16 hour drive and $250 later

onebadmofo · 01-30-2011, 10:43 PM

So I checked the forums on Friday at work and there's this guy here that wanted to swap his LED LCI tail lights for pre-LCI ASAP. After giving it some thought and talking to my GF I pulled the trigger and drove from NYC to southern VA to pick em up

And now I have LCI tail lights

Now need to code them and get some LED license plate lights and my rear is all set. I don't want a set of license plate lights that's obnoxiously bright, just something kinda like LCI have.

328i · 01-30-2011, 10:47 PM

how much do they go for new? was it even worth it considering time and gas spent? lol Looks great though, I love the LCI coupe tails.

KyLu II · 01-30-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 328i

how much do they go for new? was it even worth it considering time and gas spent? lol Looks great though, I love the LCI coupe tails.

+1! ips wold had saved you a lot!! Lol looks good!!

madeinhongkong · 01-30-2011, 11:07 PM

so tight

TiAg335i · 01-30-2011, 11:13 PM

damn! you must have really wanted those. i'm glad you got them.

kushtrim · 01-30-2011, 11:20 PM

they look good , i think it was worth the ride .

NYFelix87 · 01-30-2011, 11:35 PM

looks good, and I'm impressed that you did that kind of drive for some tails. I wish I even had the time to consider something like that.

NYC ftl getting so sick of the pot holes.

OnlyTruth · 01-30-2011, 11:37 PM

any pict before the swap to compare?)

yakev724 · 01-31-2011, 12:44 AM

Is ur sig hacked? ^^

Nice swap, look into OEM LCI license lights, lets find out if we can have them coded in, I'd be interested in those.

Tee212 · 01-31-2011, 12:55 AM

looks great

NYC_e92 · 01-31-2011, 05:55 AM

Looks hot!! But..... 16 hrs?? Damn. Alot of miles and gas

onebadmofo · 01-31-2011, 06:00 AM

Well it's 8 hours one way. Plus I stopped by Virginia Beach. Motherfuckers are enjoying 60+ degree weather right now!
Here are my old tails.

JBiddy · 01-31-2011, 07:34 AM

They look awesome! You are crazy for driving that far. Gas, miles, and time, are not worth the extra 200 u saved

Bogo Shipyo · 01-31-2011, 08:34 AM

^ if you think about it .....he had a nice cruise, spent the weekend in s. VA with his girl

not bad at all i say (o=`,

onebadmofo · 01-31-2011, 09:01 AM

Yep. The tail lights were a little extra to my little vacation

Drove GF's RAV4 which is pretty decent on gas (26-28mpg).

Driving to VA on early Saturday morning was NOT fun. There was so much fog towards the end on the I-64. I was going 55-60 in 70mph zone cause I could not see shit. I only saw 4 seconds ahead of me. But next day temperature was in high 50's and I spent the day in t-shirt

Came back to NYC and slush and cold everywhere

JBiddy · 01-31-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by onebadmofo

Yep. The tail lights were a little extra to my little vacation

Drove GF's RAV4 which is pretty decent on gas (26-28mpg).

Driving to VA on early Saturday morning was NOT fun. There was so much fog towards the end on the I-64. I was going 55-60 in 70mph zone cause I could not see shit. I only saw 4 seconds ahead of me. But next day temperature was in high 50's and I spent the day in t-shirt

Came back to NYC and slush and cold everywhere

If the tails were a little bonus to the vaca then deff worth it in my book

TiAg335i · 01-31-2011, 12:18 PM

the led lci tails are very sharp, but i still have a soft spot for the pre-lci tails...i like how the light output is a straight condensed solid line

SPANAK · 01-31-2011, 07:34 PM

Looks good and sounds like a great trip! Def worth it

awd_335 · 01-31-2011, 07:59 PM

good deal. I bet you cant stop looking at it now

Sal G@Camber-Toe · 01-31-2011, 08:00 PM

let me know if your still looking to get coding done on them

JBiddy · 01-31-2011, 09:15 PM

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let me know if your still looking to get coding them on them

... Sal did my coding and its a MUST! plus he offers some other little coding goodies

themyst · 01-31-2011, 09:17 PM

if I had a preLCI e92 i'd have done the same thing. Consider it a mini vacation away from NYC aka the new north pole!

