Can someone please tell me if when you turn on the lights that they kind of lift and level automatically?.Was driving in the dark tonight and seems as if the light were quite low on the road.Got the car home and into the garage and i am sure that when they are switched off and back on you could hear them adjust but mine are not.Car is 07 z4m bi xenons.
Xenon self leveling problem.
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When you switch them on they go through a cycle to lower and raise the lights to the correct level (as manually set) From that point adjustment just holds them at that level as loads in the car change ot it pitches and rolls as driven.
If they are too low:
1) have they suddenly dropped or changed in which case a suspension sensor may be broken. If just one light then perhaps a faulty light, but less likely
2) were they always low - in which case they need manually adjusting the the correct level.
edit - if you just switch on an off they may not need to cycle and don't turn them on and off a lot as it potentially damages xenon bulbs.
If they are too low:
1) have they suddenly dropped or changed in which case a suspension sensor may be broken. If just one light then perhaps a faulty light, but less likely
2) were they always low - in which case they need manually adjusting the the correct level.
edit - if you just switch on an off they may not need to cycle and don't turn them on and off a lot as it potentially damages xenon bulbs.
Thanks for the reply.
They just seemed to be low when driving tonight but to be honest the car is not out in the dark much.I was sure that when the lights were switched on you could hear a kind of whirring sound and the lights moved slightly.Tried them in the garage against the door and both dont move at all when switched on in auto or manual mode.Does this make sense or am i talking pish
They just seemed to be low when driving tonight but to be honest the car is not out in the dark much.I was sure that when the lights were switched on you could hear a kind of whirring sound and the lights moved slightly.Tried them in the garage against the door and both dont move at all when switched on in auto or manual mode.Does this make sense or am i talking pish
Leave the car and let it shutdown for 15 minutes. Get in and turn on the lights and you should see them cycle down and up on the wall or door. Assuming that works then they are fine and you just need to adjust the white knurled adjusters under the bonnet a turn.
Definately no movement from the lights at all so off to the dealers tomorrow to get it fixed,got insured fully comp warranty so they can crack on and sort it.Just read a post saying that a sensor on the rear of the car could be damaged when working on rear suspension,could this be damaged when replacing a rear spring as mine was replaced earlier this year?.
Yes - almost certainly when pushing the wishbone down to get the spring in the sensor has been snapped. Easy job for the dealer to fix.
Very odd that 2 independent motors in different headlight units would both fail at the same time.
Let's just say I'm surprised...
Let's just say I'm surprised...
If it's just a simple suspension sensor that's broken or disconnected then that would cost just a few £'s to fix and less than warranty.
I'd pose them the question as to why both would fail at once (when it's amazingly rare anyway for one to fail) and ask to see the car when one light is swapped out and show with just one replace it now works on just that side.
In any event great you have a warranty
I'd pose them the question as to why both would fail at once (when it's amazingly rare anyway for one to fail) and ask to see the car when one light is swapped out and show with just one replace it now works on just that side.
In any event great you have a warranty
All these thoughts have crossed my mind :roll: .It remains to be seen whether they have actually fixed the problem,i await the dreaded phone call.It does seem very strange that both have failed,but what can you do,i dont have the best relationship with them nor does my father and dont really want to antagonise the situation by questioning them too much until i need to.Will post up the outcome later.
Well here goes.Just back from the dealers,car is now sorted,both headlight levelling motors replaced.Now here comes the funny bit.As stated previously my excess on the insured warranty is £250,will give you one guess what the bill was????.
Yep £250.00.Call me a cynic but does anyone think this is a bit too convenient?.I have the receipt for the work done and the part numbers for the parts fitted but have failed to find them or a price for them on the internet.The breakdown is labour £41.25,parts £157.50,vehicle test £9.58 total £208.33 + £41.67 vat total £250.00.I dont grudge spending money on getting the car repaired but to be honest it smells a wee bit fishy.Does anyone know the cost of headlight levelling motors for a 2007 Z4M?.
