E92/3 LCI pictures leak - 3 series gets bulk at the front, LED strips...

mrk · 16 Jan 2010 at 17:33

Source: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341389

As the source comments say, back looks nice but front looks....hmm..... white halos, led brows, less mean looking grille, bulkier headlamp lenses. I think the yellow halos looked best, it set the Xenons off nicely and gave some contrast, now it is just white on white!

peterattheboro · 16 Jan 2010 at 17:46

Need a before and after pic

I can tell a difference with the very last pic though. Looks a bit more 'grown up'.

grudas · 16 Jan 2010 at 17:48

look alright.. not sure on LED strips tho..

[TW]Fox · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:25

Nooo they've ruined the back

Rear used to look so great.

Housey · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:27

What is this then?

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:30

Housey said:
What is this then?

Shiney Shiney!

MarkDavis · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:31

Slight improvement, but it doesn't look much different from the current car.

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:32

MarkDavis said:
Slight improvement, but it doesn't look much different from the current car.

Why would it? It's just a facelift (now LCI) of the E92/3 so won't look much different from the previous one.

I like the new look, although I don't like the rear bumper skirt with the exhausts, prefer the pre-LCI one really.

MarkDavis · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:38

E46 2001 saloon facelist make the pre- and post-facelift cars look different. Tighter taughter front end, less dated and more modern front and rear lights. Noticeable improvement in terms of looks. Successful facelift.

This is an improvement too - just not as marked.

Housey · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:38

LCI, wot dis?

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:40

Housey said:
LCI, wot dis?

A way of telling everyone who currently has an E9x car that theirs is old and they need to buy a new one.

Participant · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:48

Something tells me all the Bimmer drives will sudddenly and mysteriously stop having a problem with LED strip-style lights.

[TW]Fox;15118266 said:
They have to have them as Audi needed something to copy BMW angel eyes.

LMAO, the irony

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mrk · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:51

I don't see why they changed the halo colours and added led strips tbh

I wonder if iDrive allows you to turn the strips off as part of the lighting settings...

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:56

mrk said:
I don't see why they changed the halo colours and added led strips tbh

Eco isn't it? LED uses less power etc. than filament...I'm guessing they are some form of filament and not yellowed LEDs (on the previous angel eyes I mean)?

mrk · 16 Jan 2010 at 18:57

Aye I understand that but they would have kept the colours the same pretty easily instead of using bright white LEDs!

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 19:00

mrk said:
Aye I understand that but they would have kept the colours the same pretty easily instead of using bright white LEDs!

It's the in thing though, to have white and LED lights. HIDs etc. are white/blue for the most part and so it's an on-going thing from that I expect.

BigglesPiP · 16 Jan 2010 at 19:04

They seem to have introduced coloured bodywork as an option.

I like the new rear, but I don't like eyebrows in the lights.

Alex UK · 16 Jan 2010 at 19:10

Looks good. Any news on new engines?

Alex UK · 16 Jan 2010 at 20:13

Some better pictures...

InvaderGIR · 16 Jan 2010 at 20:15

Real pictures make it easier to see, quite liking that to be honest.