Now the only major sore thumb on the shop truck was the taillight. Yes, there was nothing wrong with them, except how ugly they looked. Such a wonderful rear end to look at, but those big red lenses staring at you really turned us off. Since no one offers tinted tail lenses for the 850i, we decided to make some. With some help from a good friend and a few hours we now had tinted tail lenses. Some companies do offer a small variety of smoked\tinted tail lenses. Carma offers to smoke\tint any lenses at a fraction of the competitors prices. A typical set of smoked\tinted lenses installed starts at $250.00. Since we did the back we also had to do the front blinker lenses as well. We think it really does wonders for the appearance.
Now we could go enjoy the new shop truck and run some errands with heat. Unfortunately stopping was the next issue. New pads and rotors were needed. We turned to a custom rotor supplier we use for high-end brake systems. They supplied us with Brembo rotors that feature over sized cross-drilled holes and slotted vents as well. The vents help clean the pad surface and the cross-drilled hose help brake gas escape as well as adding more cooling surface. Most importantly they look really cool through the awesome wheels one of our vendors supplied us. Carma does have a discount account with a great tire\wheel distributor. If you are looking to upgrade your wheel package come by and talk to us. We can show you pictures of many different styles of wheels on your car to help you decide.
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