First Ever! Custom Blacked Out LCI Taillights by Republic Wraps
11-12-2012 | 12:52 PM
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My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
First Ever! Custom Blacked Out LCI Taillights by Republic Wraps
Hey Everyone,
I wanted to share with you a little project ive been working on the past few days in the shop. It all started when I noticed that my car was really red, but so were my taillights but a different shade of red. So many people kept suggesting to me that i tint my tails. I really dont care for that look...in addition it means that you will subdue the brightness of the LED bars inside the LCI tails (arguably the coolest part about them). So i always balked at their suggestions. However, it got me to thinking, what if you could achieve a blackout, while not only retaining the brightness of the bars but making them pop even more than before???
so i present to you a world's first: Custom LCI Taillights blacked out in addition to some other custom treatments. Note, the lights are off...this is in direct sunlight, look how much they pop! i love it!
(sorry no DIY fellas but if you really want it done shoot me a PM for pricing or put your thinking caps on and devise an approach of your own, it was a fun project to engineer)
Original OEM LCI tails on the left, custom LCI tails by Republic Wraps on the right....
I wanted to share with you a little project ive been working on the past few days in the shop. It all started when I noticed that my car was really red, but so were my taillights but a different shade of red. So many people kept suggesting to me that i tint my tails. I really dont care for that look...in addition it means that you will subdue the brightness of the LED bars inside the LCI tails (arguably the coolest part about them). So i always balked at their suggestions. However, it got me to thinking, what if you could achieve a blackout, while not only retaining the brightness of the bars but making them pop even more than before???
so i present to you a world's first: Custom LCI Taillights blacked out in addition to some other custom treatments. Note, the lights are off...this is in direct sunlight, look how much they pop! i love it!
(sorry no DIY fellas but if you really want it done shoot me a PM for pricing or put your thinking caps on and devise an approach of your own, it was a fun project to engineer)
Original OEM LCI tails on the left, custom LCI tails by Republic Wraps on the right....
11-12-2012 | 01:01 PM
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My Ride: 2004 BMW 545i Silver,Gray, Metallic. Blk Dakota leather. Nav. Heads up disply. PDC. Pro logic 7 sound. 35% tint.
Mods. MTECH body kit. OEM trunk finisher and M5 spoiler.OEM 166 wheels. Blk and wht CF Roundels.
Orion V2 AEs. LCI taillights with Ricky effect. LED interior lights. LED license plate light. HID fogs. Smoked LED side markers. White cluster mod. Coding. RPI scoop & BMC filter. Gloss black OEM grills.CF interior trim. B&B exhaust.
Wow! Very cool!!
Looks pretty sick dude.
11-12-2012 | 01:59 PM
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here's another pic....
again, note that this is not blacked out via tint....there is no tint at all...its all internal homie
again, note that this is not blacked out via tint....there is no tint at all...its all internal homie
Last edited by umichchris; 11-12-2012 at 02:06 PM.
11-12-2012 | 04:22 PM
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My Ride: Alpine E60, '09 535i-Premium, Sport and Comfort Access PackageMods: Lux H8 V3 Angel Eyes, Weisslicht LED license plate lights, Interior LED lights, RPI Scoop, Matte Black Grills, Smoked LED side markers & side reflectors, 35% tint all around, and a 3
Very nice. The details of the light definitely pop out and are more refined. Damn that would sick on a AW E60. 