Smoked tail overlays and smoked sidemarkers

[Adam135]

Tracer you have good taste

I want a light tint for the 3rd brake light.

[tracer bullet]

I wouldn't attempt the "night shades" rattle can tint on the main tail lights, but it might be worth the gamble on the 3rd brake light. Being thin and somewhat hidden under the spoiler, even it if didn't turn out perfect it might still look like it was. A light coat sprayed from some distance away followed by some automotive clear might look great.

There would still be a chance to sand it off, polish it a little and try again and in a total worst case scenario if you destroy it and give up they can be bought new for about $50-ish.

[1thirtyfizzo]

Originally Posted by Jcrewsn

Hello everyone,

I had a 30% off coupon to Jlevisw so I went ahead and purchased some medium smoked tail light overlays. I didn't really know what to expect when I installed tem on Saturday morning...i think it ended up fine, but I probably spent 2 hours getting them where I wanted them, and another hour or so fiddling with the adhesive so that no more "fingers" were visible. I still see some little bubbles here and there, but just push them in whenever I can...hopefully they will dissipate within the next week or so. Overall I spent about $40 on them and I think for the price they are pretty sweet.

The sidemarkers I bought from ebay member neondials who are based out of Walnut, Ca. My stockers were yellowing anyways, so this gave me a good reason to purchase. Shipped to me within 3 days of payment. Fitment, aesthetics, and function were all perfect, and for $33.50 with shipping (price seems to have raised $5 since i purchased) it's a great deal. Here is the link for the sidemarkers if interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300896023866...84.m1497.l2649

Just thought I would share with everyone!

Mind sharing the 30% coupon code? I want the same overlays for my 135i

[Adam135]

I had my roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl today. At the same time I had them put the lightest Luminex film they had on my 3rd brake light. I think it was 6%, and it nearly perfectly matches the blackline taillights. Gunsmoke (12%) was too dark.

[neglectedX5]

I got a set of those smoked LED turn signals. They light up really nice for DEPO and seem to be built okay. I really like the look on my black car.

[135ivert]

Originally Posted by 08BMWfanatic

I got a set of those smoked LED turn signals. They light up really nice for DEPO and seem to be built okay. I really like the look on my black car.
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You work at a Discount Tire? That's a lot of spares! j/k

Seriously, I hope they look that good on my Jet Black. Hopefully they arrive in tomorrow's mail and I can pop them on. I sure don't want to be a tool, but I'm loathing any sort of chrome or bright stuff (like the turn signals) on my car. I guess I'm shooting for the murdered look and this is a great first step.

[Adam135]

Originally Posted by 08BMWfanatic

I got a set of those smoked LED turn signals. They light up really nice for DEPO and seem to be built okay. I really like the look on my black car.

I've seen those on eBay, they look nice. Are they obviously aftermarket looking?

[neglectedX5]

Originally Posted by Adam135

I've seen those on eBay, they look nice. Are they obviously aftermarket looking?

Not really. They are a little rough around the seams where the two halfs are molded together. I took a file and smoothed mine out. Not really that bad. They match the car well and light up nice so im fine with them. Hopefully they last a while.

[135ivert]

I just got mine installed. I had to sand down some extra material, but they still look very good. Much better than OEM.

Word of warning: If your goal is to stay DOT compliant then these look fantastic and have the amber LED lights. If your goal is to actually warn drivers to the side that you're going to change lanes, then these fail pretty hard. They are much dimmer than stock and a lot more difficult to see than OEM blinkers.

Edit: it doesn't appear to be a DOT requirement but a euro one. The issue still stands: it's much less noticeable than OEM.

[Adam135]

Originally Posted by 135ivert

Word of warning: If your goal is to stay DOT compliant then these look fantastic and have the amber LED lights. If your goal is to actually warn drivers to the side that you're going to change lanes, then these fail pretty hard. They are much dimmer than stock and a lot more difficult to see than OEM blinkers.

Thanks for posting this! I had this very question.