Wow, did not mean to create a topic which would require a diatribe in reply to a simply stated opinion. I guess I failed to realize that tradition runs deep among BMW owners. My remark about sealed beam headlights etc was offered in jest, to illustrate that I hope traditions are much more than that holding to the color of a light bulb. I see that I was mistaken and if that is the case, then I join the club and say hooray for red. May it continue to endure. I look forward in the future to the marketing hipe it apparently deserves. Perhaps this endeth the topic. ZZ  