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      12-22-2011, 03:40 AM   #12
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Drives: X3 (F25)
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Originally Posted by Lotus7 View Post
For anyone who has not taken a good look into the inner headlight projector lens on a HID equipped X3 F25, this is what you will see behind the lens. There are (2) electrical termination blocks and some wires.

The inner lens is strictly there for cosmetic reasons to fill the headlight outer cover. Since the outer cover is built to accommodate the quad-bulb halogen set up that is standard on many models, the inner "lens" is there to fill the space.
I wonder why they didn't see it necessary to make a "screen" for the inner projector. Is there a reason that you can easily see and access those terminals...?

Of course one can DIY screen from old sunglasses
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