Ghetto Rig Reflectors for e92

skrachdis · 03-30-2009, 01:26 AM

Guys,

Well, it's been a pretty bad economy alright and I've been on the short hand of it. Just lookin' to see if there are any ghetto rig, but decent, alternatives that I could do to rid those dreaded amber reflectors on my e92 (space gray). I'm on a really tight budget and thought there'd be someone out there who maybe cleverly used some tape or inexpensive paint to get the same effect as painted reflectors. If anyone out there has done something like that with good results, I hope you can help. Pictures would be awesome.

jerrybajwa · 03-30-2009, 01:55 AM

tape em up and spray em
thats what i did

pittsy · 03-30-2009, 01:58 AM

take them to your local body shop and have them painted to color match your car. That is what I did with my reflectors and it only cost me $15, they turn out great!

BimmerRat · 03-30-2009, 09:04 AM

a gray sharpie?

sirantsE90 · 03-30-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by pittsy

take them to your local body shop and have them painted to color match your car. That is what I did with my reflectors and it only cost me $15, they turn out great!

if you can do it for that price i would too but if not just get some VHT Nightshade and take them off and spray them yourself. its not hard and feel a sense of accomplishment when they look great! gl

GWady14 · 03-30-2009, 09:51 AM

anyone have some pictures of these cheap alternatives? Are these methods really worth saving a few bucks for?

cn555ic · 03-30-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GWady14

anyone have some pictures of these cheap alternatives? Are these methods really worth saving a few bucks for?

I think going ghetto on your 50,000 car is IMO ridiculous...Just save up a bit and do it right, rather than ghetto fabricate something...Your not driving in a old school civic!

cn555ic · 03-30-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GWady14

anyone have some pictures of these cheap alternatives? Are these methods really worth saving a few bucks for?

I think going ghetto on your 50,000 car is IMO ridiculous...Just save up a bit and do it right, rather than ghetto fabricate something...Your not driving in a old school civic!

Hoothout · 03-30-2009, 10:12 AM

i recommend going to a body shop and getting them painted, shouldnt be too expensive, and it will look the best

XYR03 · 03-30-2009, 10:14 AM

lol come on man this is like the cheapest mod....if you want I'll donate amber reflectors so u can paint them all u want.

cn555ic · 03-30-2009, 10:16 AM

+1 it was my very first mod 2 years ago..I think 80 bucks....OP just save a little and do it right...body shop will charge you just about the same if not more....

EDK99 · 03-30-2009, 12:05 PM

If you are on that tight of a budget the cheapest thing to do is leave them alone and concentrate on more important things like finding a job that pays you more.

ctgazer · 03-30-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by EK_335i

If you are on that tight of a budget the cheapest thing to do is leave them alone and concentrate on more important things like finding a job that pays you more.

+1. with all due respect, if you're struggling with a $70 or $80 mod on a $50k+ car..perhaps you should find another job that pays better or, find a car that costs less

SV Concepts III · 03-30-2009, 01:23 PM

This is one of those details that you want to get right. Even a slight mismatch will look off and worse than your factory amber IMO.

Craig@SupremePower · 03-30-2009, 01:36 PM

+1 and if the $65-$70 is gonna break your bank sell the car man!!

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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

This is one of those details that you want to get right. Even a slight mismatch will look off and worse than your factory amber IMO.

skrachdis · 03-30-2009, 01:47 PM

It sounds like the body shop is the best solution thus far. It's not so much that I can't afford the reflectors, as I have quite a bit of other mods already. It's just that I don't find the value in paying $80 for painted reflectors when, as other members have pointed out, they have had good results spending less money. Not to turn this into a financial planning thread, but I just think it's smarter. Not sure if anyone else agrees. Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm headed to the body shop and will post pictures of the outcome.

MaiYummyTofu · 03-30-2009, 02:04 PM

-ORD!

blk335i08 · 03-30-2009, 06:57 PM

50k car but you can't suck up 70 bucks? Either get them professionally painted, or the already painted reflectors. A ghetto job will look terrible and mismatched.

This is the wrong car for you my friend.

mgl · 03-30-2009, 07:50 PM

you can do an overlay on the reflector. looks like this...
with flash:

without flash (the one on the way right):

skrachdis · 04-01-2009, 02:42 PM

ok, ok. you guys win. scoopin up some painted reflectors today. thanks to everyone who recommended alternatives, but i think the consensus is pro paint or nothing.

thegeneral101 · 04-01-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig@SupremePower

+1 and if the $65-$70 is gonna break your bank sell the car man!!

+10000000

just save for these. painting the reflectors will lead to it peeling off in time and you will end up paying more

EMG E92 · 04-01-2009, 04:31 PM

50k car + ghetto rid does not belong in the same sentence!

