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Ha! Hahahahahah!

My. Do I detect a smidgen of sarcasm in that laugh of yours klier?

When the first pictures of the E90 were leaked I remember myself commenting that the guy who designed the rear lights should be shot. Later on I got used to them but never really became a fan.

At first I also thought the optional Shadow line/Black line(?) rear ligths that I think you're referring to looked better until I realised how they destroy the obvious reference to BMW's traditional L-shape of the rear lights. IMO as a result the rear end loses some of its personality and becomes too anonymous, not really instatly recognizable as a BMW.

This is what I'm talking about:




Anyway, the E90's rear lights were a compromise made at the last moment and it really shows. They never were very well adapted to the rest of the car. They should've just used the original ones:



Nevertheless I think the new ones with the LEDs + LED stripes are a great improvement and IMO the best-looking of all these versions. They are very similar to other BMW rear lights, make the E90 rear easily recognizable as BMW, they have the L-shape and they look more integrated to the overall design.

I still think the original ones are the best, BMW clearly lacked balls.

Corrected.

LOL That could've worked as well. Updated with the LEDs naturally.

Great contributions, bmer, I really enjoyed reading your posts and I closely identify with what you've said. You've enlightened me - thank you.

I like the new rearlights and the shape is better than the prefacelift but I like the old ones too. My dad like his E90 and the rearlights and he wont trade to the facelift version becuase it would just be a waste money.

Thank you for your kind words, Martin. I have lost count on how many times you have done the same for me.