smoked rear lights

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:06 pm

hello everyone, does anybody know where i can find some black smoked/ tinted or fully red rear lights that fit a 1988 e reg cab. ive ordered 2 sets now and they both dont fit so i need the ones that will fit this make and model.

ive cheked ebay, any other places???

please let me know as i have broken tail lights at the moment and need to replace asap

Thanks!!!

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:20 pm

Pick up an issue of performance bmw mate, I've seen them in there before... I've been looking at smoked hella's and smoked fogs for the front

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:20 pm

Theres both red and black e30 MHW rear lights on ebay.
Id put link up but dont know how!

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:21 pm

why not get normal rear lights, tint the amber indicator part in red with the tinting spray u can buy and put in a amber bulb and bobs your uncle?

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:53 pm

I've just bought some smoked Hellas for the front from Germany mate, they came quick, I'll pm you the link. Cheers guys I'll have a look in pbmw.

Plus I don't have the originals to do the full red tint myself and tbh I'd probly just cock it up anyway lol

Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:55 pm

Haha, yeah a pm with the link would be great mate nice 1

Ant

Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:03 pm

You want some pre-facelift MHW or Startec's, both very similar and both fit very well...

Not been in production now for a while and hence go for big money....

Get bidding on these....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-M3-STARTE ... 27ba7c6613

Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:04 am

If not try this http://www.bmtown.com/

Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:07 am

Cheers, ouch these lights are pricy!

Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:29 am

Harms wrote:Cheers, ouch these lights are pricy!

Expect to see them more than double in price as well

Tue May 17, 2011 3:42 pm

dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it

Tue May 17, 2011 4:11 pm

I have done loads in the past for zoners on here.
Here's a pic of a set I have for sale in light smoke, but your's will be prefacelift ones.

Tue May 17, 2011 4:23 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it

beautiful clean looking cab mate, looks sharp

Tue May 17, 2011 6:15 pm

si911t wrote:
ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it
beautiful clean looking cab mate, looks sharp

thanks man, was lookin to sell but it looks like she stickin around for a long time coming. . . . . only problem is. . . .they flash orangey red!!! more red tho lol mot fail for sure!

Tue May 17, 2011 6:18 pm

Ali paint the bulbs green mate and they should flash correctly

Good to see you are keeping it now

Tue May 17, 2011 6:23 pm

murphy u sure? so if i get bulb paint in green it will flash yello assuming i have clear bulbs? i put amber bulbs in already.

next month i am gettin a powerflow exhaust fitted between 350 to 400 depending if i av a cat on my car. sorry for the hi jack HARMS!

Tue May 17, 2011 6:27 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:murphy u sure? so if i get bulb paint in green it will flash yello assuming i have clear bulbs? i put amber bulbs in already.

next month i am gettin a powerflow exhaust fitted between 350 to 400 depending if i av a cat on my car. sorry for the hi jack HARMS!

Yes mate paint the bulbs green and they will flash orange

Tue May 17, 2011 6:36 pm

MurphyE30 wrote:
ali50ferrari wrote:murphy u sure? so if i get bulb paint in green it will flash yello assuming i have clear bulbs? i put amber bulbs in already.

next month i am gettin a powerflow exhaust fitted between 350 to 400 depending if i av a cat on my car. sorry for the hi jack HARMS!
Yes mate paint the bulbs green and they will flash orange

yh murphy is it the clear bulbs i paint green or the amber ones?

Tue May 17, 2011 6:40 pm

im not sure if it makes a difference mate, on the xr2 my bulbs were orange and i just used green nail varnish

worked well and still flashed orange

Tue May 17, 2011 6:44 pm

nail varnish??? serious, man i was with my girl earlier aswell, suppose it cheaper than buyin bulb paint innit, i was gonna get yellow led bulbs c if it would make a difference, if i painted them green wud it work in the same principle? murphy u got me thinkin. . . .

Tue May 17, 2011 7:05 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it

I'm not a fan of tintz and council type mods but I will admit, that looks very very good. Nice effort mate.

Tue May 17, 2011 9:39 pm

George wrote:
ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it
I'm not a fan of tintz and council type mods but I will admit, that looks very very good. Nice effort mate.

Your cab looks sick/bad/super/great/fab/stunning.I'm glad you are keeping her..

