Poll: Which M3 tail lights look better '15 or '16 LCI (pictures)

[trey100]

So minor. I'd say LCI. A bit more interesting.

[Praise Iommi]

LCI will look really cool at night but during the day I almost prefer the '15.

Both look good but I'm happy I waited a bit.

[///M///]

After seeing this video........ 2016 tails for me. Hands down!!!! No contest. Sexy as hell!

[TonySCV]

Originally Posted by dsm918

After seeing this video........ 2016 tails for me. Hands down!!!! No contest. Sexy as hell!

BMW went to all this trouble to build LED taillights for the LCI but left the backup bulbs halogen? Oy vey.

FWIW, there's a thread in the lighting form where you can change out almost every bulb (signals, brake light, and backup light, just not the emergency braking bulb) in the F80 to LED if you like that look. We'll have to see if you can change the backup lights in the LCI tails to be LED or not once someone gets a hold of one to confirm the bulb type.

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by dsm918

After seeing this video........ 2016 tails for me. Hands down!!!! No contest. Sexy as hell!

I'm just the opposite, I think BMW dropped the ball on these.

[///M///]

Originally Posted by AIRPOWER

I'm just the opposite, I think BMW dropped the ball on these.

I figured that when you started this thread

[nonagon]

Originally Posted by AIRPOWER

I'm just the opposite, I think BMW dropped the ball on these.

According to your poll you're in the minority. And now we're starting to see these (badass IMO) 2016 tails in the wild I'd bet the poll done again would be even more skewed toward the LCI lights.

I think the real takeaway from this was suggested a few times already: 2015 owners prefer the pre-LCI lights at a higher rate than others. And since my 2016 arrives 3rd week of September that places me in the other camp. Hard to be objective about something so subjective, haha.

[48Laws]

People are conditioned to believe "new" is better. taillights are so trivial.

[DarksideM4]

You can probably convince non-car guys LCI lights add 10 WHP

[BEMR]

The 16's look like they were the old ones, and the 15's look like they are the new ones.

[Blindside_137]

I still prefer the LED single file rows of signals and brake lights like the F10, F13, and E92 LCI have.

These are beautiful though with the new scooping running lights. But the brake and turn signal aren't that "beautiful" to me and frankly don't look as "new" as the F10 lights and E92 lights.

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by nonagon

According to your poll you're in the minority. And now we're starting to see these (badass IMO) 2016 tails in the wild I'd bet the poll done again would be even more skewed toward the LCI lights.

I think the real takeaway from this was suggested a few times already: 2015 owners prefer the pre-LCI lights at a higher rate than others. And since my 2016 arrives 3rd week of September that places me in the other camp. Hard to be objective about something so subjective, haha.

Very true, also no one likes to admit that the other guys car looks better. People tend to be very biased and loyal to their own choices.

Like me! Besides I think the 16s are ugly no matter what the poll says. I voted 15 in my poll BTW

[jondoc72]

I think the 2015 is more clean and classic, but this is the one I have so I'm biased LOL

[MFNATIK]

Prior to seeing the LCI's in action, I would have said the '15 lights looked better (sharper more modern design), but realistically, due to being handicapped with halogen bulbs it really is dated when viewed in action. Its not ugly in anyway, just who uses halogens in 2015? Shame on BMW for doing that. But glad I'm getting a '16 hahaha