NON-OEM LCI Type Ebay Tail Lights
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First off, thanks to LBimmer for finding these.
Since I was relatively local to the seller, I dropped by today at their warehouse to pick up a set of the "tinted" style to test for the rest of the forum.
Exterior:
The tail lights themselves are decent quality considering they are made in Taiwan. They weigh about the same weight as the OEM Hella units and the the build is pretty solid.
Fit:
Installation is a simple swap with no strenuous deduction, splicing, soldering etc. When actually fitted onto the car itself, the lights are a pretty close fit to OEM, though its not perfect perfect.
Wiring:
None needed. Just swap 3 out of your 4 OEM bulbs are you are set.
Errors:
None as of yet.
Questions from the peanut gallery:
Unfortunately there is no way, as of now, that the lights behind the bars can be shut off.
More to be added..
Pictures:
Driver's side with headlights/taillights on
Passenger side with headlights/taillights on
Both lights installed, with lights on in dark
Notice that the passenger side looks very similar to the LCI with the bars, but the drivers side looks closer to the pre-LCI's
Orange LED blinkers
Additional pictures to come as they are uploaded.
Since I was relatively local to the seller, I dropped by today at their warehouse to pick up a set of the "tinted" style to test for the rest of the forum.
Exterior:
The tail lights themselves are decent quality considering they are made in Taiwan. They weigh about the same weight as the OEM Hella units and the the build is pretty solid.
Fit:
Installation is a simple swap with no strenuous deduction, splicing, soldering etc. When actually fitted onto the car itself, the lights are a pretty close fit to OEM, though its not perfect perfect.
Wiring:
None needed. Just swap 3 out of your 4 OEM bulbs are you are set.
Errors:
None as of yet.
Questions from the peanut gallery:
More to be added..
Pictures:
Driver's side with headlights/taillights on
Passenger side with headlights/taillights on
Both lights installed, with lights on in dark
Notice that the passenger side looks very similar to the LCI with the bars, but the drivers side looks closer to the pre-LCI's
Orange LED blinkers
Additional pictures to come as they are uploaded.
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I don't think I'll be getting these, the lights behind the bars is a deal breaker, and it doesn't look like the bars look like OEM
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i just wish the bars would be more in contrast
as for errors, did you look on idrive screen: "check control messages"? that's were the errors are shown if any
so far, they do look nicer then pre-lci but not as nice as lci. kind of like hybrid
as for errors, did you look on idrive screen: "check control messages"? that's were the errors are shown if any
so far, they do look nicer then pre-lci but not as nice as lci. kind of like hybrid
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='1069999' date='Dec 8 2009, 02:24 AM
I don't think I'll be getting these, the lights behind the bars is a deal breaker, and it doesn't look like the bars look like OEM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='1069999' date='Dec 8 2009, 01:24 AM
I don't think I'll be getting these, the lights behind the bars is a deal breaker, and it doesn't look like the bars look like OEM
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='1070013' date='Dec 7 2009, 10:41 PM
i feel the same way as you here. the light behind the bars is a deal breaker. Could you remove that light behind the bars and put a resistor to not get errors? Damn....i was really hoping these wouldnt have the light behind the bar. There has to be a way to get ride of that light. One of the bulbs has to be for the leds and one has to be for the back lighting, correct?
I actually tried removing both bulbs in the "background" to see how bright the bars are. They're ok.. not as vibrant as the OEM LCI's. I think the problem is that the LED's on the sides of the bars are just not that strong!
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As a quick summary, the lights themselves are pretty good quality for the price but I think overall people may tend to be turned off on the fact that the bars are not lit as much as they would like due to the 2 bulbs in the background that stay on continuously.
As someone had mentioned in the original thread, these are good as hybrid lights between the pre-LCI and LCI's. These would be an interesting project for someone to play around with and rewire in order to better simulate the LCI look and functionality.
I have yet to drive with the lights and see if they cause any unforseen problems.
As someone had mentioned in the original thread, these are good as hybrid lights between the pre-LCI and LCI's. These would be an interesting project for someone to play around with and rewire in order to better simulate the LCI look and functionality.
I have yet to drive with the lights and see if they cause any unforseen problems.
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Originally Posted by redEYEjedi' post='1070033' date='Dec 8 2009, 02:05 AM
As a quick summary, the lights themselves are pretty good quality for the price but I think overall people may tend to be turned off on the fact that the bars are not lit as much as they would like due to the 2 bulbs in the background that stay on continuously.
As someone had mentioned in the original thread, these are good as hybrid lights between the pre-LCI and LCI's. These would be an interesting project for someone to play around with and rewire in order to better simulate the LCI look and functionality.
I have yet to drive with the lights and see if they cause any unforseen problems.
As someone had mentioned in the original thread, these are good as hybrid lights between the pre-LCI and LCI's. These would be an interesting project for someone to play around with and rewire in order to better simulate the LCI look and functionality.
I have yet to drive with the lights and see if they cause any unforseen problems.
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Originally Posted by redEYEjedi' post='1070026' date='Dec 8 2009, 01:56 AM
I think the problem is that the LED's on the sides of the bars are just not that strong!
If anyone took these apart, all they would need to do is add little slits/cuts into the rods and they'll be 100x brighter. Using a brighter LED in that case will help too.
Like everyone said, they're good alternative to hybrid lights, something between the Pre-LCI and LCI taillights, although the LCI taillights are still far more superior.
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Depending on how they have wired those LED rods, I should be able to build cables that brighten those LED rods and turn those break light bulbs off unless you break. Everything should be plug and play as well. This solution should still work out cheaper over-all in case people want a cheaper option.