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      02-28-2019, 03:18 PM   #925
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Possible but I don't recall ever seeing them add something like this for an LCI before.
No they used to add LED rear lights at LCI, but now they need to find something else!
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Possible but I don't recall ever seeing them add something like this for an LCI before.
No they used to add LED rear lights at LCI, but now they need to find something else!
So true!
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On a roll right now. Got the black side vents in and the rear reflector delete done.
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On a roll right now. Got the black side vents in and the rear reflector delete done.
Definitely looks better! But i’m not sure about the safety of removing the reflectors?
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On a roll right now. Got the black side vents in and the rear reflector delete done.
Definitely looks better! But i’m not sure about the safety of removing the reflectors?
Thanks! Also got the black grilles in too.

They usually aren't on any euro spec models and they seem to be doing just fine regarding safety...?
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Thanks! Also got the black grilles in too.

They usually aren't on any euro spec models and they seem to be doing just fine regarding safety...?
We do have the rear reflectors, I think they’re mainly for if your car is parked on the side of the road in dark/fog:

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Thanks! Also got the black grilles in too.

They usually aren't on any euro spec models and they seem to be doing just fine regarding safety...?
We do have the rear reflectors, I think they're mainly for if your car is parked on the side of the road in dark/fog:

We rarely have fog here in Arizona.
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We rarely have fog here in Arizona.
It’s not that often here either really, but it does get dark every night!

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First time cleaned alloys, what a job. First dust from brake pads after 300 miles it was like greasy black-ish soot.
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First time cleaned alloys, what a job. First dust from brake pads after 300 miles it was like greasy black-ish soot.
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Apparently car was treated with autoglym but.... i have a bag with few stuff and registered lifetime protection
I will use metalmate which i still have, helps to remove all brake dust very easy and doesn't let stick to much.
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We rarely have fog here in Arizona.
It's not that often here either really, but it does get dark every night!
I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
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I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
The tail lights aren’t on when parked though.
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I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
The tail lights aren’t on when parked though.
If they miss my car while parked in a parking lot because of no reflectors then they weren't meant to be driving anyways and would have hit it regardless. I never parallel park so that won't be an issue for me either.
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If they miss my car while parked in a parking lot because of no reflectors then they weren't meant to be driving anyways and would have hit it regardless. I never parallel park so that won't be an issue for me either.
If you never parallel park then that’s cool!
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I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
The tail lights aren't on when parked though.
If they miss my car while parked in a parking lot because of no reflectors then they weren't meant to be driving anyways and would have hit it regardless. I never parallel park so that won't be an issue for me either.
Let's see the rest of your iND goodies!! Did you get the boomerangs?
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I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
The tail lights aren't on when parked though.
If they miss my car while parked in a parking lot because of no reflectors then they weren't meant to be driving anyways and would have hit it regardless. I never parallel park so that won't be an issue for me either.
Let's see the rest of your iND goodies!! Did you get the boomerangs?
I did get the boomerangs. Still need to put the rest on. Hope to get it all done in the next day or two and then will take and post some more proper photos.
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On a roll right now. Got the black side vents in and the rear reflector delete done.
Looks great. Rear reflector swap looks simple. I'm more worried about the fronts with replacing the rivets and such.
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I think the tail lights do more than well enough for the night...
The tail lights aren't on when parked though.
If they miss my car while parked in a parking lot because of no reflectors then they weren't meant to be driving anyways and would have hit it regardless. I never parallel park so that won't be an issue for me either.
Let's see the rest of your iND goodies!! Did you get the boomerangs?
I did get the boomerangs. Still need to put the rest on. Hope to get it all done in the next day or two and then will take and post some more proper photos.
Cool. I am looking forward to seeing them.
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I did get the boomerangs. Still need to put the rest on. Hope to get it all done in the next day or two and then will take and post some more proper photos.
Also interested in how difficult is it to install the boomerangs.
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On a roll right now. Got the black side vents in and the rear reflector delete done.
Looks great. Rear reflector swap looks simple. I'm more worried about the fronts with replacing the rivets and such.
Rears are super easy to swap out. Just pop right out. Fronts don't look too bad after watching the video.
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I did get the boomerangs. Still need to put the rest on. Hope to get it all done in the next day or two and then will take and post some more proper photos.
Also interested in how difficult is it to install the boomerangs.
Going to try those tonight. Looking at the replacements there looks to only be a few clips so it should be too bad.
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