01-30-2011, 10:43 PM	#1
onebadmofo Colonel 353 Rep 2,394 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (14)	16 hour drive and $250 later So I checked the forums on Friday at work and there's this guy here that wanted to swap his LED LCI tail lights for pre-LCI ASAP. After giving it some thought and talking to my GF I pulled the trigger and drove from NYC to southern VA to pick em up And now I have LCI tail lights Now need to code them and get some LED license plate lights and my rear is all set. I don't want a set of license plate lights that's obnoxiously bright, just something kinda like LCI have.
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328i Colonel 149 Rep 2,934 Posts Drives: E46 ///M Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: central NJ iTrader: (15)	how much do they go for new? was it even worth it considering time and gas spent? lol Looks great though, I love the LCI coupe tails. __________________
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01-30-2011, 11:07 PM	#4
madeinhongkong Brigadier General 303 Rep 4,126 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (26)	so tight
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01-30-2011, 11:13 PM	#5
TiAg335i Trance Life 333 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	damn! you must have really wanted those. i'm glad you got them.
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01-30-2011, 11:20 PM	#6
kushtrim Major 179 Rep 1,313 Posts Drives: AW 528 xdrive (AW 335i coupe s Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: bronx N.Y iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [10.00]	they look good , i think it was worth the ride . __________________ M-tech front and rear bumpers /M3 style side skirts/gloss black painted roof/ black window trim/Matt black grill/35%tints/4"dimisaTips/CF splitters/M3 style trunk spoiler/VMR V70s/JB4/BMS dci/AMS FMIC/H&R sport with BMW performance shocks. Thanx Sal and he's crew@AutoCoutureMotoring
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01-30-2011, 11:35 PM	#7
NYFelix87 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 231 Posts Drives: Mercedes E63 w212 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New York iTrader: (2)	looks good, and I'm impressed that you did that kind of drive for some tails. I wish I even had the time to consider something like that. NYC ftl getting so sick of the pot holes.
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01-30-2011, 11:37 PM	#8
OnlyTruth Lieutenant 18 Rep 547 Posts Drives: 2011 535 iX Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (3)	any pict before the swap to compare?) __________________ 2011 535 iX lemoned
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01-31-2011, 12:44 AM	#9
yakev724 Brigadier General 244 Rep 3,563 Posts Drives: 15 S3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (49)	Is ur sig hacked? ^^ Nice swap, look into OEM LCI license lights, lets find out if we can have them coded in, I'd be interested in those.
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01-31-2011, 12:55 AM	#10
Tee212 Banned 81 Rep 4,541 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside iTrader: (9) Garage List 2010 335 [8.00]	looks great
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01-31-2011, 05:55 AM	#11
NYC_e92 Colonel 102 Rep 2,299 Posts Drives: e92 Space Gray 335i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NY iTrader: (37)	Looks hot!! But..... 16 hrs?? Damn. Alot of miles and gas __________________
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01-31-2011, 06:00 AM	#12
onebadmofo Colonel 353 Rep 2,394 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (14)	Well it's 8 hours one way. Plus I stopped by Virginia Beach. Motherfuckers are enjoying 60+ degree weather right now! Here are my old tails.
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01-31-2011, 07:34 AM	#13
JBiddy Brigadier General 201 Rep 3,840 Posts Drives: F82 ///M Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern/N.J iTrader: (9)	They look awesome! You are crazy for driving that far. Gas, miles, and time, are not worth the extra 200 u saved __________________ ///M
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01-31-2011, 08:34 AM	#14
Bogo Shipyo Colonel 87 Rep 2,427 Posts Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: philly - nyc iTrader: (19)	^ if you think about it .....he had a nice cruise, spent the weekend in s. VA with his girl not bad at all i say (o=`,
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01-31-2011, 09:01 AM	#15
onebadmofo Colonel 353 Rep 2,394 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (14)	Yep. The tail lights were a little extra to my little vacation Drove GF's RAV4 which is pretty decent on gas (26-28mpg). Driving to VA on early Saturday morning was NOT fun. There was so much fog towards the end on the I-64. I was going 55-60 in 70mph zone cause I could not see shit. I only saw 4 seconds ahead of me. But next day temperature was in high 50's and I spent the day in t-shirt Came back to NYC and slush and cold everywhere
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01-31-2011, 12:18 PM	#17
TiAg335i Trance Life 333 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	the led lci tails are very sharp, but i still have a soft spot for the pre-lci tails...i like how the light output is a straight condensed solid line
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01-31-2011, 07:34 PM	#18
SPANAK First Lieutenant 8 Rep 300 Posts Drives: BSM 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (2)	Looks good and sounds like a great trip! Def worth it
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01-31-2011, 07:59 PM	#19
awd_335 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: F30 335 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Queens NY iTrader: (3)	good deal. I bet you cant stop looking at it now
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01-31-2011, 08:00 PM	#20
Sal G@Camber-Toe 204 Rep 14,190 Posts Drives: E92 335xi 6mt Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (2)	let me know if your still looking to get coding done on them Last edited by Sal G@Camber-Toe; 01-31-2011 at 11:29 PM..
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01-31-2011, 09:17 PM	#22
themyst Major General 189 Rep 6,631 Posts Drives: '16 MK7 GTI Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (8)	if I had a preLCI e92 i'd have done the same thing. Consider it a mini vacation away from NYC aka the new north pole! __________________ E90 LCI N54 6AT
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