Optional Form of DRL?

Z_Victor1 · 02-13-2010, 08:07 AM

Has anyone any idea if it's at all possible to illuminate behind these 'strips' with LEDs in the same circuit as the other DRLs?

Would be rather interesting!

msimon18 · 02-13-2010, 10:43 AM

How about lighting behid the kidney grill ???

teagueAMX · 02-13-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_Victor1

Has anyone any idea if it's at all possible to illuminate behind these 'strips' with LEDs in the same circuit as the other DRLs?

Would be rather interesting!

That's a great photo. Could you please post a copy w/o the editing for your headlamp question?

Wondermike · 02-13-2010, 02:26 PM

http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/2010-z...llpaper_03.htm

You can get the pic without the logo if you visit the site.

teagueAMX · 02-13-2010, 02:52 PM

Thanks.

Memphis1 · 02-13-2010, 05:49 PM

fixed...

teagueAMX · 02-13-2010, 07:53 PM

That thing is incredible at that resolution and the background is stunning.

Thanks very much. Did you photoshop it?

mikeinaustin · 02-13-2010, 11:18 PM

a more fundamental question, what is the purpose of those strips?

Memphis1 · 02-14-2010, 09:34 AM

i think they want the cars to look 'angry'

teagueAMX · 02-14-2010, 10:07 AM

Absolutely!

I believe that a lot of car manufactures' fronts actually look like faces, and IMHO, BMW uses what I call the "Pissed Off" look.

Here's a thread I started on that topic

x6 M Looks a Little Pis*ed Off http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=248836

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flpnout · 02-14-2010, 11:16 AM

I used to have a 6 series cabrio and my friends have told me that it looked sad in the front. The eyes seemed droopy with little diamond like eyebrows for class. But the ride was so smooth that I occasionally miss it. It is a big car and the small ones like the Z4 are more fun and toss-able in the twisty switchbacks. Now the new Z4 has a pissed-off look.

Memphis1 · 02-14-2010, 11:34 AM

i always thought the 6 looked like a transformer

flpnout · 02-14-2010, 11:37 AM

Funny you say that because they people think my new Z4 is like transformer when they see the top movement.

Memphis1 · 02-14-2010, 03:03 PM

i just saw your vid... nice!

flpnout · 02-14-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by memphis2012

i just saw your vid... nice!

Thanks guy!! :-)

bobbydog · 02-14-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by flpnout

Funny you say that because they people think my new Z4 is like transformer when they see the top movement.

A couple of 6 year olds saw me lowering the top the other day and they really thought I owned a transformer! especially when I showed them the nav and the voice control....

lux good · 02-15-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Z_Victor1

Has anyone any idea if it's at all possible to illuminate behind these 'strips' with LEDs in the same circuit as the other DRLs?

Would be rather interesting!

Why would you want your Zed to look like a gypsy caravan....or worse...an Audi??

teagueAMX · 02-15-2010, 11:17 AM

I don't know, it might be cool. The BMW M6 and Ferrari 458 have cool led brows

The problem may be, is that you need a special recess in the plastic for the leds or other kinds of lights to sit. My guess, and that's all it is because I don't know, is that the headlamp housing doesn't have the recesses so someone would have to make a custom one to make that work.

Like I said, just a guess. FWIW My 2 cents

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daveI · 02-15-2010, 12:19 PM

I'm not sure if you still need it, but I get all my Z4 wallpapers from this thread: http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193159 I try to rotate my wallpapers every month

teagueAMX · 02-15-2010, 12:36 PM

Thanks

Memphis1 · 02-15-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lux good

Why would you want your Zed to look like an Audi??

you mean like this...

Vintage · 02-15-2010, 01:18 PM

please tell me that this pic is not real !!!!! murderer !

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Memphis1 Lieutenant Colonel 93 Rep 1,838 Posts Drives: Z4 SDrive 35i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	i always thought the 6 looked like a transformer __________________ Last edited by Memphis1; 02-18-2011 at 10:15 PM..
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