Inner Headlamp bulb not switching on? How to do it?
08-27-2009, 06:27 AM
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aha! so i am not alone! 
Now could someone please advise on any mod possible to hotwire it and make it work too as main beams?
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Now could someone please advise on any mod possible to hotwire it and make it work too as main beams?
Thanks!
08-27-2009, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Insane Devil' post='990293' date='Aug 27 2009, 09:27 AM
aha! so i am not alone!
Now could someone please advise on any mod possible to hotwire it and make it work too as main beams?
Thanks!
Now could someone please advise on any mod possible to hotwire it and make it work too as main beams?
Thanks!
08-27-2009, 06:47 AM
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On LCI cars, the inner bulb is the cornering light (the main beams function as the flash to pass...)
Have someone sit in the car while in reverse and you'll see the cornering lights illuminate. Another idea is to have someone put it in drive and turn the wheel sharply in one direction and/or use the turn signal. (They won't stay illuminated too long so you have to coordinate things with two people unless the car is facing something reflective like a window, etc.)
Play around a bit and you'll see what I mean...
Have someone sit in the car while in reverse and you'll see the cornering lights illuminate. Another idea is to have someone put it in drive and turn the wheel sharply in one direction and/or use the turn signal. (They won't stay illuminated too long so you have to coordinate things with two people unless the car is facing something reflective like a window, etc.)
Play around a bit and you'll see what I mean...
08-27-2009, 06:52 AM
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But the OP LCI headlight is the one w/o cornering light function (clear lens instead of frosted) which I don't think is available in US market.
Originally Posted by Rudy' post='990306' date='Aug 27 2009, 09:47 AM
On LCI cars, the inner bulb is the cornering light (the main beams function as the flash to pass...)
Have someone sit in the car while in reverse and you'll see the cornering lights illuminate. Another idea is to have someone put it in drive and turn the wheel sharply in one direction and/or use the turn signal. (They won't stay illuminated too long so you have to coordinate things with two people unless the car is facing something reflective like a window, etc.)
Play around a bit and you'll see what I mean...
Have someone sit in the car while in reverse and you'll see the cornering lights illuminate. Another idea is to have someone put it in drive and turn the wheel sharply in one direction and/or use the turn signal. (They won't stay illuminated too long so you have to coordinate things with two people unless the car is facing something reflective like a window, etc.)
Play around a bit and you'll see what I mean...
08-27-2009, 08:18 AM
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All LCI uses the high beam from the Bi-Xenon I guess BMW figured out the Xenon works better than the Halogen.
Originally Posted by nomis_nehc' post='990358' date='Aug 27 2009, 10:49 AM
Wow, that's kind of a bummer. I have pre-lci, so mine work as high beams.
08-28-2009, 06:32 PM
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ok guys, so what are the odds that i can put in a halogen there and hotwire it with the main beam to work along with it? will it work?
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08-28-2009, 06:35 PM
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Nope ...
Originally Posted by Insane Devil' post='992067' date='Aug 28 2009, 09:32 PM
ok guys, so what are the odds that i can put in a halogen there and hotwire it with the main beam to work along with it? will it work?
thanks!
thanks!
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