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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Hi, Im from Romania and recently bought a BMW E60 520i from Germany ...I want to know what means bi-xenon on this model of car. I saw some pictures but I can't understand if the high beam is also white light (xenon light). Please someone post some pictures with bi-xenon lights turn on.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 12:26 AM
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Bi xenon means that both low and high beams are xenon
sorry i dont have any pics
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 02:27 AM
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The outside headlamp is Xenon on both dipped and high beam, so it is bi-xenon. The inside headlamp is Halogen only, it supplements the high beam and is used to 'flash'.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by KAF' post='340239' date='Sep 30 2006, 06:27 AM
The outside headlamp is Xenon on both dipped and high beam, so it is bi-xenon. The inside headlamp is Halogen only, it supplements the high beam and is used to 'flash'.
Just to clarify: By "outside" he means the outboard or furthest from the center; rather than the surrounding ring lamp that is lit like a parking lamp. As he notes, the inboard lamps are supplemental and may also be swtiched on by the dealer for use as daytime running lights in the US.

Hope you understand.
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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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See here...

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=6323

Post #1 and #8 are pics of the xenon headlights
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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Tank you very much , now I uderstand .
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