[e90-ZeRo]

Hey everyone,

Since someone did me the favor of doing a hit & run on my car and broke the cheap DEPO FULL LED rear taillamps on my car, I can now go back to stock and not deal with the light up delay on the brakes...(so cheap)

However one thing I really wish my car had, was really strong light bars like the new LCI models.



I really want these suckers to pop! (Image borrowed from E90post member Taxvictim)



I noticed on pre-LCI E92's, and even E39 5-series' have much stronger and prominent looking lightbars. Is there something like an LED bulb I can pop in or something?

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by TyPe-ZeRo

Hey everyone,

Since someone did me the favor of doing a hit & run on my car and broke the cheap DEPO FULL LED rear taillamps on my car, I can now go back to stock and not deal with the light up delay on the brakes...(so cheap)

However one thing I really wish my car had, was really strong light bars like the new LCI models.

I noticed on pre-LCI E92's, and even E39 5-series' have much stronger and prominent looking lightbars. Is there something like an LED bulb I can pop in or something?

Have you considered an LCI tail light conversion? You need some coding, an LCI trunk, and LCI tail lights (obviously).

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-328...ght/ES2219805/

See this thread for some more info http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558338

For the LCI trunk, you could get either an OEM used trunk (look for totaled cars if you want a good deal, but it won't be easy to find one in good condition!) or you can get a CSL trunk.

[E90Company]

I don't really understand what you are trying to say. If you want the LCI look you have to do an LCI conversion like ^^ mentioned.

I personally think the pre-lci light bars look extremely classy compared to the LCI ones.

[TitanLH8]

i have some oem pre-lci E90 tailights sitting around if you're ever in need :P

[cdavi060]

Originally Posted by E90Company

I don't really understand what you are trying to say. If you want the LCI look you have to do an LCI conversion like ^^ mentioned.

I personally think the pre-lci light bars look extremely classy compared to the LCI ones.

I think what he is asking is if he can make his stock pre-LCI light bars brighter by using LED bulbs rather than the stock. Basically, is there a way to make the stock light bars brighter?

[DC_Oldboy]

The answer is no ATM. Even if you did the LCI rear conversion as I did, the light bars aren't as bright as you think in daytime although it looks sexier. =) It still used bulbs to light up the bars.

[glachhman]

Sorry to bump the thread but has anyone replaced the OEM 7506 bulbs with a 27 or 28 watt 1156 bulb? According to :

http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=688484

using an 1156 should yield brighter output but also increased heat and current draw

EDIT:
According to the autozone website the 1156 draws 2.1 amperes and the 7506 draws 1.9
I'm not sure the difference between the two would be noticeable.

[rantexan]

Did anyone ever answer this question? If you put brighter bulbs or LEDs in here can you brighten the bars.

Ps..I'm not interested in the conversion.

Thanks