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I really like the OEM LCI taillights, however if I can bypass the wiring, coding and associated costs….perhaps it might be a sensible way to do the taillights upgrade. However at the same time I wanna to keep (everything OEM), not too sure the durability with these aftermarket LCI taillights. Something to think about it.
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Couple things: Would you recommend the tails? Seems like a yes, but just confirming. Also, there's no mention of rails and gutters, just inner and outer tails. Would also like to confirm that the listing you purchased from also made no mention of these, but it came with them anyway (assuming you purchased from the same seller)? And yes, please show us more pics!! Thanks!! |
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Let me try to address all of your folks questions:
1. Rails and gutters- yes, my shipment came with them despite not being noted in the ad. Might be a good idea to confirm with the seller. They look so similar to oem that I used the dirt on my old ones as the distinguishing factor. The shape is slightly different to accommodate the new lights. 2. No BMW insignia unfortunately. One of the first things I looked for. So it doesn’t pretend to be something it isn’t. Oh well. :/ 3. They do mimic euro spec. I looked for na spec knockoffs out of curiosity and couldn’t find any. These are likely targeted with Chinese customers in mind. The instructions even reference them as being for G30 and G38. 4. I do recommend them especially given the price. I have some concerns about weatherproofing and leaks, but it’s more uncertainty that I sealed things well and my own (lack of) skill. The lights and gutters themselves seem to be at a similar level of quality as oem. The plus is that this is a kit made to work with non-LCI cars, rather than LCI lights that need additional work to retrofit. However if it weren’t for the coding and rewiring I’d probably lean oem. It’d sit better with me no doubt, and I do feel weird about using knockoffs. If youve gotten the oem retrofit done and working you’re golden imho. Nevertheless, in this day and age, the third party stuff tends to be uncannily high quality. I wish I took pics before installing. Here are some close ups, car is still filthy.
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The part where it says to connect the outer lights into that yellow wire can be ignored, in fact has to be ignored for it to work. The outer tails plug directly into the original wires, the inner tails plug into the adapter as pictured.
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No kidding, I’m already on the hunt for a comparo. I was hoping for an opportune photo op at the grocery store yesterday, but the closest things to an LCI g30 were a (multiple) G20 and an x6 m50.
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Good savings on the tails! Keep us posted if you run into any issues (hopefully you dont) It would be great if they got the US spec also available. |
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I may not sure yet. Can buy drip rails easily and I'm sure they aren't expensive.
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