MrBadger
Badger out
For perspective, It’s not really a 50k car though. It’s a 30k car with a 15k battery and an additional 5k front motor.
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M3 MIC 2021 tail lights
- Thread starter Zill
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I didn't know there was a correlation between car price and brightness of reversing lights. Back in time there used to be a connection in so much as cheaper cars didn't have a reversing light at all ... in fact I don't think any cars had reversing lights when I was first driving! Of course decent lighting should be a feature of every car whatever the price.
HenryT
Active Member
The brake lights are whole C like lights now, rather than lines, so there is a visual difference in how they work, but physically they look identical and as remarked you don't even see the benefit of them yourself unlike, say, headlights.
Terry F
Model 3 owner
The larger brake lights are more likely to be noticed in daylight and stop someone else running into the rear of your car, so a potential benefit to you.
And that 30k is actually a $30k and not £30k. The US prices pretty much mirror our UK prices as we pay more VAT and import duties.
Mr H
Active Member
Q1 22 had a mixture of old and new. I believe the very last reports were all new style, but that doesn't mean the first Q2 one vehicles will come with the new style.
Terry F
Model 3 owner
Maybe a bit off topic!
I seem to recall that back in the 1970s there was quite an aftermarket trade in fitting rear fog lamps and reversing lamps as these only came as standard on higher spec cars and were not a legal requirement. As a trainee electrician I used to make a few bob fitting these and upgraded audio systems (cassettes and 8 tracks were popular then) for friends and family. Of course, on some cars there was a mechanical switch already fitted to the side of the gearbox so the gearstick could automatically turn on the reversing lamp when reverse was selected, otherwise it was a simple switch fitted to the dash somewhere handy for the driver to flick as required. Hardly bears any comparison to a modern Tesla.
Because without decent rear illumination, its very difficult to see those rear quarter panels, especially, if, like me, you need to reverse tight to a fence post or similar in complete darkness. Actually, in some of my other recent cars, I've even found switching on the rear fog lights helps forward creeping in similarly tight situations in the dark.
Anyone with the newer tail lights can share what the part numbers are for the pcs of tail lights? Thank you!
These are the part numbers for the new M3 tail lights and the Euro MY
1502086-99-D
1502087-99-D
1502088-00-B
1502089-00-B
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