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Old 06-04-2021, 09:37 AM   #11
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Can’t remember if we talked about this but have you tried checking the alignment and adjusting the height?
Yes, I did have them adjusted a bit higher and it helped, a bit but not enough in my view. I don't think I can go higher, nor can I see nearby at low speed due to lack of fog lights. Water covered potholes strike fear...
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Old 06-04-2021, 09:53 AM   #12
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Yes, I did have them adjusted a bit higher and it helped, a bit but not enough in my view. I don't think I can go higher, nor can I see nearby at low speed due to lack of fog lights. Water covered potholes strike fear...
It looks like it might be possible to retrofit the fogs? Not sure if that would help. Even if you don't go this way, might be possible to locate a decent set of round driving lights in that location (you don't really need the extra brake cooling, I am certain).

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=751344&page=3
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As I recall, the non-premium F30 headlights are all rated as garbage.

The good F30 headlight assemblies seem to all be crazy expensive as well.

Looking at what people are saying about F30 options, I think that you're probably stuck unless you're willing to lay out a lot of money and alter the chassis harness. Just no good options here.
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Old 06-04-2021, 09:58 AM   #14
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It looks like it might be possible to retrofit the fogs? Not sure if that would help. Even if you don't go this way, might be possible to locate a decent set of round driving lights in that location (you don't really need the extra brake cooling, I am certain).

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=751344&page=3
Fog light upgrades are pretty worthless. No matter how powerful you make them, nothing is going to change the fact that they're down by the ground. There's a reason why the shitty halogens in my truck are competitive with my various high output xenon setups.
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It looks like it might be possible to retrofit the fogs? Not sure if that would help. Even if you don't go this way, might be possible to locate a decent set of round driving lights in that location (you don't really need the extra brake cooling, I am certain).

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=751344&page=3
https://www.amazon.com/Package-Bumpe.../dp/B08HQ2YBYS

Wild how easy it seems to be to enable the switch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VubLKW0IjUQ
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His problem, I am assuming, is reach though. You’ll have shit for reach in that location no matter how bright the lights are.

Edit: equ - don’t you normally have a bike rack installed? LED light bar time!
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His problem, I am assuming, is reach though. You’ll have shit for reach in that location no matter how bright the lights are.

Edit: equ - don’t you normally have a bike rack installed? LED light bar time!
Ugh JFC please do not do that (and for a few seconds I was trying to imagine how this would work on a hitch-mounted rack).

It's annoying that no one seems to have mounted a good set of round Cibies on an F30. You should definitely do that; I think they'd look cool mounted in that section of the bumper between the headlights and the grille.
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