So what do you think?
Yay or nay
Re: Yay or nay
Yuk!
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healeyneil
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Re: Yay or nay
Nay. Far too modern looking !
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E21-driver
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Re: Yay or nay
I didn't know that there were Startecs tail lights for E21? I've never see them before...
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E30 325e '86
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E36 318ti Compact '95
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gerrit323
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Re: Yay or nay
Original looks better 
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1994 e36 m3
2010 golf gti
2015 Renault Mégane RS 275 trophy
2019 Abarth esseese
2020 caterham 310R
2025 ford custom trail
https://pksolutions.be/
Re: Yay or nay
Personally, I say NAY. Not lecturing, but lights are not a fashion accessory... especially rear lights. 
For safety, you need to communicate clearly with other drivers, and especially well with those behind you, as they can do lots of harm if confused or distracted... like most drivers these days.
You like to meddle with lights? Me, too! BUT - I like to make them brighter, bigger, more reliable. I also want to avoid the insurance adjuster telling me "go buy a new car, "they're much safer" after some meatball runs into my backside ...
my two centavos ... or zwei pfennig worth...
For safety, you need to communicate clearly with other drivers, and especially well with those behind you, as they can do lots of harm if confused or distracted... like most drivers these days.
You like to meddle with lights? Me, too! BUT - I like to make them brighter, bigger, more reliable. I also want to avoid the insurance adjuster telling me "go buy a new car, "they're much safer" after some meatball runs into my backside ...
my two centavos ... or zwei pfennig worth...
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TaylorGoesFast
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Re: Yay or nay
Never smoked tails!
2011 F150
1995 BMW 325i Spec 3 Race Car
2008 BMW 128i 6 Speed Sport Package
1983 BMW 320i
2005 Kinetic SC
1995 BMW 325i Spec 3 Race Car
2008 BMW 128i 6 Speed Sport Package
1983 BMW 320i
2005 Kinetic SC
Re: Yay or nay
Update- I have snagged a few E21 rear lights for upgraded output and reliability. These are original BMW Parts, not modern "Startec" style with clear or smoked lenses, and I have two different versions with four and five lens sectors. I will be using the same principles I have been doing for years on E3, E10, E12, E24, E28, E30, E32, and other models... I am getting good at it.
I will be restoring the internals with shiny dishes, and adding filaments to double the lighted area of tail and brake lights, and of course they are plug-and-play, no rewiring needed, no cutting wires, no messing with the original wire harness at all. All done with emphasis on safety and my 'Auto-Hippo-Cratic' oath - Do No Harm. Sorry about mangling the real oath...
I will posts pictures when ready, and will be looking for a member to test them and see the difference (stock light one side, modified light the other side) for pictures of the visual improvement.
My first post will be the two versions of the lights, no lenses, so you can see the differences.
Any comments or suggestions, fire away!
I will be restoring the internals with shiny dishes, and adding filaments to double the lighted area of tail and brake lights, and of course they are plug-and-play, no rewiring needed, no cutting wires, no messing with the original wire harness at all. All done with emphasis on safety and my 'Auto-Hippo-Cratic' oath - Do No Harm. Sorry about mangling the real oath...
I will posts pictures when ready, and will be looking for a member to test them and see the difference (stock light one side, modified light the other side) for pictures of the visual improvement.
My first post will be the two versions of the lights, no lenses, so you can see the differences.
Any comments or suggestions, fire away!