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rear light extensions!?
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:15 am
by chinchilla
Was looking through ebay and i cam across this..
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Rear light extensions. 1st ive seen of them. Look pants in my opinion just wondering what every one thinks, has any one got this on there car, any pics?
Re: rear light extensions!?
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:24 am
by JONUK
Never seen one of these before! I wonder why? Pants and then some.
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:27 am
by Taz
nasty item

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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:49 am
by hammoj28
Oh dear. Seen them on e21's before but never e30's. Yuck. Some things are too retro.
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:58 am
by Sanchez
think there american.
could be wrong, just like the 'extension'.
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:45 pm
by gazza
my etk lists them as a original bmw item and they are still shown as available from the dealers ......some original 80s bling
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:47 pm
by Gwynleym10
Where do you put your plate?
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:04 pm
by SlipNSlide
ive seen one of these on an american chrome turd with their extended bumpers aswell, it was shocking
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:29 pm
by mrLEE30
i have seen nasty extensions with a cut out for the plate over here, but horrible, and as said on this where would you put the plate, cannot see how they can be american as by their law (in some if not all states)there is no requireement for a front plate, but rear is a must thats why they cannot reverse into parking places, the police cannot see the licence (license

) plate number, and probably why most yanks shudder at the thought of parallel parking
mrlee
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:54 pm
by Rkive
Old skool, but wouldn't go near them.
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:55 pm
by StuBeeDoo
I remember these! 
The number plate goes under the bumper.
I didn't like them back in the day and my opinion hasn't changed. You could get them for all sorts of late '70's/early '80's cars, usually the ones with the number plate between the lights.
Cortina's
205's
Capri's
E21
E30
..... The list was almost endless. IIRC, Hella were the perpetrators. 
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:00 pm
by maxfield
I think they could work on the right car...
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:02 pm
by march109

I like them I do!

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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:34 pm
by maxel
i want these... could go well with smoked lights
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:40 pm
by sam325is
they would look good on a red e30 sport...... but the thought of bodging a plate on makes me shudder
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:45 pm
by BAUR335I
I was toying with the idea of painting the panel to match the car and smoothing the recess thats just underneathand then a set of smoked lights.Gave the idea up when it came to chopping the back bumper up to make a recess for a smaller number plate to sit in.Heres what it looked like fitted.

Might have looked o.k maybe someone can photoshop it.
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Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:56 pm
by Jesus325iTouring
Poo.
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:56 am
by SlipNSlide
BAUR335I wrote:I was toying with the idea of painting the panel to match the car and smoothing the recess thats just underneathand then a set of smoked lights.Gave the idea up when it came to chopping the back bumper up to make a recess for a smaller number plate to sit in.Heres what it looked like fitted.

Might have looked o.k maybe someone can photoshop it.
I don't think that looks too bad as it goes, I think it's because of the pre-facelift reverse lights breaking up the redness
What wheels are they? and did you put that m3 kit on it yourself?
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:38 pm
by saqi
they look horrible,

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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:25 pm
by BAUR335I
The wheels are keskin kt1's from shaz,the extension plate thats fitted is slightly diffrent from the one in the original post.This one has the centre line which the pre facelift lights have,it follows onto the extension for about an inch either side then blends out and yes the kit was fitted 70% by myself.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:17 pm
by e36_koz
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:44 pm
by bss325i
YES YES YES! Along with rear window louvres and lightning strips! Proper 80's!
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:53 pm
by RapidE30
I could be wrong but I think they were called 'Tail-blazers' back in the day.
Some cars they looked half decent on, others looked like you'd just stuck coloured stickers to your car.
