LED Rear Lights
08-17-2004, 01:04 AM
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Gents,
Has anyone seen the LED rear lights on the e60? Does anyone kno if a retrofit is possible? If so, how much is it.
Just saw the one on the Merc E-class and they are lovely. Why does BMW always keep the best for last <_< .... We end up paying more for stuff others get right off the bat!!
Has anyone seen the LED rear lights on the e60? Does anyone kno if a retrofit is possible? If so, how much is it.
Just saw the one on the Merc E-class and they are lovely. Why does BMW always keep the best for last <_< .... We end up paying more for stuff others get right off the bat!!
08-17-2004, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by LogicMan' date='Aug 17 2004, 03:04 AM
Gents,
Has anyone seen the LED rear lights on the e60? Does anyone kno if a retrofit is possible? If so, how much is it.
Just saw the one on the Merc E-class and they are lovely. Why does BMW always keep the best for last <_<? .... We end up paying more for stuff others get right off the bat!!
Has anyone seen the LED rear lights on the e60? Does anyone kno if a retrofit is possible? If so, how much is it.
Just saw the one on the Merc E-class and they are lovely. Why does BMW always keep the best for last <_<? .... We end up paying more for stuff others get right off the bat!!
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Originally Posted by rodybmw' date='Aug 17 2004, 01:31 PM
Even though there were indications in some preliminary BMW info (including the original US Dealer Product Information brochure which you can find in the Information section of this website) that the E60 would come with LED tail lights, that has not been the case so far. Some people confuse the fact that the US tail lights from the start of production (and European ones from Jan 2004 production) have the Adaptive Brake Lights with the LED tail lights. The E60 Adaptive Brake Lights do not use LED's but just additional incandescent bulbs. There are no E60's so far with LED tail lights and we don't know if or when BMW will introduce them.
I think the brochure was translated wrong... Nobody thoght about the difference of taillights and brakelights... Brakelights are at the tail of the car too, so I think they've just translated it wrong, because in fact there ARE LED's, but in the third brakelight (top middle of rear window). That's what they've meant, I guess.
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I wish it had the current 3 series coupe system. With all the leds.. Looks awesome when somebody is braking!
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Aug 17 2004, 08:53 AM
I wish it had the current 3 series coupe system. With all the leds.. Looks awesome when somebody is braking!
then ones on the Infiniti FX also do a good job of saying "HEY I'M HERE!!"
08-17-2004, 01:12 PM
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I guess BMW plan to use LED tail lights on their 2 door coupes like the 3 series coupe and 6 series etc. I guess they could have stuck to the red strip for the tail lights in the previous E39. They appear to use it on the new E90 3 series rear lights too from what I saw from the pictures.
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Aug 17 2004, 07:56 AM
I think the brochure was translated wrong... Nobody thoght about the difference of taillights and brakelights... Brakelights are at the tail of the car too, so I think they've just translated it wrong, because in fact there ARE LED's, but in the third brakelight (top middle of rear window). That's what they've meant, I guess.
>>>>Click here and go to page 26 of the pdf (p. 25 of the brochure)<<<<<
