Something I noticed last night going home in fog, was the beam pattern of the lights and those asking about driving abroad.
There was a distinct shadow thrown to the opposite side of the road, I assume to prevent glare of oncoming traffic, then it brightened to illuminate the opposite curb as well as would be expected significant left side illumination.
So there is a bias to the left, which could be a problem if driving in Europe.
Perhaps BMW just couldn't be bothered to take that into account.
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Stevepj
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According to the driver's handbook there's a lever within the headlight units on the E85 that sets the lights for driving on either the left or the right.
Had a look on xenons on mine in preparation for summer trip to Spain and France and it doesn't seem to be there so may be halogens only.
Had a look on xenons on mine in preparation for summer trip to Spain and France and it doesn't seem to be there so may be halogens only.
So this is where I write about the car? 2003 E85 2.5i, sterling grey, red leather, 106s with Goodyear Eagle F1s, factory xenons, folding mirrors, cup holders, retrofit cruise control, Bilstein B4's all round. And a whippy!
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Chris_D
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Nope, it's there on xenons. Adjusted my own uk car for driving in holland recently. It's a small silver lever which you have to push down on to adjust the beam pattern for driving on the rhs of european roads.Stevepj wrote:According to the driver's handbook there's a lever within the headlight units on the E85 that sets the lights for driving on either the left or the right.
Had a look on xenons on mine in preparation for summer trip to Spain and France and it doesn't seem to be there so may be halogens only.
Pic shows slight difference l/r after adjusting- bit dimmer on passenger side due to the top of the beam being blocked by the flap which comes down inside the headlight-
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E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
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Stevepj
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Cheers Chris, I'll have another look, got until July to find it!
So this is where I write about the car? 2003 E85 2.5i, sterling grey, red leather, 106s with Goodyear Eagle F1s, factory xenons, folding mirrors, cup holders, retrofit cruise control, Bilstein B4's all round. And a whippy!
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It's a pig to find - I used to call into the dealer and he used to put it onto the ramp and do it foc.Stevepj wrote:Cheers Chris, I'll have another look, got until July to find it!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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The BMW people told me mine dips flat ... the handbook says it's got some devilish tricky thing that splits the beam at oncoming cars ... either way I don't get flashed at either here in France, where I live, or in the UK, just one night when I went to collect the car! My Jaguar XF Sportbrake, which is also December 2014, same as the E89, also dips flat so as not to dazzle anyone ... maybe it's a recent innovation?
Dec 2014 ... E89 35is sDrive M DCT ... Red ... 