What are these lights?
07-22-2009, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Kzang' post='950092' date='Jul 22 2009, 09:42 AM
From my understanding Pre-LCI it was daytime running lights ( which could be turned off by your dealer ). LCI and up cars they were used as cornering lights.. when you turned on your turn signal and slow speed the lights would turn on and swivel to direction the car was turning along with the outside xenon lights.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='950086' date='Jul 22 2009, 09:39 AM
That thread has good info but it can still be confusing.
Here's a summary of everything:
pre-LCI cars:
Inner bulb -- used for "flash to pass" and for DRL, not adaptive, halogen (not Xenon)
Outer bulb -- used for low and high beam, possibly adaptive, Xenon (in most cases)
Angel eyes -- used for parking lamps
LCI cars:
Inner bulb -- used for cornering lamps, not adaptive, not Xenon
Outer bulb -- used for low and high beam, "flash to pass", possibly adaptive, Xenon (in most cases)
Angel eyes -- used for DRL and parking lamps
I think that sums it up...
Here's a summary of everything:
pre-LCI cars:
Inner bulb -- used for "flash to pass" and for DRL, not adaptive, halogen (not Xenon)
Outer bulb -- used for low and high beam, possibly adaptive, Xenon (in most cases)
Angel eyes -- used for parking lamps
LCI cars:
Inner bulb -- used for cornering lamps, not adaptive, not Xenon
Outer bulb -- used for low and high beam, "flash to pass", possibly adaptive, Xenon (in most cases)
Angel eyes -- used for DRL and parking lamps
I think that sums it up...
yep that's exactly the breakdown that I was looking for. Thanks Rudy.
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Originally Posted by Kzang' post='950092' date='Jul 22 2009, 08:42 AM
From my understanding Pre-LCI it was daytime running lights ( which could be turned off by your dealer ). LCI and up cars they were used as cornering lights.. when you turned on your turn signal and slow speed the lights would turn on and swivel to direction the car was turning along with the outside xenon lights.
Yes my car is pre LCI and I have my halogen centers turned on for DRLs I wish it was my angel eyes that were my DRLs anyone know how to convert my angel eyes to also be my DRLs?
Bruce, how about a cable for pre LCI users to convert their angel eyes to DRL's?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='950094' date='Jul 22 2009, 06:43 AM
Correct except that cornering lights do not swivel -- they simply project the beam outward (to the side). They also turn on automatically at slow speed when the steering wheel is turned enough (no turn signal required to illuminate them.)
Thanks for the great info Rudy, with a little more practice you may be as informative as Gene
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='950140' date='Jul 22 2009, 10:23 AM
Thanks for the great info Rudy, with a little more practice you may be as informative as Gene
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='950188' date='Jul 22 2009, 08:01 AM
Gene for mod!
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='950094' date='Jul 22 2009, 02:43 PM
Correct except that cornering lights do not swivel -- they simply project the beam outward (to the side). They also turn on automatically at slow speed when the steering wheel is turned enough (no turn signal required to illuminate them.)
From the BMW Innovations webpage appended, it appears that the lights do swivel
http://www.bmw.co.za/products/automobiles/.../headlights.asp
Light up the bends.
Adaptive Headlights.
The law of physics states that light travels in a straight line, and whilst BMW is unable to change this immutable fact of nature, it's true to say that the BMW driver can now see more than many other motorists. This is due to the introduction of an intelligent system in light technology - a revolutionary innovation the world over which allows the driver to literally light up the bends ahead.
Featuring variable headlight control, Adaptive Light technology anticipates in advance which direction the driver is taking and swivels the moving vario-xenon-module headlights in the appropriate direction. Unlike conventional headlights which only follow the steering wheel or the position of the front wheels, intelligent light control illuminates the road ahead even before you enter a curve or take a bend.
This is made possible by a system of sensors and computers which use the car's steering angle, road speed and lateral acceleration to recognise changes in course even before they happen. Adaptive Light Control even employs data from the in-vehicle satellite navigation system to ensure optimum illumination of the road ahead in every situation.
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='950193' date='Jul 22 2009, 08:09 AM
now now....haha...Rudy is who I got the idea to just post links to stuff
and I'm still learning from Rudy 
and I'm still learning from Rudy
I dunno about that, you're quicker than a google search Gene