Laser Interceptor 2001 BMW 325xi (Prefacelift)

[jmccam]

Man, you are going to get owned if you do not get those heads out in the open. You were better off the way you had them.

[spartcus]

Awesome install, I wonder that is there any install on a Dodge Ram Pickup.

[ATF]

It's not as bad as you guys think. I made sure the laser diode is unobstructed by any of the bars in front. To give myself more peace of mind, i even cut a bit of the bar that was closest, to allow for more off axis protection.

Anyways, I'm planning on re-do'ing this install on the front. I don't really like how it looks, w/ the jammer heads "floating" in the grill.

[Stealth Stalker]

Actually, it's much, much worse than you think. If we weren't positive of it, we wouldn't have said so.

[ATF]

Actually, it's much, much worse than you think. If we weren't positive of it, we wouldn't have said so.

From those pictures (just a mock up before the installation was more permanent) it is pretty bad. The current setup is yes bad, but not as bad as those pictures show them.

I'm not going to try to defend it too much, because I know it can be improved, and I'm planning on doing so. The New England weather is finally cooperating and I'll actually have some time to finally work on my car since I tried installing these in freezing temperatures during X-Mas time last year with numb fingers.

[ATF]

Alright, I had a new set of grills laying around... After about 2 hours of work, here's how it stands now.

I need to hit up home depot tomorrow for some longer screws as the ones I have now wont let me add enough washers to properly even things out. Once I get those, I'll probably lightly coat the hardware with some black plastidip to conceal it a bit. Ideally I'd use the black L brackets that came w/ the LI kit, but they're in use on the rears, and the extra set Cliff sent me are MIA after I used them to mount the heads vertically; so I'm stuck using chrome ones from Home Depot

[chris98891]

I think it will hardly be noticeable whenever you coat the hardware. Especially to the untrained eye. Will also definitely be an effective install, best i can tell.

[ATF]

I think it will hardly be noticeable whenever you coat the hardware. Especially to the untrained eye. Will also definitely be an effective install, best i can tell.

I'll be first to admit this isn't the most ideal placement for the heads. But w/ the front of this car, there isn't much choice. IMO the lower diffuser is too low for it to be effective, and with the New England flash floods, I don't feel like burning through a set of heads. c'est la vie

I'm going home for Memorial Day weekend, so I really wanted to 'tune' up the install before I left.

[chris98891]

I think it will hardly be noticeable whenever you coat the hardware. Especially to the untrained eye. Will also definitely be an effective install, best i can tell.

I'll be first to admit this isn't the most ideal placement for the heads. But w/ the front of this car, there isn't much choice. IMO the lower diffuser is too low for it to be effective, and with the New England flash floods, I don't feel like burning through a set of heads. c'est la vie

I'm going home for Memorial Day weekend, so I really wanted to 'tune' up the install before I left.

yeah you know i have the same front bumper. I think they'd be damn near useless down there.

[ATF]

Went out to lunch, decided to snap some more shots on the iPhone before going back in to work. Ordered a GoPro HD Motorsport for my dashcam, should be here in time for my trip down to CT. Hopefully I'll have some encounters.