Tue May 17, 2011 10:52 pm

George wrote:
ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it
I'm not a fan of tintz and council type mods but I will admit, that looks very very good. Nice effort mate.

how is it council apart from rear lights rims n exhaust? nice effort?? wats dat supposed to mean?
cheers tonybtony etech tints spray nice cheap easy mod!!!

Wed May 18, 2011 10:34 am

If it's not as BMW intended then your shot down within minutes on this site I'm afraid.

Wed May 18, 2011 11:20 am

brettE30cab wrote:If it's not as BMW intended then your shot down within minutes on this site I'm afraid.

tell me about it, dont be unique its not good be a sheep and follow. . . . Still sorry for the hijack harms

Thu May 19, 2011 1:17 pm

brettE30cab wrote:If it's not as BMW intended then your shot down within minutes on this site I'm afraid.

Its the OEM police yo

On a serious note what makes them worth £280?

Thu May 19, 2011 1:29 pm

ignore the people who think they are driving a 1 of 200 made bentley not a mass produced 20 year old bmw, who like to insult people who like to modify a car they own.

Go to a crafts shop you can get pretty much every colour of glass tint paint for about £2.50, make sure you get the transparent one, brush it on with light coats and it looks perfect. Oh and if you do your indicators you willw ant green bulbs, they will then shine orange.

Fri May 20, 2011 10:16 pm

just the rear indicator lights is all im doing, so i got some glass apint today tomorrow i will paint em and stick em in, i nail varnished a pair already a bit orangey but i think the paint will do it fingers crossed tomorrow!

Sat May 21, 2011 12:48 am

ali50ferrari wrote:
George wrote:
ali50ferrari wrote:dun mine 20 mins ago with the etech tinting spray kept the white part tho, 12.99 from carnoisseur

any good guys i like it
I'm not a fan of tintz and council type mods but I will admit, that looks very very good. Nice effort mate.
how is it council apart from rear lights rims n exhaust? nice effort?? wats dat supposed to mean?
cheers tonybtony etech tints spray nice cheap easy mod!!!

My initial statement was meant in a continuous sense regarding my own personal preference to modification not as a direct comment on the car itself.

In actual fact, I think the rear light clusters suit perfectly hence: "that looks very very good".

Nice effort suggests appreciation that the clusters were not a 'cheque book mod' rather a DIY effort which is always to be appreciated hence: "nice effort".

= Cool emoticon = typically signifies a positive context/comment.

Defensive much?

Sat May 21, 2011 9:00 am

brettE30cab wrote:If it's not as BMW intended then your shot down within minutes on this site I'm afraid.

I would shoot you down for the incorrect use of your/you're way before I'd criticise one's 'non OEM (+)' type modifications.

Council modding is personal preference.

Correct grammar is not.

Sat May 21, 2011 6:32 pm

all the above is taken into appreciation mate, was kinda thinking watsup with that reply, do you have a o.e.m fetish etc but atleast you elaborated on it thanks now i know where you and i stand

Sat May 21, 2011 6:42 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:all the above is taken into appreciation mate, was kinda thinking watsup with that reply, do you have a o.e.m fetish etc but atleast you elaborated on it thanks now i know where you and i stand

You will wind yourself right up if you take everything seriously on here mate. If you bite hard then you will be singled out. Relax it's the Internet

Sat May 21, 2011 6:46 pm

yeah i understand that thanks mate kinda made me think wasup with the "hateration" on modification lol.

Sat May 21, 2011 6:59 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:yeah i understand that thanks mate kinda made me think wasup with the "hateration" on modification lol.

It takes all sorts mate.

Most of it is banter. Alot of members have been here a long time, know each other personally and share the same thoughts on cars etc.

When it seams like we are all old farts, it's normally just to get a rise.

If you stick around and take it with a pinch of salt you will see what I mean....

It doesn't help most "modded" cars look sh1te!!!

Sat May 21, 2011 10:09 pm

ali50ferrari wrote:all the above is taken into appreciation mate, was kinda thinking watsup with that reply, do you have a o.e.m fetish etc but atleast you elaborated on it thanks now i know where you and i stand

No bother.

As mentioned, my own personal preference is OEM+ style modding (M-Tech/Alpina/Schnitzer etc).