inner headlights

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flybobbie

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Anyone ever modified the headlights so that the inner headlights illuminate.

Always seemed a bit of a con job on BMW's part to give the impression that the car is fitted with twin headlamps, when only the outer light up.
 
I'm pretty sure the inner bulb illuminates when you put the steering lock on,to illuminate the inside of the corner, when the car has adaptive lights.
 
I'm pretty sure the inner bulb illuminates when you put the steering lock on,to illuminate the inside of the corner, when the car has adaptive lights.
 
I don't understand this thread the outside projector is dip and the inside ordinary lens lights up on main beam as well , that's 4 lights on main 2 on dip. what other light do you want on?
 
I think you should look at your lights again, the dome inside the inner rings do not light up they are fake lights.
 
just had another look at my lights 2008 3.0si
side lights: the small bulb at the bottom of the inner lights
dip lights :the projector lights in the outer lights, look a little like xenons
main beam : the h7s in the centre of the inner lights
on full beam all three bulbs are on
and the indicators that wrap around the whole unit.
that's all I have !
could you take a picture and point an arrow at the part you mean. Thanks
 
Surely the difference is some are looking at the e85, this is e89 section, total different headlight arrangement.
 
So there is a bulb behind, for the angel eyes, but wondered if the shielding behind could be opened out to reveal the angel eye bulb or fit some kinda led in there. As there is quite a nice lense like construction on the front.
With seperate leds, these could be wired to light up with the outer main lights.
 
My inner lense is actually gloss black, it is definitely not glass as far as I can tell. I would like to get inside though, as after 83k miles there is quite a lot of dust in there :(
 
Yes, they are, but there are various differing reports as to the ease of the process. Some say the newer lights are plug-&-play, but those reports generally neglect to mention the various modules which need fitting at the same time (same types of module as the older lights, just updated AFAIK), I think the Xenon control unit for automatic height levelling, Adaptive light control unit to turn the lights in corners, automatic High-Beam Assist module etc, as well as the integral ballasts and the resistor unit for the newer, bright white LEDs. A firmware update is necessary I'm pretty sure, and there's the issue of whether your old lights had all the bells and whistles VS the ones you fit, and of whether you get LHD or RHD ones.

It's perfectly doable though, and definitely an upgrade- how the lights should always have looked really. I'd like the US spec ones with the orange LED sidelights as well.

A shame the inner light is still a dummy. BMW should have stuck an all LED, fanless low speed cornering light/foglight in there. The inner unit even features a housing for a bulb...
 
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