The part no i have on my receipt is B67.16.8.352.206 ADJUSTER.
Yep £250.00.Call me a cynic but does anyone think this is a bit too convenient?.I have the receipt for the work done and the part numbers for the parts fitted but have failed to find them or a price for them on the internet.The breakdown is labour £41.25,parts £157.50,vehicle test £9.58 total £208.33 + £41.67 vat total £250.00.I dont grudge spending money on getting the car repaired but to be honest it smells a wee bit fishy.Does anyone know the cost of headlight levelling motors for a 2007 Z4M?.
The part no i have on my receipt is B67.16.8.352.206 ADJUSTER.
Coopers quote a price of £94.50 for that part, so looks like they jusst fudged it down to a figure that worked out to the excess otherwise you have to say it's odd that to the penny parts and labour comes out the exact amount of the excess.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BT51&mospid=47797&btnr=63_0758&hg=63&fg=05&hl=5
Part 4 here if you're interested
Did they give you the old motors given you'd paid for them?
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BT51&mospid=47797&btnr=63_0758&hg=63&fg=05&hl=5
Part 4 here if you're interested
Did they give you the old motors given you'd paid for them?
Going to make a few phone calls tomorrow and see what quotes i get for the parts.Real oem comes in at roughly £50 each so a bit of a difference.No i didnt get the old parts back.Where did you get the £94.50 from,i tried searching for this part on the internet and couldnt find it.Do you think they have marked the price down to save them going to the warranty company for a small amount?.I was told that they would be charging £60 +vat to diagnose the fault but this does not appear on my invoice which would have made the bill a bit over my excess.
The saga continues 
:thumbsdown: .Washed and dried the car this afternoon and when putiing it back in the garage thought i would just check the lights.Drivers side ok passenger side not cycling at all.Car now back at the dealers for a fourth visit.
I really wonder how hard can it be to fix things nowadays?.
I still have my nice face on but i am starting to lose a bit of patience and may have to break out the angry head directly.
:thumbsdown: .Washed and dried the car this afternoon and when putiing it back in the garage thought i would just check the lights.Drivers side ok passenger side not cycling at all.Car now back at the dealers for a fourth visit.I really wonder how hard can it be to fix things nowadays?.
I still have my nice face on but i am starting to lose a bit of patience and may have to break out the angry head directly.
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sounds like a sensor and they have chosen to replace motors as these will meet/exceed your excess amount,
Now they change the sensor and all will be fine, They probably knew all the time.
Now they change the sensor and all will be fine, They probably knew all the time.
think I have a related issue - related in that my self levelers do move on both side - but dont seam right...
my lights are definitly shining too high and this is a recent thing
when i turn the lights of and on the cycle is UP then DOWN and then the motors like stumble like they are trying to move more but they are jammed.
exactly the same each and every time i have done it
ive booked it into the stealers for thursday to get looked at under warranty but wanted to check on here first to ensure BMW investigate the right issue and dont try and fob me off...
any thought on my related issue?
my lights are definitly shining too high and this is a recent thing
when i turn the lights of and on the cycle is UP then DOWN and then the motors like stumble like they are trying to move more but they are jammed.
exactly the same each and every time i have done it
ive booked it into the stealers for thursday to get looked at under warranty but wanted to check on here first to ensure BMW investigate the right issue and dont try and fob me off...
any thought on my related issue?
OK - so after leaving the car overnight and driving again this mornig the problem is still there. My lights cycle up and down and then seam to want to move more but sound like they are jammed.
100% shining too high as lots of drivers were dipping their rear view mirror this morning and when i put my high beam on its hardly noticable....
any thought before i let the dealers loose?
100% shining too high as lots of drivers were dipping their rear view mirror this morning and when i put my high beam on its hardly noticable....
any thought before i let the dealers loose?