03-30-2009, 01:26 AM	#1
skrachdis New Member 4 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 335i e92 coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas iTrader: (0)	Ghetto Rig Reflectors for e92 Guys, Well, it's been a pretty bad economy alright and I've been on the short hand of it. Just lookin' to see if there are any ghetto rig, but decent, alternatives that I could do to rid those dreaded amber reflectors on my e92 (space gray). I'm on a really tight budget and thought there'd be someone out there who maybe cleverly used some tape or inexpensive paint to get the same effect as painted reflectors. If anyone out there has done something like that with good results, I hope you can help. Pictures would be awesome.
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jerrybajwa Lieutenant 38 Rep 457 Posts Drives: AW/FR '11 e92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Socal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	tape em up and spray em thats what i did __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 335i-SL55-M3!!!!!!!!
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pittsy Captain 65 Rep 856 Posts Drives: Jerez...E92 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	take them to your local body shop and have them painted to color match your car. That is what I did with my reflectors and it only cost me $15, they turn out great! __________________ 08 E92 M3 Jerez Black \| Bamboo \| 6MT \| 18s \| 5% tint \| No iDrive \| Heated Seats \| V1 hardwire \| ///M Alu Pedals \| Matte Black Grills \| Painted Reflectors \| CF Roundels \| GP Thunder 8500k \| Remus Race Exhaust \| VMR V701 18s Matte Black
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GWady14 New Member 1 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indianapolis iTrader: (0)	anyone have some pictures of these cheap alternatives? Are these methods really worth saving a few bucks for?
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Hoothout Colonel 62 Rep 2,799 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW E92 328i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 e92 328i [0.00]	i recommend going to a body shop and getting them painted, shouldnt be too expensive, and it will look the best __________________ 2008 SG E92 328i iDrive,Premium Pkg,Sport Pkg,Cold Weather pkg,Black Dakota Leather,GP Thunder 8500k cornering,drl,and foglights, ,Blacked Out Grills,Painted Reflectors,Shadowline Emblems,Hardwired Beltronics V-995, AFE Intake, Muffler Delete, Berger tune
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03-30-2009, 10:14 AM	#10
XYR03 Lieutenant Colonel 133 Rep 1,673 Posts Drives: Cayman S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (6)	lol come on man this is like the cheapest mod....if you want I'll donate amber reflectors so u can paint them all u want. __________________ [SIGPIC]2015-Cayman S (Can't leave bimmerpost) 2009-E92 M3 2005-E46 M3 1998-E36 M3 2007-E92 328i[/SIGPIC]
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03-30-2009, 10:16 AM	#11
cn555ic 485 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	+1 it was my very first mod 2 years ago..I think 80 bucks....OP just save a little and do it right...body shop will charge you just about the same if not more....
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EDK99 Captain 33 Rep 934 Posts Drives: 07 E85 M Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	If you are on that tight of a budget the cheapest thing to do is leave them alone and concentrate on more important things like finding a job that pays you more. __________________ 2007 e85 Imola Red \| Black Leather \| Carbon Leather Trim \| Premium \| Navigation \| Heated Seats
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03-30-2009, 01:23 PM	#14
SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 382 Rep 16,968 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	This is one of those details that you want to get right. Even a slight mismatch will look off and worse than your factory amber IMO.
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03-30-2009, 01:47 PM	#16
skrachdis New Member 4 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 335i e92 coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas iTrader: (0)	It sounds like the body shop is the best solution thus far. It's not so much that I can't afford the reflectors, as I have quite a bit of other mods already. It's just that I don't find the value in paying $80 for painted reflectors when, as other members have pointed out, they have had good results spending less money. Not to turn this into a financial planning thread, but I just think it's smarter. Not sure if anyone else agrees. Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm headed to the body shop and will post pictures of the outcome.
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03-30-2009, 06:57 PM	#18
blk335i08 Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 335i e92 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	50k car but you can't suck up 70 bucks? Either get them professionally painted, or the already painted reflectors. A ghetto job will look terrible and mismatched. This is the wrong car for you my friend.
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03-30-2009, 07:50 PM	#19
mgl ________________________ 9 Rep 388 Posts Drives: aw e92 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (9)	you can do an overlay on the reflector. looks like this... with flash: without flash (the one on the way right):
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skrachdis New Member 4 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 335i e92 coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: dallas iTrader: (0)	ok, ok. you guys win. scoopin up some painted reflectors today. thanks to everyone who recommended alternatives, but i think the consensus is pro paint or nothing.
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EMG E92 Private 0 Rep 75 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: hb iTrader: (0)	50k car + ghetto rid does not belong in the same sentence! __________________ 2008 BMW 335i Freelance SEO
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