11-25-2014, 11:00 PM | #1 |
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dummy lights on BiXenons?
just got our 2015 x5 x-line with biXenon headlight. noticed that the "lamps" nearer to the grille don't actually light up, except for the corona LED daytime running lights. anyone else noticed this? I called the dealer, and he said he hadn't noticed this before and figured that they are dummy lamps just for show.
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Funny thing is I myself didn't realize this till you pointed it out, lol .
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I believe in some other series (not just X3) they use the inner lamps as turning lights, is it 4's or 6's? I forgot which ones but I did see them.
Of course, with LED lights, you get all four functioning lamps. Post #36 to demonstrate: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...78#post8688578
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I was initially confused as to what they did as it seemed daft to have bulbs in them for them to not work, they are only halogen bulbs though rather than Xenons so look quite yellow compared to the main lights. |
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They are, but I guess some markets decide to add them elsewhere.
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Hello
I think if you have xenon adaptive then the inner light is use as turning light, if you have xenon without adaptive the inner one is a dummy.
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But, all the F15 Bi-Xenons should be adaptive. Mine are. I don't have halogen inner turning lights. My LED fogs are my turning lights.
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In that case it’s a eu/na spec difference, here i EU you can order the X5 whit Xenon non adaptive and they just have dummy inner light but the adaptive option give you the inner light for turning, i guess BMW are trying to have a more exclusive image for the x5 in NA than in EU
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The thing that bothers me the most about the differences between EU/NA markets is the prices of the cars, here we are paying about $95 for a slightly used 30d-sport whit standard equipment, that sucks
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My 40d non M Sport with a fair bit of kit was nearly 100,000USD and I believe you can get a 50i with just about everything for that in the US . |
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Although I Understand why US F15 only gets the stupid single Xenon on each side, I still hate this.
But anyway I really like how this F15 Corona rings look like. This is why my wife didn't buy E70 at the time but agrees to get F15 now. The cool looking lights are with a more squarish shape than the traditional double round headlights. This makes cars look much much better. IMO. When you put E70 and F15 together and look at their angel eyes, you will see the huge difference. |
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