These are so much better than the headlight reflectors...
Why the HELL has no one made clear corners for these yet?

 

There are new rules all the time for cars and they don't make people go back and update their cars to match the new rules.

My point is, anyone blacking out a "reflector" is in essence making their car harder to see and people can argue as much as they want, but that's going to go against you in a court of law.

 

The standard isn't new. US cars have needed side reflectors (orange front, red rear) for decades. IIRC, my '68 Dodge had spot reflectors on the fenders. And yes the standard does apply to all vehicles.

 

i can't remember which year they made it standard for all cars sold in the us. If you look at or are familiar with old porsches you can pin point the year they were enforced. The so look like they don't belong on the car because they were added after the car was designed. And pre LCI cars have the reflector built in to the headlight. So a euro sticker is also illegal. There are a lot of weird laws in the DOT book. For example their is a legal height and location requirement for lights, license plates, etc


The secret to painting small obects ( 2 stage only) is to go over it before every coat with some tack cloth. It will actually pull out particles from the paint. Also if you cover it with a large piece of Tupperware between each coat it will reduce the amount of debris. Covering it is mandatory when you do the clear coat because of the long dry time.

I painted this in my backyard.

 

Yeah, but with the lump.

 

What do you mean? Certainly not sticking a 1,- ? note on the car.

 

i painted mine... sorry for uploading the photo late...

 

is your e60 an lci...looks as if you have amber lenses on the turn signals

 

its pre lci... i have an 06 w/ the 08 550i front bumper

 

Pre-LCI cars have the reflector integrated into the headlight assembly to the sides of the eyebrows. It's the orange marker that some people are covering with silver tape.