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      06-21-2020, 08:05 PM   #1
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Need a lip for my M340i and a question about headlights!

hey guys

just picked up my new m340 in diamond black yesterday!

i have a jeep srt and i thought that was quick.. woah this thing nasty!

previously had a 2014 330i before.

anyways! has anyone added a front lip on theirs? i saw a few on ebay and im wondering which is the best option..

second, the m340 i got doesnt have the full laser headlights.. just the version below...has anyone swapped these? are you able to? just plug and play?

thanks in advance! looking foward to getting the mods going


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      06-21-2020, 08:56 PM   #2
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hey guys

just picked up my new m340 in diamond black yesterday!

i have a jeep srt and i thought that was quick.. woah this thing nasty!

previously had a 2014 330i before.

anyways! has anyone added a front lip on theirs? i saw a few on ebay and im wondering which is the best option..

second, the m340 i got doesnt have the full laser headlights.. just the version below...has anyone swapped these? are you able to? just plug and play?

thanks in advance! looking foward to getting the mods going

Congrats and welcome!

You can get the other laser headlights for like $5-6k I believe. Not worth it IMO
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Congrats! I also have a black M340ix and a SRT but it is a Durango.
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Congrats and welcome!

You can get the other laser headlights for like $5-6k I believe. Not worth it IMO
i seen used ones for 2k. i assume i can just plug them right in!
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Congrats and welcome!

You can get the other laser headlights for like $5-6k I believe. Not worth it IMO
i seen used ones for 2k. i assume i can just plug them right in!
pretty sure it's not just plug and play. there's different harnesses too i believe
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second, the m340 i got doesnt have the full laser headlights.. just the version below...has anyone swapped these? are you able to? just plug and play?

thanks in advance! looking foward to getting the mods going
Great car. Enjoy.

As far as Lasers are concerned, they are way to expensive, especially as a retrofit because the light output is maybe 5% better than with Adaptive LEDs you have on your car. For EU spec cars Lasers only kick in automatically for high-beam in rare occasions when you're driving above 60km/h and if there is absolutely no traffic in front of you AND if the road is completely dark. So 99% of the time the light output is the same as with adaptive lights.

If you're only looking to get Lasers for their DRL signature lights, that's a different thing.

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Great car. Enjoy.

As far as Lasers are conserned, they are way to expensive, especially as a retrofit because the light output is maybe 5% better than with Adaptive LEDs you have on your car. For EU spec cars Lasers only kick in automatically for high-beam in rare occasions when you're driving above 60km/h and if there is absolutely no traffic in front of you AND if the road is completely dark. So 99% of the time the light output is the same as with adaptive lights.

If you're only looking to get Lasers for their DRL signature lights, that's a different thing.

yea i wanted them for the signature.. to me it changes the whole look!

i can get a pair used and cheap like new... will they work?
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Great car. Enjoy.

As far as Lasers are conserned, they are way to expensive, especially as a retrofit because the light output is maybe 5% better than with Adaptive LEDs you have on your car. For EU spec cars Lasers only kick in automatically for high-beam in rare occasions when you're driving above 60km/h and if there is absolutely no traffic in front of you AND if the road is completely dark. So 99% of the time the light output is the same as with adaptive lights.

If you're only looking to get Lasers for their DRL signature lights, that's a different thing.

yea i wanted them for the signature.. to me it changes the whole look!

i can get a pair used and cheap like new... will they work?
I understand that the wiring is the same. But you will need to code the car and considering that on the G20 auto high beam only came with laser lights package then I'm not sure how that bit will work.

Someone did it on an X5 but it threw errors and I don't think the effect worked as it should but he seems ok with it.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...991&page=4


Also you'll lose any BMW warranty on that bit and possibly more as there isn't an official retrofit option.

Expensive retro when compared to the factory price for little gain tbh. Although the DRLs are nice.

I'm also wary of how 'cheap' these eBay ones are considering new they are £6k per light...
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Let's see some more pictures of this Diamond Black paint color! Is this an Individual color?
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Let's see some more pictures of this Diamond Black paint color! Is this an Individual color?
haha sorry its acutally saphire metallic black
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Let's see some more pictures of this Diamond Black paint color! Is this an Individual color?
haha sorry its acutally saphire metallic black
Oh well no wonder I hadn't hear of Diamond Black haha
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anyways! has anyone added a front lip on theirs? i saw a few on ebay and im wondering which is the best option..
Welcome to the club, gorgeous car.

Several threads on eBay lips (including my own); quick search will bring up all the info you need.
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