01-17-2017, 03:38 PM | #243 |
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M4 looks great. Not many changes to M3, which is fine with me. I was originally going to wait until MY18, but glad that I have the car now instead of later. New headlights look cool, but I like mine as well. Black 666 wheels would be too much on my black car.
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Now, specifically regarding the M3, there is a reason I had "LCI" in quotation for my comments on the M3 (there was no talk of LCI in those days). Further, the US is not the center of the world. IIRC, when the 3.2 was introduced in late 1995 in Europe, the E36 M3 also received revised lights (clear lenses), new wheels and a new transmission option. To me that certainly qualifies as an "LCI" in today's standard.
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Can someone render a CP YMB F80 with black 666 wheels and new headlights? That will be my new order.
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01-17-2017, 04:56 PM | #246 |
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Not much of an update on the M3 huh? Just new headlights it seems? I dont quite understand how the 4 series gets the new gauges etc but M's that cost more dont. Oh wells.
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01-17-2017, 06:43 PM | #252 |
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No reason to feel bad for all of us. I picked up my car 16 months ago and had a lot of enjoyment over that time. Wouldn't trade it for a new set of headlights.
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I'm zeroing in on E30 and E36 because you brought them up as an example.
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LCI term was introduced with the E9x I believe, now lets look at the E90 changes 2006 - 330i introduced with an N52 engine 2007 - 335i replaces the 330i with the N54 engine 2009 - LCI 2011 - N54 engine It is pretty clear that LCI has nothing to do with the engines. Facelift/LCI happens to the entire model range at the same time, engine updates happen at different times for different engines. There was never a case when a series was facelifted and the entire engine range was updated as well. Now back to the E36. Since US is not the center of the world, lets talk ECE. E36 325i/328i 09/1990 - SOP with an M50 engine 09/1992 - M50TU engine 09/1993 - facelift, redesigned bumper, new headlights 02/1995 - 328i SOP with an M52 engine 09/1996 - facelift, new grill, new side markers E36 M3 09/1992 - SOP with a 3.0l engine 09/1993 - new headlights 10/1995 - 3.2l engine, 6spd and yes, clear corners 09/1996 - facelift, new grill, new side markers Clear corners are not part of a facelift. Clear corners were only available on cars with the M Sport package(hence why the M3 gets them), Comfort package and Exclusive edition. They were not implement across the entire model range. |
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01-17-2017, 07:19 PM | #256 |
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Although the standard LED light looks very nice, but my original LCI headlight looks good a well.
I don't feel bad at all for missing the LED.
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About new engines and LCIs, you needn't reach back far. The F30 LCI ushered in both the new B58 and B48 (technically the B46) while bumping the 335i to the 340i and 328i to the 330i. Though, in the US, the latter was delayed for almost a year. So new engines are indeed sometimes part of the package. However, with the 4 Series having already gotten those, it's no surprise there were no further changes (at least to the gasoline engine lineup anyway, which is all we get on this continent). |
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Black 666m option will be clean.
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Very true, looks like the only difference for m4 correct?
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