M3 Coupe/Convertible Facelift (LCI) cometh.... (** Photos included **) - M3 Forum 2011 2010 BMW M3 2009 BMW M3 BMW E90 M3 E92

MarkE90M3 · 02-04-2010, 06:18 PM

For 2011, along with the standard 3-series, BMW is going to be updating the M3 Coupe and Convertible as well. The most obvious different is the inclusion of the new LED tailights to the M3 while leaving the current design on the front of the car alone. IMO this is the perfect combination (hopefully a retrofit won't be too difficult).

Other changes which are not so obvious in these pictures are interior changes such as little updates on the trim pieces with updates to the iDrive system and screen.

Make sure to take a look at southlights post containing the official CGI photos of this car from BMW: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346270

sufu · 02-04-2010, 06:21 PM

doesn't this mean the next generation M3 is not too far away..yes!!

ihyln · 02-04-2010, 06:28 PM

it always irks me that the non LCI coupes have always been able to upgrade to the LCI look easily but the sedan owners get shafted and have to buy a whole new bootlid.

MDCTFTW · 02-04-2010, 06:38 PM

I don't even really want to upgrade. Triple bars look better.

Singletrack · 02-04-2010, 06:43 PM

Hmmm...don't love the tails to be honest.

Did they switch the lights up front to LEDs? Hard to tell...

Is the muffler painted black now? Again, hard to tell from the pic.

Wheels are pretty nice, although I'm not sure that I like them more than the current 18s.

aajami · 02-04-2010, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ihyln

it always irks me that the non LCI coupes have always been able to upgrade to the LCI look easily but the sedan owners get shafted and have to buy a whole new bootlid.

Be thankful you don't drive an E90 335i. The LCI changes included taillights, headlights, bootlid, rear bumper, front bumper, hood, and wheels. And those are only the exterior changes...

cuban335i · 02-04-2010, 07:11 PM

i WANT those tail lights!

CarForHire · 02-04-2010, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

I don't even really want to upgrade. Triple bars look better.

+1

xsilvor · 02-04-2010, 07:15 PM

i like our tails better, personally. Which is good, because I cant afford a new M3

MentholGuy · 02-04-2010, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

I don't even really want to upgrade. Triple bars look better.

+1

rockrboy · 02-04-2010, 07:18 PM

If a switch is possible, when I get mine later this summer I'm trade one of you guys for the older ones. I really don't like the new look

MysticBlue · 02-04-2010, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

I don't even really want to upgrade. Triple bars look better.

I agree. I like mine better. Newer for the sake of being newer isn't necesarily better. Upgrade? I don't consider it an upgrade, just different for the sake of being different.

eatrach73 · 02-04-2010, 07:25 PM

ehhhh. ok. next

saeedg48 · 02-04-2010, 07:27 PM

dislike. I liked the old rear lights more.. This is going to look terrible on red.

JulieDriving · 02-04-2010, 07:35 PM

I think I may also prefer the old tail lights...

Thank gosh they didn't change the front! I love that front.

What are the interior/ iDrive changes? Anyone know?

M3 vert · 02-04-2010, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockrboy

If a switch is possible, when I get mine later this summer I'm trade one of you guys for the older ones. I really don't like the new look

So you are looking at getting a new one?

However, the retrofit doesnt look too bad, and was done easily on the older e46 m3's so it shud be a easy fix

However, does any get the feeling that from a distance the rear would now look i dunno a bit audi-sh

like a4/s5ish

richj777 · 02-04-2010, 07:49 PM

It does look like the new tails are all red. I like LED, I did the mod on my E46 M3, but if there is no amber, I don't want them. I don't like all red tail/brake/turn signals. I thought most Euro cars always had amber, and it was North America that overly used the all red.

rockrboy · 02-04-2010, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M3 vert

So you are looking at getting a new one?

I don't know yet

My budget come spring will dictate my future

Leg · 02-04-2010, 07:55 PM

I fookin hate LEDs. Audis look like a bloody Christmas tree. Bling bling.

GhostRideTheWhip · 02-04-2010, 08:11 PM

No LED corona rings.

Looking good though.

bo1o02 · 02-04-2010, 08:16 PM

new tails reminds me of accords. update not necessary! sweet

BMWinNorthdakota · 02-04-2010, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostRideTheWhip

No LED corona rings.

Looking good though.

Yeah, wtf!?! makes noooo sense...

02-04-2010, 06:18 PM	#1
MarkE90M3 Administrator Drives: E46 / E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 3,501 iTrader: (1) View MarkE90M3's Garage	M3 Coupe/Convertible Facelift (LCI) cometh.... ( Photos included ) For 2011, along with the standard 3-series, BMW is going to be updating the M3 Coupe and Convertible as well. The most obvious different is the inclusion of the new LED tailights to the M3 while leaving the current design on the front of the car alone. IMO this is the perfect combination (hopefully a retrofit won't be too difficult). Other changes which are not so obvious in these pictures are interior changes such as little updates on the trim pieces with updates to the iDrive system and screen. Make sure to take a look at southlights post containing the official CGI photos of this car from BMW: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346270 Attached Images __________________ BMWJOY

