Thinking about white line tail light set

egtownsend · 03-24-2013, 10:42 PM

I'd like to get white line tail lights for my f10. I think they might be an interesting detail on my jet black car. Does anyone have any impressions on them? On ordering and installing them?

I've seen them for sale at the following websites:

I've also seen posts that tried to smoke them to darken the look with varying degrees of success. It seems cool in theory.

JNoSol · 03-24-2013, 11:16 PM

Impression =

White taillights were cool 15yrs ago. Spend $600 on other mods (i.e. BMS tune for the N63) or front lip.

z4ps · 03-24-2013, 11:26 PM

Nasty

Catfish454 · 03-25-2013, 06:54 AM

It would immediately make your Bimmer look like a Nissan Altima. I wouldn't do it.

Luigi524TD · 03-25-2013, 08:30 AM

No thank you sir

egtownsend · 03-25-2013, 09:30 AM

Seems like the popular opinion is pretty set against them!

In that case any mods you do recommend? Cosmetic or performance? A poster mentioned a BMS tune? Is this just a software update for the engine?

ManiacGT · 03-25-2013, 09:40 AM

It wouldn't do for us all to be the same. Get what you want on there, its your car. I think they look nice on white/grey cars. They might be too much on darker cars.

JNoSol · 03-25-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by egtownsend

Seems like the popular opinion is pretty set against them!

In that case any mods you do recommend? Cosmetic or performance? A poster mentioned a BMS tune? Is this just a software update for the engine?

Go to Burger Tuning to find out more details on BMS, it's a plug in tune. If you're not a "hands on" guy, go with Dinan if you want more power with warranty (Dinan costs 8x as much as BMS). As for cosmetic mods, do you have the mSport package? Just post a photo of your car and the members will post up suggestions.

http://www.burgertuning.com/N63_Jb_B...nce_Tuner.html

AP · 03-26-2013, 06:47 AM

its obviously up to you at the end of the day, if you like them then thats what counts. If you're after opinions, then mine is that they look cheap and naff.
Looks like something you might buy in Halfords (car accessories and odds and sods in the UK)

Deebest · 03-26-2013, 12:12 PM

If it's an AW or TS car, then I say go for it. That to me is along the lines of blacking out the lights on a darker car like JB or BS.

Screamin · 03-26-2013, 08:17 PM

I did a quick mask in Photoshop...Nissan Altima all day long. .

EV0LVE · 03-26-2013, 09:38 PM

Look up LTMW's custom taillights that started life as whiteline. It does have a JDM flavor, where most of us started. It's clean and different, in a good way, per me.

Teemo Panda · 03-26-2013, 09:52 PM

No offense bro,but looks cheep >>

04S · 03-26-2013, 11:07 PM

Don't do it

WhiteWalker · 03-26-2013, 11:10 PM

There was a group buy going, look into it to save $$$

sexy_ninja_goat · 03-26-2013, 11:55 PM

I think it's great to get second opinions from people and that's what this forum is all about.

Before or after you get your opinions you need to figure some things out though. Are you about "style" or "fashion"?

"Fashion" is all about what everyone else will like. (Could look really great or absolutely ridiculous depending on ones sensibilities!)

"Style" is what YOU like and what makes you feel like an individual. (Same caveat as above)

Figure out which is more important to you and go for it.

In the end you're the one that has to drive it and look at it everyday.

The X Men · 03-27-2013, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 007mead

There was a group buy going, look into it to save $$$

So how much is the vendor paying the customers to put in those ugly tail lights?

COBodom · 03-27-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teemo Panda

No offense bro,but looks cheep >>

+1

v12 · 03-27-2013, 07:08 PM

I have a group buy going for these. Two of the 10 people I had lined up disappeared.

Please contact me if interested. OEM set for $495 shipped to continental US from Europe.

This is what they look like on AW:

Shark5ix · 03-28-2013, 10:01 PM

I think they are good option

v12 · 03-28-2013, 10:02 PM

Let me know if you care for a set. I am short two buyers.

P1 · 03-29-2013, 09:36 AM

I am not a fan of them, but if ANY colour can pull it off (and barely that is), it would be an AW.

03-24-2013, 10:42 PM	#1
egtownsend Private 16 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 550i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Thinking about white line tail light set I'd like to get white line tail lights for my f10. I think they might be an interesting detail on my jet black car. Does anyone have any impressions on them? On ordering and installing them? I've seen them for sale at the following websites: http://www.schmiedmann.com/en/bmw-f1...3-21-2-167-216 http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-17...-5-series.aspx http://www.bmrautowerkes.com.au/prod...ne-taillights/ http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-F10-550...ght/ES2561372/ I've also seen posts that tried to smoke them to darken the look with varying degrees of success. It seems cool in theory.
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egtownsend Private 16 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 550i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Seems like the popular opinion is pretty set against them! In that case any mods you do recommend? Cosmetic or performance? A poster mentioned a BMS tune? Is this just a software update for the engine?
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ManiacGT Major 85 Rep 1,448 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0)	It wouldn't do for us all to be the same. Get what you want on there, its your car. I think they look nice on white/grey cars. They might be too much on darker cars.
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AP Major General 2774 Rep 5,089 Posts Drives: G30 M550 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	its obviously up to you at the end of the day, if you like them then thats what counts. If you're after opinions, then mine is that they look cheap and naff. Looks like something you might buy in Halfords (car accessories and odds and sods in the UK)
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Deebest Enlisted Member 4 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 11' 535I X Drive Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ft. Drum, NY iTrader: (0)	If it's an AW or TS car, then I say go for it. That to me is along the lines of blacking out the lights on a darker car like JB or BS.
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Screamin Enlisted Member 0 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2012 528i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Detroit iTrader: (0)	White Line Tail Lights I did a quick mask in Photoshop...Nissan Altima all day long. . Attached Images
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EV0LVE Captain 42 Rep 776 Posts Drives: F10 535i SG Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: So Cal iTrader: (1)	Look up LTMW's custom taillights that started life as whiteline. It does have a JDM flavor, where most of us started. It's clean and different, in a good way, per me.
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v12 Banned 115 Rep 653 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Manhattan iTrader: (0)	I have a group buy going for these. Two of the 10 people I had lined up disappeared. Please contact me if interested. OEM set for $495 shipped to continental US from Europe. This is what they look like on AW:
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Shark5ix New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 528xi Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I think they are good option
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P1 Lieutenant General 11568 Rep 11,135 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	I am not a fan of them, but if ANY colour can pull it off (and barely that is), it would be an AW.
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