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Recommend me a decent 3rd brake light plssss
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Recommend me a decent 3rd brake light plssss
Having a nightmare here. Ordered one off fleabay, waited almost two weeks. Several messages later it was refunded as being lost in the post.
Ordered another. This time paid a little more and from a more reputable seller.
The item arrived and it looked completely different to the pics. Was a complete knock off of the knock off
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Ordered another. This time paid a little more and from a more reputable seller.
The item arrived and it looked completely different to the pics. Was a complete knock off of the knock off
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
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Just buy one from the dealer. The clear one.
The trick is you just want to screw them in very loose. If you tighten them up they crack.
The trick is you just want to screw them in very loose. If you tighten them up they crack.
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Recommend me a decent 3rd brake light plssss
I bought a red Gecheer (Chinese ?) light for about £35 on Amazon back in April. Carefully fitted it, gently tightened the three sprung bolts and it's been fine...so far. I smeared some black RTV around the seal also to help waterproofing.
A genuine red BMW light 63256917378 on the Amazon BMW Store is £90.60, almost 3 times as much as my Chinese one. Will the BMW one last three times as long ?.... I very much doubt it. You pay your money and you take your choice
A genuine red BMW light 63256917378 on the Amazon BMW Store is £90.60, almost 3 times as much as my Chinese one. Will the BMW one last three times as long ?.... I very much doubt it. You pay your money and you take your choice
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Look at my post in this thread for eBay item that I replaced mine with
Look at my post in this thread for eBay item that I replaced mine with
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Thank you kind sirs!
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Thanks colb, can I ask what you mean you had to trim the plug down? You had to use a file or something?colb wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:46 pm viewtopic.php?t=83810&start=15
Look at my post in this thread for eBay item that I replaced mine with
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Plug was a tad oversize needed shaving down on one side to get it to plug into the loom, just a small amount of plastic needed trimming with a Stanley knife
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I have a genuine bmw one just taken off a breaker if you’re still lookingMr_E85Bim wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:16 pm Having a nightmare here. Ordered one off fleabay, waited almost two weeks. Several messages later it was refunded as being lost in the post.
Ordered another. This time paid a little more and from a more reputable seller.
The item arrived and it looked completely different to the pics. Was a complete knock off of the knock off
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
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Hi Street, not sure if Mr e85bim is sorted....I have snapped the far edge of mine so would be interested in this.
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Hi mate,Street wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:13 pmI have a genuine bmw one just taken off a breaker if you’re still lookingMr_E85Bim wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:16 pm Having a nightmare here. Ordered one off fleabay, waited almost two weeks. Several messages later it was refunded as being lost in the post.
Ordered another. This time paid a little more and from a more reputable seller.
The item arrived and it looked completely different to the pics. Was a complete knock off of the knock off
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I'm interested. How much would you like for it?
Feel free to pm or state here.
Thanks
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Recommend me a decent 3rd brake light plssss
Hi mate,Street wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:13 pmI have a genuine bmw one just taken off a breaker if you’re still lookingMr_E85Bim wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 6:16 pm Having a nightmare here. Ordered one off fleabay, waited almost two weeks. Several messages later it was refunded as being lost in the post.
Ordered another. This time paid a little more and from a more reputable seller.
The item arrived and it looked completely different to the pics. Was a complete knock off of the knock off
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I'm interested. How much would you like for it?
Feel free to pm or state here.
Thanks
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Recommend me a decent 3rd brake light plssss
For a genuine clear third brake light I was going to ask for £45 posted within the UK
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