Why all the hate?

TheBaronSG · 06-12-2010, 10:08 AM

The more i read and the more pics i look at on this forum, the more i realize EVERYONE wants to ditch the ambers on pre-LCI e90's... why is it?

Am i really the only person here that likes them? Maybe i'd feel differently if i didn't have a black car, but i really dig the contrast, ambers provide a nice bit of colour without being too overwhelming and offer enough to keep the car from becoming 'boring' (for lack of a better term)

thoughts? reasoning?

PhiDeltBeers · 06-12-2010, 10:13 AM

Mine are still amber. I think all the modifications to make them clear look getto.

Brey335i · 06-12-2010, 10:21 AM

Amber is disgusting...

Cars look way better without it

cb1111 · 06-12-2010, 10:27 AM

The amber front sidemarker lights are a Federal requirement. People ditch them to look more "Euro."

I think they look fine.

Oddly enough, the guys in Europe are clamoring for bumpers with sidemarker lights - and having them there is mostly illegal.

WWONG · 06-12-2010, 10:29 AM

I love the amber things on cars. I love the amber reflectors on my front bumper and I love the amber rear signals. Everyone else who doesn't is a troll and subsequently accident-prone

preDoc 328 · 06-12-2010, 10:50 AM

It's all just a matter of taste. I quite like the ambers with my stock setup, I think it provides a nice contrast in the headlights, otherwise it's just a bit too monotonous for me. If you have blackline tails installed, then clears are a must IMO. The ambers and the clears don't look good together.

Just my 0.02

Javier · 06-12-2010, 11:23 AM

i wasn't too fond of the ambers on my old E90, but i left them the way they were.

and now i kinda like the amber reflectors on my E92. And I really like amber turn signals, so no hate here.

F32Fleet · 06-12-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBaronSG

The more i read and the more pics i look at on this forum, the more i realize EVERYONE wants to ditch the ambers on pre-LCI e90's... why is it?

Am i really the only person here that likes them? Maybe i'd feel differently if i didn't have a black car, but i really dig the contrast, ambers provide a nice bit of colour without being too overwhelming and offer enough to keep the car from becoming 'boring' (for lack of a better term)

thoughts? reasoning?

I like the amber, but gives people one of the cheapest was to screw around with their car.

Alexander · 06-12-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Brey335i

Amber is disgusting...

Cars look way better without it

NiVeDh · 06-12-2010, 03:00 PM

The amber reflectors are so ugly. I hate them.

Zero.7 · 06-12-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Socom

I like the amber, but gives people one of the cheapest was to screw around with their car.

+1.To me, no frickin' big deal. Leave them....change them....whatever. All subjective in terms of cosmesis as mentioned earlier. I try to keep my car OEM as much as possible; hence, I'm fine with the ambers.

Now, when it comes to the side marker turn signals, I do prefer the clears. My first e46 330i had the amber ones, and I changed those out.

Verbiage · 06-13-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Brey335i

Amber is disgusting...

Cars look way better without it

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Originally Posted by Cni2i

+1.To me, no frickin' big deal. Leave them....change them....whatever. All subjective in terms of cosmesis as mentioned earlier. I try to keep my car OEM as much as possible; hence, I'm fine with the ambers.

Now, when it comes to the side marker turn signals, I do prefer the clears. My first e46 330i had the amber ones, and I changed those out.

Coming from E92 owners

If I was keeping this car for a while, I would have searched for Euro xenons, as I feel they just look better. There is nothing wrong with the amber, I can live with it but if I had the option to switch them out then I would. I would not, however, take the route of placing overlays on them as I think that's just stupid.

Besides, you probably wouldn't have thought anything about this before you came on here

Brey335i · 06-13-2010, 10:35 AM

^ very true.... e92 is kinda different....

the most important thing is that you do what you want. Don't let others push you

TheBaronSG · 06-13-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian III

Besides, you probably wouldn't have thought anything about this before you came on here

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brey335i

the most important thing is that you do what you want. Don't let others push you

I really never thought about any of this before i came on here, i'd noticed that the LCI e90's had silver instead of amber and was curious as to why... but thats about it....

I appreciate all the feedback guys, i came from the VW community, and while i was kind of pleased to see a lot of similarities (in the readiness, to mod, the direction a lot of the cars were going, and the overall fun attitude), i'm even more pleased to find you all seem a lot less uptight. The VW guys always seemed to me like they had a rulebook they were reading and if you strayed in any aspect you'd get crucified.

