd brake light needed replacing, interior trim pieces kept falling off and so on and so on, i have had two caddiies and never had that many problems with either of them. personally i find the caddie to be a much nicer automobile.

WOW, you probably had a lemon there. I can definitely understand how the Caddy accomodates your needs much better than the LS. I'd assume that you had one with a bench seat in the front with the steering wheel shifter, right?

Posted by: crocket

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Originally posted by Joel930
WOW, you probably had a lemon there. I can definitely understand how the Caddy accomodates your needs much better than the LS. I'd assume that you had one with a bench seat in the front with the steering wheel shifter, right?

My caddy had the bucket seats and the console. I liked the ls it handled better than the caddy and it was real nice to drive, to bad it had to fall apart.

Posted by: Joel930

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Originally posted by crocket
My caddy had the bucket seats and the console. I liked the ls it handled better than the caddy and it was real nice to drive, to bad it had to fall apart.

Yeah that sucks. I hear you loud and clear.