front corner lights, whats good?

[liam821]

My PY car came with "smoked" aftermarket front corner lights. I'd like to get them back to the stock look, but paying $150 from BMW for something that surely only cost them $5 each to make seems like a complete rip-off. There are a bunch of aftermarket brands, from depo to magneti-marelli - are any of them any good? Recommendations?

[Obioban]

Doesn't magneti-marelli make the stock lights? If not those stock lights, certainly some BMW stock lights.

[r4dr]

Doesn't magneti-marelli make the stock lights? If not those stock lights, certainly some BMW stock lights.

Yup, according to FCP. I bought the M-M side markers and they're great quality.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-turn-signal-assembly-front-right-325ci-330ci-m3-magneti-marelli-63137165858

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-turn-signal-assembly-front-left-325ci-330ci-m3-magneti-marelli-63137165857

[liam821]

Doesn't magneti-marelli make the stock lights? If not those stock lights, certainly some BMW stock lights.

The old corner lights on my Interlagos car was stamped Bosch. But they probably have multiple vendors..

[Epsilon]

I have the MM from FCP and they are high quality just like the OEM.

[Tbonem3]

You want genuine BMW, MM or AL (automotive lighting). Most people's stock (original) lights are ALs from my experience, but AL and MM and maybe bosch? had an agreement to all make the lights iirc.

Stay clear of DEPO , URO or unbranded.

[terra]

MM/AL is the current OEM - they're identical to what you'd get from BMW today.

[liam821]

Awesome, thanks, everyone. I'll grab a set of the MMs.

[Rhythim]

MM/AL is the current OEM - they're identical to what you'd get from BMW today.

Correct. Automotive Lighting is Marelli's (what they're called now after being acquired by/merged with Calsonic) lighting division. It was formed as a joint venture between MM and Bosch, then they later bought Bosch out.

I buy/import a couple million bucks worth of lamps from them every year for my job. Was on the ticket to go meet with them at Automechanika Frankfurt this year before all this craziness started.

[Norocehcap]

My car came with cheesy aftermarket 1 piece headlights (lol) and I replaced with cheap depo corners they are definitely not as nice as OEM. I will probably switch them with the OEM from my 330Ci after I give them a nice polish.