No Red Reflectors!
02-15-2005, 02:14 AM
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I'm curious to know what a five looks like without "Euro-reflectors". Anybody got a picture? In the UK they're standard on the saloon but don't feature on the sport model so they can't be a legal requirement unless they're grafted into the normal light clusters? 
02-15-2005, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' date='Feb 15 2005, 06:14 AM
I'm curious to know what a five looks like without "Euro-reflectors". Anybody got a picture? In the UK they're standard on the saloon but don't feature on the sport model so they can't be a legal requirement unless they're grafted into the normal light clusters??
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02-15-2005, 03:27 AM
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Here's a shot of mine with the black inserts installed:
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http://forums.e60.net/index.php?act=module...&cmd=si&img=238
02-15-2005, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Feb 15 2005, 08:12 AM
They were first black then color coded
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02-15-2005, 05:02 AM
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I agree, the color coordianted look is a big improvement, but for those of us who got the 2004 model in the US, BMW was using really cheap black plastic inserts, no color coordination. Other than the very dark color cars, it looked awful.
02-15-2005, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Feb 15 2005, 10:02 AM
I agree, the color coordianted look is a big improvement, but for those of us who got the 2004 model in the US, BMW was using really cheap black plastic inserts, no color coordination.? Other than the very dark color cars, it looked awful.
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02-15-2005, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by niktee' date='Feb 15 2005, 06:23 AM
[quote name='Merv the Derv' date='Feb 15 2005, 06:14 AM']I'm curious to know what a five looks like without "Euro-reflectors". Anybody got a picture? In the UK they're standard on the saloon but don't feature on the sport model so they can't be a legal requirement unless they're grafted into the normal light clusters???
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[/quote]LOL.....yeah, but you know, Halle could pull that off........and maybe even start a fashion trend!!
I agree about the black reflectors though....ugly. I need to see if I can get my dealer to swap them out for red reflectors, or do it myself. I like the look of the red, personally.....
02-15-2005, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by urbo73' date='Feb 15 2005, 08:12 AM
My '05 came with silver color coordinated/matched inserts, but they still looked very much out of place and I replaced them with the Euro ones. IMO, anything other than the Euro reflectors looks out of place, as it should since they were designed like that for a reason.
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