rear light extensions!?

[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?

[JONUK]

Never seen one of these before! I wonder why? Pants and then some.

[Taz]

nasty item

[hammoj28]

Oh dear. Seen them on e21's before but never e30's. Yuck. Some things are too retro.

[Sanchez]

think there american.

could be wrong, just like the 'extension'.

[gazza]

my etk lists them as a original bmw item and they are still shown as available from the dealers ......some original 80s bling

[Gwynleym10]

Where do you put your plate?

[SlipNSlide]

ive seen one of these on an american chrome turd with their extended bumpers aswell, it was shocking

[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

[Rkive]

Old skool, but wouldn't go near them.

[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.

[maxfield]

I think they could work on the right car...

[march109]

I like them I do!

[maxel]

i want these... could go well with smoked lights

[sam325is]

they would look good on a red e30 sport...... but the thought of bodging a plate on makes me shudder

[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.

[Jesus325iTouring]

Poo.

[SlipNSlide]

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?

[saqi]

they look horrible,

[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.

[e36_koz]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

[bss325i]

YES YES YES! Along with rear window louvres and lightning strips! Proper 80's!

[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.