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Originally Posted by sand99
Besides the production dates, is there any solid intel to indicate that the F80 will get the 4 LCI headlights this time around? Because the previous e46 M3 and e90 M3 both retained their original headlights even though the 3 series sedan/coupe received revised headlights. So why would BMW change now? Have any F82 LCI mules been spotted with new headlights to date?
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The answer to the bolded question is, "Yes." It was front-page news a few months ago.
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1287429
The reason why past M3s have not received LCI headlights is because they were not drop in replacements - their shape changed from pre-LCI parts. This was the case for both two-door and four-door models. BMW has never seen it fit to create new front end bodywork for the M3 to accommodate them.
With the F3x, however, this trend has ended. The 3 Series LCI headlights are physically compatible with pre-LCI models and the same is true for the upcoming 4 Series LCI headlights and pre-LCI 4 Series models.
Both the M3 and M4 will be beneficiaries of this fact. This is due to what I said in my post above - they share front ends with one another, which in turn are based around the 4 Series headlight.
Incidentally, although they are very similar in appearance, the 3 Series and 4 Series headlight are not physically compatible.