06-03-2021, 05:06 PM | #1 |
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f30 LCI 340i headlight solution
I'm really at a loss here. My 2016 340i has the 'base' LED reflectors and the low beam is horrendous. Due to the track handling package, I have no front fog lights either.
Not sure what my options are... I'm fairly sure previous BMW bi-xenon projectors were all better than this set-up. I see a 2016 m4 bi-xenon set up for sale. https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1829812 Would this coupe set up fit my sedan physically? What happens to all the light control module side? Are they incompatible. Is a 2016 f80/M pre-LCI? I'm also open to other suggestions. I need to fix my low beam situation. High beam could be better as well, but low beam is unacceptable. This is the worst headlight I have driven with since the 90's. |
06-03-2021, 05:20 PM | #2 |
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coupe and sedan are generally not interchangeable. M sedans have a weird coupe hybrid front end.
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06-03-2021, 05:26 PM | #3 |
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06-03-2021, 05:58 PM | #4 |
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I don’t have the answer but did you try Bimmerfest or bimmerpost ?
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06-03-2021, 06:16 PM | #5 |
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Wow there is some hilariously hard to read posts in this thread--bad/no grammar, random capitalization, you name it.
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1458019 And wow, umnitza is still around? That's a blast from the past. https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/f...1106281/page-2 But yeah, it looks like the LCI cars don't have as many (any?) options. Weird. |
06-03-2021, 06:42 PM | #6 |
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I haven't read recently but that was my initial research a couple of years back when I got the 340i. Now the car is out of CPO warranty (cut down to 5 years). I plan to keep it, so I'm open to spending some $. Not $1k, but let's say in the $400 to $900 range.
Not sure why there are no options for the LCI. I think folks mainly care that their car has white headlights and have halos or something. LED even better... So I have all that but not enough lit ground. I could try to get a dumped halogen housing and see if I can get a specialist to fit projector HID's in that. But then how is the module going to work? And how much will all of that run? |
06-03-2021, 08:00 PM | #7 |
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are your low beams halogen or LED? If they're Halogen, running some Osram off road bulbs helped a ton on the e46
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06-03-2021, 08:12 PM | #8 |
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This is goofy maybe but can you get a set of round Hellas or something?
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06-03-2021, 10:48 PM | #9 | |
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Yes, the Hella idea occurred to me. I guess I need to find a specialist and open my wallet. I really would like a nice cut-off, I hate when people blind me and I don't want to blind anyone. But there is no real inspection in NJ and no laws enforced anyway, so I could probably get away with a light bar if I wanted to. |
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06-03-2021, 11:33 PM | #10 |
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Can’t remember if we talked about this but have you tried checking the alignment and adjusting the height? I haven’t looked at ours (honestly don’t drive the car much and have been on fence about selling or trading for something else so no real urgency) but when I did some research on this last year there were a bunch of posts on the F30 forums about adjustments helping at least make it less bad and how factory adjustment spec was really low.
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