Bi xenon lights

[mackharry]

Does anyone know if bi xenon headlights are standard for an e85 facelift?if not what lights are?

 

[Mr Tidy]

No, they aren't.

I've had two E86 3.0sis (so both facelifts) and one had Bi-Xenons, the other didn't. So if it doesn't have Bi-Xenons it will have Halogens.

 

[mjennings23]

Only standard on the M I believe, the regular cars had them as an option.

 

[MACK]

Only standard on the M I believe, the regular cars had them as an option.

+1.

In terms of how s**t they are the halogens are totally s**t, with the xenons slight less so

 

[mmm-five]

Only standard on the M I believe, the regular cars had them as an option.

+1.

In terms of how s**t they are the halogens are totally s**t, with the xenons slight less so

Unless you adjust them up slightly, so that they’re still MOT-passble...and have cleaned the projectors once in a while

I’ve done almost 160,000 miles, and clean the projectors ever 60,000 miles - make such a difference to the light output...and have only had to replace the xenon bulbs once so far (at about 140,000 miles).

 

[MACK]

Only standard on the M I believe, the regular cars had them as an option.

+1.

In terms of how s**t they are the halogens are totally s**t, with the xenons slight less so

Unless you adjust them up slightly, so that they’re still MOT-passble...and have cleaned the projectors once in a while

I’ve done almost 160,000 miles, and clean the projectors ever 60,000 miles - make such a difference to the light output...and have only had to replace the xenon bulbs once so far (at about 140,000 miles).

I might have to give this a try. Did you take the projectors out insitu or did you just remove the whole headlight?

 

[mmm-five]

I might have to give this a try. Did you take the projectors out insitu or did you just remove the whole headlight?

Took the whole unit out as the intention was just to polish the 10 years of wear out of the headlight lenses. Saw the amount of dust on the rear of the projector so wiped that off and changed the bulbs. Had to realign them anyway, so decided to align them to the upper limit of the mot specs.

https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/the-mot-headlamp-aim-test-is-changing/