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rear reflectors - paint match or black inserts
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i'm debating getting some type of insert for the rear reflectors. what option would you go with? - paint matched insert  - honeycomb insert  - vent style insert  more pics: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1434044 https://ind-distribution.com/product...-reflector-set https://ind-distribution.com/collect...-set-honeycomb |
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Why do people want to replace reflectors that were put on vehicles for safety reasons.
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| 01-24-2020, 11:06 PM | #4 |
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the red in this case accents the tail lights; anything else will look off besides body color
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| 01-25-2020, 10:34 AM | #5 |
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I just left my reflectors alone. Ive seen them paint-matched on white and decided they weren't for me. The honeycomb looks nice but not very noticeable.
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| 01-26-2020, 08:34 PM | #8 |
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The front orange reflectors need to be color matched but the rear red ones are best to leave alone imo.
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| 01-26-2020, 11:03 PM | #9 |
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On the black sapphire it's easy. I just had my tint guy put really dark tint on it.
I can remove it if I need too , cost me next to nothing.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-4-S...5/282752316855 But this is actually my second after I damaged the first. The fitment is satisfactory and the quality is pretty good. Certainly, for the money, you can't go wrong. |
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Always paint match. Ive gotta extra set of YMB if anyone interested.
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I did the honeycomb on my F80 and I love them. Looks really good with the black diffuser and black ZCP badges. A lot of people hate on them being a "fake vent" but I don't look at it that way.
I have Fashion Grey and paint matching was way too hard. I ordered the paint matched front reflectors and they didn't match at all. |
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Did black on mine from IND love them
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