The laser/matrix headlights are dumb crazy priced. A5 Matrix LED = 7.5K per unit. BMW Laser headlights would be similarly priced.

Hope you're ok! And that everyone else in the car is ok.

New rack pretty much guarantees a write off then, that adds another 5k lol.

Wife didn't check the far lane of traffic when coming out of a side street, I don't think we can get away with it. She's a little bruised and a little shaken up. She was on her way to pick up the little one after work.

Spent today dealing with car seats and shit. Took our in law's car but still needed to buy a car seat and shift all the seats around between our cars.

damn that sucks! at least the kiddos werent in the car and with the airbags going off and your wife walking away with a couple bruises, id call it a win.
id say its a write off too, 30k+ damage fingers crossed they write it off.

he cant even stand a pig nose m3, i doubt he can stomach a xm haha

Does this lens have a vietnamese hooker that sucks you off when your driving?
What in the world makes a bulb housing 10k, thats batshit insane

Damn, sucks to see another good-looking BMW bite the dust, but good thing your wife is ok!

If rules didn't change with the no fault insurance change.... Icbc should be buying you brand new kid seats.

These things just come as a single module. No bulb. LED boards are soldered in. Housing is 100% sealed.

I think this is a pretty common practice nowadays on German vehicles with LED modules, isn't it?

As much as I want to replace the "M2" with something bigger and more modern, the costs of these things are scaring me away.

Pretty common for ALL vehicles with LED headlights these days.

Honda, Toyota, Acura, all the LED headlights are single sealed modules.

Times like this is why I prefer my $3 halogen bulb replacement LOL~

^ I'm trying to figure out what's broken in my factory hid, ballast, ignitor or bulb. Intermittent not turning on or turns off randomly

Can't deny how bright the LEDs are though, and the Matrix versions are awesome when unlocked. Like magic!

Gotta swap parts 1 by 1 left to right to find the broken one.

So bright that it's pretty common to get blinded by on coming traffic due to minimal elevation changes. Get blinded by so many tesla's and newer Honda's with the strip of LEDs even if they only have their lo-beams on.

That's poor factory calibration, with companies cheaping out on self-leveling features. Sadly the norm.

$10k for a single headlight unit is everything that's wrong with the world today. That's insane.

If you had baby/toddler car seats during the time of incident, you can claims those with ICBC and get a brand new replacement

EDIT: I've gone through an absurd amount ICBC claims for car seats

I started with an Evenflo Symphony Convertible car seat, took a cash claim and bought a Clek Fllo, I was involved in an accident, replaced it with another Clek Fllo, then accident again. Took a cash claim and bought two Diono Radian 3R. Another accident with the wife, claimed the seats and replaced it with another two Diono 3RXT, then someone decided to crash into the rear of my car. Took a cash ICBC claim and bought two Mifold Hifold booster seats (discontinued now in Canada)

All within an 8 year span

We've replaced 2 Foonfs and a Britax Clicktight through ICBC. This would be the third Foonf and second Clicktight. My older one is only 6.

non parent here.... so u need to replace a child seat after an accident... hmmm learn something new everyday.

Fuck you gotta replace a car seat nowadays if you even look at it the wrong way, shit's ridiculous.

We went from no seatbelts in the backseat at all to "My child will most certainly perish if the plastic is more than 5 years old"

Yep, we've replaced a bunch. If the adjuster is good they'll push you to replace them. Some just brushes it under the rug.

I was thinking of that the other night. What car seats? We rolled around in a Caravan with no headrests. Your neck is snapping off if you get rear ended. :lol

Will let you know about the tires if they want the original wheels back.

Fun Fact: Car seats didn't become mandatory in all 50 states till 1985 and in Canada there is no federal law mandating car seats as it's managed by the provinces. In BC, booster seats didn't become mandatory till 2008 (!!!!). Car seats didn't even exist till the 60s.

Here's a GlobalTV story on the evolution of car seats with quotes from people talking about unsecured 6 month old kids in cars.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4855352/c...ecades-safety/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...rules-1.682562

https://saferide4kids.com/wp-content...-car-seats.jpg

what a scam! my 3 year old nephew needs one of these seats. i told my brother in law i aint putting one in my ratrolla, it'll scuff up the leather. So if that little shit wants a ride, hes going to do it old school way. That little shit is bugging the crap out of him hahahah.

The winters should be 275/45R20.

Not sure which set of wheels SSM wants, but I'm somewhat interested in Evo's summer wheels if they become available.

SSM's such a guangdong hoarder