02-04-2010, 06:28 PM	#3
ihyln Please wait...\| Drives: SSII E90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 3,171 iTrader: (1) View ihyln's Garage	it always irks me that the non LCI coupes have always been able to upgrade to the LCI look easily but the sedan owners get shafted and have to buy a whole new bootlid. __________________ E90 M3 \| SSII \| 18" \| M-DCT \| Technology Package \| Cold Weather Package \| Moonroof \| Silver Novillo \| Ipod/USB \| Breakin completed! Mods: RPI Airscoops \| AFE Filter \| Matte black grills \| Blacklines \| BMW Performance Steering Wheel

02-04-2010, 06:38 PM	#4
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02-04-2010, 06:43 PM	#5
Singletrack 4th down; 4th quarter? Renegade. Drives: 09 SSII M3 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Blitzburgh, PA Posts: 983 iTrader: (0)	Hmmm...don't love the tails to be honest. Did they switch the lights up front to LEDs? Hard to tell... Is the muffler painted black now? Again, hard to tell from the pic. Wheels are pretty nice, although I'm not sure that I like them more than the current 18s. __________________ Singletrack's M3

02-04-2010, 07:11 PM	#7
cuban335i Colonel Drives: 09 AW e92 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: central NJ Posts: 2,318 iTrader: (12) View cuban335i's Garage	i WANT those tail lights! __________________ '09 e92 335i AW/SB - 19" DPE S15 wheels w/Project Kics Lugs \| Vorsteiner V-35 hood \| M-Tech front + rear bumper \| 335is rear diffuser \| OSS Full Blackout Angel Eyes \| LCI tail lights \| FK Silverline Coilovers \| OEM M3 Side skirts \| M3 rear spoiler \| Gloss black vinyl roof \| CF interior trim \| Custom Sub System \| Hardwired V1 \| JB3 2.0 \| AFE DCI \| Macht Schnell Catless Downpipes \| Active Autowerke FMIC \| RennART Catback Exhaust \| Forge DV's \| BMW Performance Steering Wheel \| and much more!

02-04-2010, 06:21 PM	#2
sufu Enlisted Member Drives: Hot Chicks! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	doesn't this mean the next generation M3 is not too far away..yes!!

02-04-2010, 07:15 PM	#9
xsilvor Lieutenant Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 473 iTrader: (2)	i like our tails better, personally. Which is good, because I cant afford a new M3 __________________ Some say he roams around the woods at night foraging for wolves. 2008 E92 M3 DCT - Jet Black.Black.Carbon

02-04-2010, 07:18 PM	#11
rockrboy Lead, follow or get lost Drives: 2006 X3 M Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 384 iTrader: (0)	If a switch is possible, when I get mine later this summer I'm trade one of you guys for the older ones. I really don't like the new look __________________ 2006 X3 M Sport 1998 M Roadster (sold) :-(

02-04-2010, 07:25 PM	#13
eatrach73 Brigadier General Drives: was E46 ZHP now: MKV JETTA Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 3,655 iTrader: (0)	ehhhh. ok. next __________________ If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough-Mario Andretti

02-04-2010, 07:27 PM	#14
saeedg48 Major Drives: '08 E90 M3 Sedan & '10 C300 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: everywhere Posts: 1,194 iTrader: (0)	dislike. I liked the old rear lights more.. This is going to look terrible on red. __________________ _______________ M3 Sedan Graphite. '08 Powerchip Tune C300 (DailyDriver) 2010

02-04-2010, 07:35 PM	#15
JulieDriving Lieutenant Drives: E92 335i; Acura TSX Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 513 iTrader: (0)	I think I may also prefer the old tail lights... Thank gosh they didn't change the front! I love that front. What are the interior/ iDrive changes? Anyone know? __________________ - 2010 E92 335i, Monaco Blue, Cream Beige Leather, Gray Poplar, etc., etc.

02-04-2010, 07:49 PM	#17
richj777 Enlisted Member Drives: 2009 M3 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Denver Posts: 38 iTrader: (0) View richj777's Garage	It does look like the new tails are all red. I like LED, I did the mod on my E46 M3, but if there is no amber, I don't want them. I don't like all red tail/brake/turn signals. I thought most Euro cars always had amber, and it was North America that overly used the all red. __________________ 2009 E92 JzB/FR/4MX:ZCW:ZPP:ZTP:752:655:6FL:415 3M 20%:3M clear mask:matte black front and side grilles:SilverVision rear turn signals:reflectors delete:Euro headlight switch, w/o front fog button:6000K LED Angel Eyes

02-04-2010, 07:55 PM	#19
Leg Captain Drives: E92 M3 V8 Alpine White Join Date: May 2007 Location: York Posts: 681 iTrader: (0)	I fookin hate LEDs. Audis look like a bloody Christmas tree. Bling bling. __________________ E92M3, Black Breyton 19s (OEM 18s for track), Vredesteins, black and carbon all over, Carbon MTec pedals. Factory Mini Works and a mucker for snow.

02-04-2010, 08:11 PM	#20
GhostRideTheWhip Why So Serious? Drives: 2011 BMW Le Mans Blue M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 713 iTrader: (0)	No LED corona rings. Looking good though.

02-04-2010, 08:16 PM	#21
bo1o02 Second Lieutenant Drives: better than you Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: maryland Posts: 261 iTrader: (0)	new tails reminds me of accords. update not necessary! sweet