Wanted: the owner of this E90 (Blackline

cl312 · 02-05-2006, 05:33 AM

Hi all,

there seems to be some confusion about the E90-taillights. We all know the blacklines, which is an Original BMW-part. However, there are also pics around of whitish taillights (on some forums referred to as 'clearlines') which I personally like very much (see pic).
Since I wanted to order them, I checked with my dealer who forwarded the question to BMW Belgium. Answer: BMW only manufactures the blacklines and they are currently not planning on any other type !
So my question is: are the pics with the whitish taillights photoshops? Is there another manufacturer and if so... who? I wonder if they really exist at all...

Maybe the owner of this E90 can clear things up ?

Grtz,

CL312

Broken1 · 02-05-2006, 06:54 AM

It might be a photoshop, or the owner of that car could have gotten lights cutom made.

BMW used to sell the white lenses for the E46, and after a while - almost every aftermarket company was doing it - perhaps those are just different aftermarket lights?

They do look nice though!

Paul330d · 02-05-2006, 08:15 AM

They do look good, but they have been Photoshopped.

Look closely and you can see absolutely identical reflections, etc. on all parts of the car, including inside both sets of lights.

The shadows on the ground are also identical, so unless they swapped the lights in less than 2 minutes and didn't move the car at all, the photo is a fake. Nice idea, though.

Jason · 02-05-2006, 09:04 AM

Yup, that's a photoshop from way back before blacklines were even officially available.

AW330i · 02-05-2006, 10:11 AM

I bet that would look pretty good on alpine white...

E90Fleet · 02-05-2006, 10:15 AM

Yup photoshop, remember those from Long long ago

Like Jason said, even before we knew what blacklines would look like

shragon · 02-05-2006, 09:43 PM

looks photochopped.

i have a feeling an aftermarket company will come out with "clearlines" or "whitelines." it'd be a cheap upgrade since you would only have to replace the outter lights.

BMW F22 · 02-05-2006, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AW330i

I bet that would look pretty good on alpine white...

ditto

ALPINE6SPD · 02-05-2006, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shragon

looks photochopped.

i have a feeling an aftermarket company will come out with "clearlines" or "whitelines." it'd be a cheap upgrade since you would only have to replace the outter lights.

good point

02-05-2006, 05:33 AM	#1
cl312 Official member 14 Rep 41 Posts Drives: E90 320d Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Wanted: the owner of this E90 (Blackline - clearline taillights) Hi all, there seems to be some confusion about the E90-taillights. We all know the blacklines, which is an Original BMW-part. However, there are also pics around of whitish taillights (on some forums referred to as 'clearlines') which I personally like very much (see pic). Since I wanted to order them, I checked with my dealer who forwarded the question to BMW Belgium. Answer: BMW only manufactures the blacklines and they are currently not planning on any other type ! So my question is: are the pics with the whitish taillights photoshops? Is there another manufacturer and if so... who? I wonder if they really exist at all... Maybe the owner of this E90 can clear things up ? Grtz, CL312 Attached Images
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Broken1 Addict 203 Rep 2,074 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 40i M-Sport Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	It might be a photoshop, or the owner of that car could have gotten lights cutom made. BMW used to sell the white lenses for the E46, and after a while - almost every aftermarket company was doing it - perhaps those are just different aftermarket lights? They do look nice though!
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Paul330d Torque junky 115 Rep 1,688 Posts Drives: Remapped e90 330d Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: France (UK expat) iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330d [0.00] 2005 Fiat Panda 4x4 [0.00]	They do look good, but they have been Photoshopped. Look closely and you can see absolutely identical reflections, etc. on all parts of the car, including inside both sets of lights. The shadows on the ground are also identical, so unless they swapped the lights in less than 2 minutes and didn't move the car at all, the photo is a fake. Nice idea, though. __________________ www.greenkeepers.fr - spécialiste des tondeuses à gazon hélicoïdales atco qualcast ransomes lawnflite
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Jason Administrator 40978 Rep 21,240 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Yup, that's a photoshop from way back before blacklines were even officially available.
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AW330i Captain 79 Rep 876 Posts Drives: Alpine White 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, Tx iTrader: (0)	I bet that would look pretty good on alpine white... __________________
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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1312 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	Yup photoshop, remember those from Long long ago Like Jason said, even before we knew what blacklines would look like __________________ BMW if you are reading, I need a job, Please.
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shragon Moderator 497 Rep 27,441 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	looks photochopped. i have a feeling an aftermarket company will come out with "clearlines" or "whitelines." it'd be a cheap upgrade since you would only have to replace the outter lights. __________________ www.cardomain.com/id/shragon
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