New Smoked Tails and Euro Overlays
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From: Cincinnati, OH
My Ride: 2004 545i Black Graphite Metallic|Black
Options:Sport Package|Premium|Cold Weather|6speed |Logic 7|Active Steering
I had three options to get smoked tails. Had to decide between having them sprayed, buying a Vinyl overlay kit from a guy I know that does overlay kits for a lot of different cars, or buying the smoked LED tails from Ebay. I was going to go with the new LED tails from Ebay because I could almost get those brand new for the price I was going to pay to get my sprayed professionally but I was really worried about error messages and the overall quality of the lights. In the end I went with the overlays. $40 bucks for the pair was so cheap, it was worth a try. They were pretty much cut to fit the clear portion of the tails which was what I was looking for. Installation was straight-forward. I also ordered the Euro Overlays for the headlights from Akalius (Phi) on the board. These were a very simple 10 minute installation. Overall I was very happy with the results. Still wish I had LED tails but I am happy for now especially considering the minimal investment and the tint can be removed anytime by heating with a hairdryer and peeling. Here are some pics of both:
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Atsa nice mod.
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Looks great. I have the same film on my tails too. Makes a world of difference.
For those interested in doing the same, Carcustomz sells this exact film, that has been laser cut for the exact clear portion of our lights, for $20.
For those interested in doing the same, Carcustomz sells this exact film, that has been laser cut for the exact clear portion of our lights, for $20.
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My Ride: Titanium Gray 550i, Cold Weather Package, Premium Sound Package, Sport Package, Shadowline trim, Parking Distance Conrol, Xenon, Adaptive Headlight Control, Navigation System, Satellite
Originally Posted by flint' post='908624' date='Jun 11 2009, 10:19 PM
I had three options to get smoked tails. Had to decide between having them sprayed, buying a Vinyl overlay kit from a guy I know that does overlay kits for a lot of different cars, or buying the smoked LED tails from Ebay. I was going to go with the new LED tails from Ebay because I could almost get those brand new for the price I was going to pay to get my sprayed professionally but I was really worried about error messages and the overall quality of the lights. In the end I went with the overlays. $40 bucks for the pair was so cheap, it was worth a try. They were pretty much cut to fit the clear portion of the tails which was what I was looking for. Installation was straight-forward. I also ordered the Euro Overlays for the headlights from Akalius (Phi) on the board. These were a very simple 10 minute installation. Overall I was very happy with the results. Still wish I had LED tails but I am happy for now especially considering the minimal investment and the tint can be removed anytime by heating with a hairdryer and peeling. Here are some pics of both:
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From: Milky Way, Earth, N. America, CA, San Jose, 95136, Latitude N 37� 16.837, Longitude W 121� 50.461
My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
looking good!
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From: La Quinta / San Diego Ca
My Ride: 2004 SMG 545i
silver grey metallic / bamboo anthracite / black leather
CPO
sport package
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park distance control
cold weather package
guess I need to add tail light tint and euro overlays to my list.
I can already feel my wallet getting lighter.....
the finished product looks great btw.
I can already feel my wallet getting lighter.....
the finished product looks great btw.
