Operation Rear Reflectors
12-12-2004, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Dec 12 2004, 06:05 PM
Got black.
Replaced with red from Bekkers.
Scraped black today to no avail.
So, that's the situation I have, Desert530.
Replaced with red from Bekkers.
Scraped black today to no avail.
So, that's the situation I have, Desert530.
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Originally Posted by drjochen' date='Dec 12 2004, 06:08 PM
Scraped my black inserts, there is no reflector.
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From taking them off, I remember them being some kind of cheap plastic. No where as rigid as the true reflectors.
12-12-2004, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by drjochen' date='Dec 12 2004, 01:08 PM
Scraped my black inserts, there is no reflector.
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. but after this one, i feel much better 
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12-12-2004, 04:03 PM
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At the NY Auto Show last year I spoke to a BMWNA rep and he said that when they originally sent in the bumper for DOT certification BMW did not have the reflectors. So the bumpers were approved as submitted. BMW would have to resubmit the new reflectorized bumper to the DOT for re-certification.
12-13-2004, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by KansasWiz' date='Dec 12 2004, 12:01 PM
My dealer told me that my MY05 would come standard with the red reflectors.? Is he wrong?? I thought that he was giving me the truth since I was offering to pay for them as optional equipment.
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12-13-2004, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by lcc014' date='Dec 13 2004, 07:43 AM
I had to remove screws to drop the protection cover of the fuel tank down to access the black insert.? Drive side had no protection cover due to the exhaust pipe.
12-13-2004, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by lcc014' date='Dec 13 2004, 07:43 AM
...I installed the reflector myself, easy task but time consuming to take the black insert out especially the passenger.? I had to remove screws to drop the protection cover of the fuel tank down to access the black insert.? Drive side had no protection cover due to the exhaust pipe......
.... took me exactly 5 sec. to pop-out the black plug and another 2 secs to snap-in the reflectors.
beewang
