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Rear light clusters.

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Rear light clusters.

Post by superduperredz4 » Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:05 pm

Good afternoon my fellow avids,just replaced my rear light clusters as I was not happy with the existing ones got them from car parts for less at half price and they look superb ,nice and bright .Sold the old pair on ebay so clawed some cash back .Lovely job to fit though,roof up then roof down but worth it in the end :thumbsup: .
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Rear light clusters.

Post by Smartbear » Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:20 pm

superduperredz4 wrote:Good afternoon my fellow avids,just replaced my rear light clusters as I was not happy with the existing ones got them from car parts for less at half price and they look superb ,nice and bright .Sold the old pair on ebay so clawed some cash back .Lovely job to fit though,roof up then roof down but worth it in the end :thumbsup: .
Hi, did you read dietcokemans guide to refitting e89 rear lights? They sound pretty fiddly to get a watertight seal :o
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Rear light clusters.

Post by firebobby » Wed Dec 21, 2016 9:01 pm

superduperredz4 wrote:Good afternoon my fellow avids,just replaced my rear light clusters as I was not happy with the existing ones got them from car parts for less at half price and they look superb ,nice and bright .Sold the old pair on ebay so clawed some cash back .Lovely job to fit though,roof up then roof down but worth it in the end :thumbsup: .
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Post by kinger » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:16 pm

Clicky Clicky Before
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Clicky Clicky After
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Current - E89 35is Saphire Black
Previous- E89 35i Space Grey

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Post by SteveSmith » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:43 am

Is this an LCI upgrade? If so, looks great now :thumbsup:
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Post by Maniac » Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:53 am

No difference in rear lamps between pre and post LCI I'm aware of.

Looks like original lamps were partially burned out.

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Post by kinger » Sun Dec 25, 2016 10:31 am

They wern,t burned out, just filled with manky crud from water ingress.
The reflective chrome had gone dull and flakey
The new ones were £105 on offer from ECP on ebay
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