tuffluck

i have a busted tail light so was looking around at replacements. what do you guys suggest? i saw these but they are awfully cheap in price. anyone ever tried them?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-07...item483d7d8f05

BALASUBAS

do you have LCI or pre LCI??

here are some options for tail light
https://5series.net/forums/topic/106...s-for-lci-e60/
https://5series.net/forums/topic/846...spec-us-52000/

tuffluck

i have pre-lci. those seem expensive. bavauto has them for much cheaper?

http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp

BALASUBAS

the ones you'll get from these vendors are OEM and its less expensive compare to the stealership

luigi524td

If your budget permits the upgrade to LCI taillights + the special modules necessary for them to work on pre-LCI e60's will run you between $6-700 (used) and slightly south of $1000 new. The LED taillights you've linked on ebay and BavAuto are both similar to the LED's I put on my car a couple of years ago. You can see pictures of what they look like in my gallery https://5series.net/forums/user/16796-luigi524td/ .

I'll be the first to admit the full-LCI can help make an older e60 "look like" a newer model.

orlovskyy

I have a set of those that i bought on ebay also, and used for about a month then bought lci. Ill sell them 2 u for 100$. No scraches or anything wrong with them i just like lci better

tuffluck

thanks for this, i PM'd you.

so is there anything wrong with going through bavauto or ebay instead of OEM? what's the difference exactly? btw i do know what OEM means, i'm just asking what the difference is on these types of lights exactly.

i think the smoked taillights would look cool with my monaco blue, but really i'm just looking for a cheap replacement. $500 is really, really expensive for a tail light.

nomis_nehc

Try everything. They do not look like the LCI's at all. The LCI's rods wrap all the way around, and these replica ones do not.

There are actually a bunch of threads on this replica light, with pictures. Should do a search.

Also, maybe we need to sticky one of those threads. The same thing comes up every week, week and a half or so.

tuffluck

yeah i know there are a lot of threads, almost too many. as i searched for them it seems like i can find a bunch of different information but nothing that is all that helpful.

i guess if i am not buying OEM, i definitely need to buy 2 lights since they won't look the same? i.e. the bavauto won't be a direct replacement and i'd need to buy the right and the left?

i looked up and some junk yards around here have them for $150 each used. that might be my best bet.

luigi524td

If your light isn't damaged too badly and you have a few days to get the word out there might be a forum member who has an original at a good price. I think $150 for ONE at a junk yard is pretty steep! IMHO Post a WTB ASAP - you might get lucky!