[JackMK]

There’s so many companies out there and I don’t know whose legit and who just drop ships. I mean you have companies like vland who is selling these for $350 and then companies like bayoptiks and Kies for $600+. Is it all the same thing? Is it a bad idea going with vland? Need some help deciding. Thanks.

[chutoy]

I went vland for my G26 and the animation doesn’t work. They sent me two harnesses which still didn’t fix the issue.

[JackMK]

Originally Posted by chutoy

I went vland for my G26 and the animation doesn’t work. They sent me two harnesses which still didn’t fix the issue.

This is what I mean. Like it’s a hit or miss. Some people have no problems and some people have all the problems in the world

[Two3Series858]

I went with bayoptiks and have had zero complaints.

[JackMK]

Originally Posted by Two3Series858

I went with bayoptiks and have had zero complaints.

yeah I pulled the trigger and went with them aswell. Went with the Clears to go with brooklyn grey. Have you run into issues with condensation at all?

[Two3Series858]

Originally Posted by JackMK

yeah I pulled the trigger and went with them aswell. Went with the Clears to go with brooklyn grey. Have you run into issues with condensation at all?

None at all. However, I had the same concern based on this similar, previous thread topic. When I reached out to bayoptiks, they said they had changed models so it wasn't an issue anymore... the new ones come with Goretex patches. However, there weren't any Goretex patches or even holes on the models when that arrived, despite what I was told. Well I've had them on for 5 months or so and zero issue. So, oh well, I guess.

[JaySingh124]

Originally Posted by JackMK

yeah I pulled the trigger and went with them aswell. Went with the Clears to go with brooklyn grey. Have you run into issues with condensation at all?

Any pics? Or please post when installed.

[JackMK]

Originally Posted by JaySingh124

Any pics? Or please post when installed.

I will. I have an example pic of how it’ll look with Brooklyn grey but I’ll post pics in a couple weeks of it on my build since it’s getting the bumper fixed

[NickMyers]

Originally Posted by JackMK

There’s so many companies out there and I don’t know whose legit and who just drop ships. I mean you have companies like vland who is selling these for $350 and then companies like bayoptiks and Kies for $600+. Is it all the same thing? Is it a bad idea going with vland? Need some help deciding. Thanks.

I bought my GTS tail lights off of VLAND last summer. When doing my research it seemed like VLAND was the manufacturer and that places like Bayoptiks and Kies are simply purchasing in bulk and reselling at a markup.

My initial concern with VLAND was that there were like three different websites for the "company" which seemed very odd to me. I didn't notice this until AFTER I had placed my order. Also, I do want to note that I never got a tracking number from them, only an email saying my order was received.

Few weeks later I was on the brink of contacting my credit card company to report the $500 payment as fraud because I had not received the item or gotten a tracking number, but that same day I FINALLY got a tracking number which said package would be arriving in 2-3 days.

Low and behold, I received the product and it is in proper working order and looks fantastic on my 19' G20 330i M-sport. I have had them installed for probably around 4 months now. I love them. Here's a few photos of them.

[HFW003]

I too went with the Vland product.

Delivery was a little slow but I didn't have the car at the time so it was ok.

Absolutely love them!

[helmet91]

Originally Posted by NickMyers

I bought my GTS tail lights off of VLAND last summer. When doing my research it seemed like VLAND was the manufacturer and that places like Bayoptiks and Kies are simply purchasing in bulk and reselling at a markup.

My initial concern with VLAND was that there were like three different websites for the "company" which seemed very odd to me. I didn't notice this until AFTER I had placed my order. Also, I do want to note that I never got a tracking number from them, only an email saying my order was received.

Few weeks later I was on the brink of contacting my credit card company to report the $500 payment as fraud because I had not received the item or gotten a tracking number, but that same day I FINALLY got a tracking number which said package would be arriving in 2-3 days.

Low and behold, I received the product and it is in proper working order and looks fantastic on my 19' G20 330i M-sport. I have had them installed for probably around 4 months now. I love them. Here's a few photos of them.

Did you go with US or EU spec tails? I see that Vland has US specific tails... with red turn signals. That's exactly what I'm trying to get away from.

I'm hoping the EU spec don't require different programming or wiring?

*Yes, I'm in NL - but I have a US-spec car

[JackMK]

Originally Posted by helmet91

Did you go with US or EU spec tails? I see that Vland has US specific tails... with red turn signals. That's exactly what I'm trying to get away from.

I'm hoping the EU spec don't require different programming or wiring?

*Yes, I'm in NL - but I have a US-spec car

That’s why I went with bayoptiks. I know they have the EU spec but coded for US cars already. Also didn’t wanna deal with warranty claims etc with a company in china vs California