Speaking of expensive tailights. Here’s another example. The Ford F150.

If you bought a truck with the blindspot gimic, and someone smashes your tailights or it gets cracked, be prepared to fork over +$350-$600+
https://www.1aauto.com/2015-17-ford-f150-driver-side-led-tail-light/i/fdltl00025?f=1024396&y=2017&utm_campaign=gb_csv_br&utm_content=LTL&gclid=Cj0KCQiAovfvBRCRARIsADEmbRLcOydEgHeg37GlnWm7UltvzdvmHIytPCXBhu5AECJHQG0no6_HUOwaAlqsEALw_wcB
(List price is $1000 )! That’s just for the LED tailight. You still need to move the blindspot module into the new headlight

If you just bought a no frills truck, that taillight is $42 with an easily replaceable bulb.

https://www.carparts.com/details/Ford/F-150/Replacement/2015-2017/RF73010008.html?TID=gglpla&origin=pla&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=221983653&gclid=Cj0KCQiAovfvBRCRARIsADEmbRJv9nOETf51gWif3RZ9a8xO6ho9_4slMreyh_6Zs—HhQ6Dw5k0X8aAlkiEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

All these overengineered electronic designs in cars are just one more thing driving up long term customer cost of maintenance and ownership.

at least BMW didn’t make servicing the rear brake pads require a BMW scan tool to release the e-brake….yet…

I just wonder how long that e-brake motor will last. Probably not longer than a traditional cable