I'll probably keep the ambers, i dig them and prefer a mostly OEM look anyway.

Thanks again guys

Verbiage · 06-13-2010, 11:26 PM

You're welcome. There is nothing wrong with the ambers, its all about perception. And you'll definitely see that there are no really STRICT rules here

carrot · 06-14-2010, 03:41 AM

I didn't really notice my ambers either. But after seeing pics of cars on this forum, I realized they look really bad in pictures. But in person.. it's ok.

NaTuReB0Y · 06-14-2010, 03:45 AM

i will trade my amber xenons for a set of euro xenons......any takers?

Tee212 · 06-14-2010, 03:56 AM

The older you get the less youll care about "amber" reflectors.

Wake27 · 06-14-2010, 03:59 AM

I really did not like them. The new reflectors I probably wouldn't mind as much.

yamazaho · 06-14-2010, 02:01 PM

Amber corner sucks, that's why I rather have Euro halogens then USDM xenon conversions.

Zero.7 · 06-14-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tee212

The older you get the less youll care about "amber" reflectors.

Damn. I guess I AM getting old

GaryS · 06-14-2010, 04:44 PM

Haha, I remember the first time I ever heard about ambers and clears. Some guy on a RX8 forum posted before and after pics. Everyone was telling him it looked so much better, but took me forever to notice what was different. Now that I do see the difference, I think I actually prefer the amber color as a little highlight, but this is not something I'd spend any time or money on either way.

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Brey335i Banned 122 Rep 4,771 Posts Drives: e46 ///M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (11)	Amber is disgusting... Cars look way better without it
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cb1111 I ask the questions you're afraid to ask. 44 Rep 2,489 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DC iTrader: (2)	The amber front sidemarker lights are a Federal requirement. People ditch them to look more "Euro." I think they look fine. Oddly enough, the guys in Europe are clamoring for bumpers with sidemarker lights - and having them there is mostly illegal.
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WWONG Banned 116 Rep 1,830 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW X5 xDrive35d Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (14)	I love the amber things on cars. I love the amber reflectors on my front bumper and I love the amber rear signals. Everyone else who doesn't is a troll and subsequently accident-prone
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preDoc 328 Private First Class 3 Rep 118 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328i 6MT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ann Arbor, MI iTrader: (0)	It's all just a matter of taste. I quite like the ambers with my stock setup, I think it provides a nice contrast in the headlights, otherwise it's just a bit too monotonous for me. If you have blackline tails installed, then clears are a must IMO. The ambers and the clears don't look good together. Just my 0.02
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Javier Major 91 Rep 1,109 Posts Drives: 335i E92 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puerto Rico iTrader: (0)	i wasn't too fond of the ambers on my old E90, but i left them the way they were. and now i kinda like the amber reflectors on my E92. And I really like amber turn signals, so no hate here. __________________ 2007 328i Crimson Red SOLD 2010 335i MSport AW E92
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NiVeDh Major General 432 Rep 8,003 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	The amber reflectors are so ugly. I hate them.
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Brey335i Banned 122 Rep 4,771 Posts Drives: e46 ///M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (11)	^ very true.... e92 is kinda different.... the most important thing is that you do what you want. Don't let others push you
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Verbiage Dismembered Member 3656 Rep 9,213 Posts Drives: F80 ZCP 6MT, R55 Clubman S 6MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: DMV iTrader: (6)	You're welcome. There is nothing wrong with the ambers, its all about perception. And you'll definitely see that there are no really STRICT rules here __________________ My delivery experience and beach photoshoot here.
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06-14-2010, 03:41 AM	#16
carrot Private First Class 11 Rep 134 Posts Drives: 11 E90 323i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I didn't really notice my ambers either. But after seeing pics of cars on this forum, I realized they look really bad in pictures. But in person.. it's ok.
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GaryS Colonel 39 Rep 2,084 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 6MT Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 135i [6.50]	Haha, I remember the first time I ever heard about ambers and clears. Some guy on a RX8 forum posted before and after pics. Everyone was telling him it looked so much better, but took me forever to notice what was different. Now that I do see the difference, I think I actually prefer the amber color as a little highlight, but this is not something I'd spend any time or money on either way.
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