LCI Tail Lights Option
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I have been considering the Bruce Miranda LCI tail lights retrofit. However, in my attempt not to do any work this morning I came across this
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http://www.umnitza.com/product_info.php?cP...roducts_id=1155
thet web site says they are Hella lights
If anyone has attempted this retrofit option please let us know about it. If not, I may take a stab at it.
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[attachment=65939:2008_20E...20Tailsm.jpg]
http://www.umnitza.com/product_info.php?cP...roducts_id=1155
thet web site says they are Hella lights
If anyone has attempted this retrofit option please let us know about it. If not, I may take a stab at it. Comments???
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interesting...i'd like to see those in person...but it doesnt say whether the turn lights are LEDs...looks like they are though...
i just installed the LCI with Bruce's kit 3 days back...
i just installed the LCI with Bruce's kit 3 days back...
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Wow, GREAT find. I'm gonna have to check these out...LCI looks without the LCI price tag. Hmm......Joe, I wonder if you can work some Group Buy magic with these if they are worthy....
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Hella makes the stock tail lights. This would be good news, as they made a retrofit kit for the early E39s to get the LED lights of the later E39s as well. keep in mind this will likely entail some sort of metal box under your spare tire (if it's the same as the E39 retrofit), but anyways, woo-hoo!
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I think I spoke to a guy aon ebay selling these - he said they are exactly the same as LCI but the turn signals are not LEDs... I asked him for proper photos (as he used BMW ones) but he never got back to me. I would definitely be interested if I could see pictures of the actual light to understand what they really are 
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Not to be the bearer of bad news but this has been covered before. The picture is of the LCI OEM lights but the ones you will receive at the Aftermarket LED lights that are all over eBay.
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='585391' date='May 21 2008, 07:35 PM
Not to be the bearer of bad news but this has been covered before. The picture is of the LCI OEM lights but the ones you will receive at the Aftermarket LED lights that are all over eBay.
The LCI tail lights can work with either Bruce's cables or the WHOLE LCI retrofit including LCM = $$, been there myself.
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='585391' date='May 21 2008, 11:35 AM
Not to be the bearer of bad news but this has been covered before. The picture is of the LCI OEM lights but the ones you will receive at the Aftermarket LED lights that are all over eBay.
