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Of course you can always say (from the hospital bed) "At least I looked cool" Sorry - but like you said, to each his own.
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05-16-2017, 12:47 AM | #993 |
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I pick mine up first week June...same colour with DCT...can't wait will be a different beast from the 335 Coupe which does have the DCT.
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05-18-2017, 06:02 AM | #994 | |
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I do however agree with you Doug_999 that tint is subjective (I hate dark tint on white cars for example) but it was a cheap mod and the hideous 2 series rear lights are significantly less ugly as a result. Perhaps one day soon I will upgrade to the LCI - if they ever fit an S55 variant - then I may not bother with the tint. |
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On the plus side, you guys are lucky - because I suspect that it being legal there helps and/or eliminates the lawsuit side of things. I can assure you that over here, someone would be using that against the person they hit and would have a great chance of winning - even if it was legal, because the fact is, they made their lights dimmer and harder to see (even 1% would help win the case).
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05-19-2017, 01:13 AM | #997 |
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05-19-2017, 07:16 AM | #999 | |
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If there's a film out the that only blocks 15% (ie. 85% VLT), I've never seen it. If it did exist, it would look almost completely clear. Anyway, I'm not commenting on the legality of tinted tail lights or how sensible it may or not be. Just clearing up the nomenclature. |
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The drive days are just fun, not flat out like track days. The area i drive is very twisty and technically 100kmh limits but in reality 90% are corners and you are maybe at 60-80kmh for most of the drive. We always have catch up points anyway. I'll let you know when the next one is. |
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Ultimate I still feel it is personal taste and as long as it is legal I'm happy. I genuinely cannot see an 85% reduction in visibility though, the lights are absolutely visible at all times. Doug_999- Glad we are not in the US if the litigation mentality is that silly. Here in Oz it is still your fault if you drive up the arse of a car with NO brake lights after all... don't tailgate is perhaps the lesson? |
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I'm getting excited - the ship my car is on is just outside Melbourne and due in Port Kembla in a couple of days. My dealer reckons it takes a good two weeks for it to clear customs and get to the dealership, but I was looking at my last car's delivery schedule and it docked on 9th March 2013 and was in my hands on 20th.
Has the process of getting through customs changed recently? Can anyone shed light on the time it takes from arrival on our shores until delivery? Thanks!
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Thought I would ask this here: Any of you Melbourne guys know a good place to get the car washed? I live in an apartment and have no where to wash my M2 and definitely do not want to take it to one of those car wash places that will just put swirl marks in the paint.
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Thanks Fab, appreciate it.
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My E90 325i's lights turned both ways.
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