Dumb Question About Lights
04-28-2005, 02:40 PM
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Please dont burn me on this, but this is my first BMW
Im sure that this is a dumb question, but I am curious.
I have the xenon head lamps the outer lamps have the xenon bulbs the inner bulbs are not lit when I have my headlights on. I would assume that the other lamp is my high beams, but when i flip the high beams foward towards the dash to stay on, my xenons just get brighter and the lamp is still off.
The only time the lamp comes on is when i turn on my high beams by pulling the control towards me, but as soon as I let go it goes back off.
Ive seen pics in the forums where just this bulb is lit and the xenons are not lit. What I am getting at here is how to I make those inner bulbs come on and the xenons stay off and whats the purpose of the bulb?
here is a pic to describe what I am saying
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Sorry for the dumb question
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Im sure that this is a dumb question, but I am curious.
I have the xenon head lamps the outer lamps have the xenon bulbs the inner bulbs are not lit when I have my headlights on. I would assume that the other lamp is my high beams, but when i flip the high beams foward towards the dash to stay on, my xenons just get brighter and the lamp is still off.
The only time the lamp comes on is when i turn on my high beams by pulling the control towards me, but as soon as I let go it goes back off.
Ive seen pics in the forums where just this bulb is lit and the xenons are not lit. What I am getting at here is how to I make those inner bulbs come on and the xenons stay off and whats the purpose of the bulb?
here is a pic to describe what I am saying
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Sorry for the dumb question
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04-28-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Apr 28 2005, 05:43 PM
The only way I know to turn them on is with the flasher.
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Pulling back activates the flash to pass high beams which are halogen. Pushing forward is the Xenon high beams. They do this because the Xenon takes longer to come on, so for flash to pass halogen is more appropriate.
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Originally Posted by Member545' date='Apr 28 2005, 02:44 PM
Pulling back activates the flash to pass high beams which are halogen. Pushing forward is the Xenon high beams. They do this because the Xenon takes longer to come on, so for flash to pass halogen is more appropriate.
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04-28-2005, 03:01 PM
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Ok Thanks Makes Sense, Just Curious
See this is what I was talking about
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See this is what I was talking about
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04-28-2005, 03:52 PM
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I'm not looking to start rouble here, but it looked to me like he had his fog lights on in the bright sun . . .
04-28-2005, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Apr 28 2005, 04:52 PM
I'm not looking to start rouble here, but it looked to me like he had his fog lights on in the bright sun . . .
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