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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Need to replace my rear level brake light and I've noticed you can get them from China for half the price of the originals.
Not normally one to buy Chinese copies especially when it comes to car parts but can they really mess up a bit of plastic?
Anyone here took a punt on one?
Not normally one to buy Chinese copies especially when it comes to car parts but can they really mess up a bit of plastic?
Anyone here took a punt on one?
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Link?
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
I wonder if it's these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Clear- ... m570.l1313
There are a few on ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Clear- ... m570.l1313
There are a few on ebay.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Yep, plenty of listings on eBay. Around £35 from a UK seller, £30 if you're happy to wait a couple of weeks from China.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
The BMW ones are pretty fragile to start with.
Chinese ones here circa £23 delivered. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-Pcs-C ... autifyAB=0
Chinese ones here circa £23 delivered. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-Pcs-C ... autifyAB=0
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Can't mess it up any more than BMW did
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I've taken a punt on this, mines held together with silicone so I need one anyway, thought it was worth taking a chance for £22.62.bladeowner wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:46 am The BMW ones are pretty fragile to start with.
Chinese ones here circa £23 delivered. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-Pcs-C ... autifyAB=0
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Cant be any worse than the BMW one, when I had my E85, I went through three, let us know what you think when you get it
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I've gone for one of the eBay ones, ~£27 with supposedly 3-5 days delivery.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Just to be clear in this, the issue with the BMW ones was not with the unit itself but the springs that go on the bolt, IIRC. The new ones you buy have different, less ‘powerful’ springswith them. Also, you need to make sure you don’t tighten them too much.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
100% correct, the 3 springs have a new part number.
I got a new light, kept old springs and just did them “finger tight” as couldn’t justify spending about £8 on 3 springs.... a year later my brake light cracked again.... I quickly paid for the 3 new springs and got a fully working replacement as part was still covered under BMW parts warrantee and as they saw I had used the correct springs they were happy to replace (I got lucky lol)
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Hey mate,JINGLE wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:07 pm100% correct, the 3 springs have a new part number.
I got a new light, kept old springs and just did them “finger tight” as couldn’t justify spending about £8 on 3 springs.... a year later my brake light cracked again.... I quickly paid for the 3 new springs and got a fully working replacement as part was still covered under BMW parts warrantee and as they saw I had used the correct springs they were happy to replace (I got lucky lol)
I'm replacing my 3rd brake light and have ordered one from the dealer. Do you have the part number for the new springs? Are the new springs also to be finger tight?
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Aren't BMW parts guaranteed for a year? I don't know how that works with DIY fitting. I did mine some time ago, finger tight and a 1/4 iirc, not loose yet.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Sorry, but that's not 100% correct.
I recently replaced one as part of the led strip stopped working. This particular failure was nothing to do with the springs.
So yes, the entire unit is a pile of rubbish. It's not just the dodgy old springs.
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Anyone tried the Chinese rear level brake lights?
Fair enough - all the failures I recall seeing on here have been cracks and breaks, and the springs are a known problem corrected by BMW, but I can’t say I’ve seen every post and I’m happy to stand corrected. Even the youngest car is nearly 10 years old though - age will get everything eventually. Seems to on other cars too.
In any event I’d personally just get a replacement from BMW. At least it would come with a 2 year warranty
In any event I’d personally just get a replacement from BMW. At least it would come with a 2 year warranty
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