na its the rings....the are the ccfl type so they replace the side light( so when side light is selected u just get 4 rings lit up) They were getting bad and took ages to turn on and then one day just nothing things are only a month or so old and cost 80 quid so wernt a mega cheap pair..just gonnagiveup on them and try
www.bmwmstyle.co.uk as i got them for my e46 from there and they were cool....