LCI = life cycle impulse or face lift to the common man.
All e82's are LCI models - really! Some people(shops) in the US think that in 2012 when BMW went to the eyebrow led tube on the headlights(and the tubes inside the read tail lights), they call that the LCI. But really it is not(technically speaking).
Early e81/e87 1er hatches had a LCI in 2007. The grill and headlights changed. But all the e82's came with these features. I guess you could say the 2012 cars(e82's) had a LCI - but not really according to bmw.
Blacklines were/are only available as a parts retrofit to cars in Europe. A US bmw dealer will not be able to order them. You have to get them from someone who imports the lights(illegally) into the US or do it yourself - by ordering a set thru
Schmiedmann.com and the like.
Dackel