Question about the x3

Nicktian · 04-17-2011, 11:29 PM

I just bought I x3 in Canada, I got some question about the headlight. Is it the x3's light are Adaptive Frontlight? Also why my car doesn't have the headlight washer? I saw the pics on the BMW.ca the car do have the headlight washer. Anyone know why?

tetten · 04-18-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicktian

I just bought I x3 in Canada, I got some question about the headlight. Is it the x3's light are Adaptive Frontlight? Also why my car doesn't have the headlight washer? I saw the pics on the BMW.ca the car do have the headlight washer. Anyone know why?

I think you get headlight washers only with the Xenons. Adaptive lights is also an option in Norway.

sfax · 04-18-2011, 03:45 AM

No headlight washers or adaptive headlights in Canada I'm afraid

http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showth...light=Adaptive

Powerrunner · 04-18-2011, 06:24 AM

No head lamp washers in Canads, could that be because it gets to cold and would just end up becoming a maintenance repair issue? Do other cars in Canada have this option?

acey81 · 04-18-2011, 06:39 AM

Doubt that would be the case, as it required by law in Sweden on xenon cars, and it gets as cold here...

Never had any problems with headlight washers (apart from that they are pretty useless without any form of wiper), despite temperatures below -30c

roders · 04-18-2011, 07:02 AM

Same here in Australia, for some reason it is required by law to have washers if you want Xenons. Adaptive is an option. Thus you can have Xenons with Washers but not adaptive. not sure if you can get Adaptive if you dont have Xenons.

Lemsi1220 · 04-18-2011, 09:10 AM

What is PCD? C0z here in Switzrland they do not have that option and x3 price is damn higher compared to the US. i orderd mine and got it for 79,000 swiss francs = 80,000 USD. Tnxs

perto · 04-18-2011, 09:32 AM

[QUOTE=Lemsi1220;9396725]What is PCD?
Performance Center Delivery. lol You can pick it up in SC and drive it home to Switzerland. But you have to ad DFE, dynamic flotation element

tuco44 · 04-18-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Powerrunner

No head lamp washers in Canads, could that be because it gets to cold and would just end up becoming a maintenance repair issue? Do other cars in Canada have this option?

I had washers on my M3, my 535xi and others. Never had a maintenance problem with them; however IMO they are useless and I don't care about them.

clarence · 04-18-2011, 10:12 AM

The washers are required by EU type approval laws. Basically any car sold in EU that have xenons from factory must also have washers fitted.
Due to mutual recognition of some rules between, for example, Australian ADR, Japanese standard & EU standard, cars on sale in markets that are outside of NA will have similar technical specs.

Nicktian · 04-18-2011, 11:15 AM

My car has Xenons package, but still don't have the headlight washer, and not sure it has Adaptive Frontlight or not. Anyone know about it?

Nicktian · 04-18-2011, 11:20 AM

I saw on US website said the Adaptive Frontlight are standard on 35i, not sure about Canadian version.

tuco44 · 04-18-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicktian

My car has Xenons package, but still don't have the headlight washer, and not sure it has Adaptive Frontlight or not. Anyone know about it?

Ypu will have the Adaptive, but not the washers.

Lemsi1220 · 04-19-2011, 02:42 PM

[QUOTE=perto;9396861]

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Originally Posted by Lemsi1220

What is PCD?
Performance Center Delivery. lol You can pick it up in SC and drive it home to Switzerland. But you have to ad DFE, dynamic flotation element

lol PERTBOY
i thought it was a type of option there in your country. so did you grab the DFE option?? Tnxs for the sarcsm anyway. lol

perto · 04-19-2011, 04:03 PM

[QUOTE=Lemsi1220;9408390]

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Originally Posted by perto

lol PERTBOY
i thought it was a type of option there in your country. so did you grab the DFE option?? Tnxs for the sarcsm anyway. lol

No hard feelings, in this moment my new X3 be brought to me by WWL.
(Wallenius Wilhelmsen logistics) and they probably have some flotation.

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Powerrunner Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 275 Posts Drives: BMW X3 35i 2011 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naperville iTrader: (0)	No head lamp washers in Canads, could that be because it gets to cold and would just end up becoming a maintenance repair issue? Do other cars in Canada have this option?
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acey81 First Lieutenant 48 Rep 313 Posts Drives: F15 X5 40d M-sport; F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Doubt that would be the case, as it required by law in Sweden on xenon cars, and it gets as cold here... Never had any problems with headlight washers (apart from that they are pretty useless without any form of wiper), despite temperatures below -30c
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roders Second Lieutenant 37 Rep 299 Posts Drives: BMW X3 3.0D MSport F25 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth, WA, Australia iTrader: (0)	Same here in Australia, for some reason it is required by law to have washers if you want Xenons. Adaptive is an option. Thus you can have Xenons with Washers but not adaptive. not sure if you can get Adaptive if you dont have Xenons.
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Lemsi1220 New Member 0 Rep 6 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Geneva iTrader: (0)	What is PCD? C0z here in Switzrland they do not have that option and x3 price is damn higher compared to the US. i orderd mine and got it for 79,000 swiss francs = 80,000 USD. Tnxs
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perto Private First Class 11 Rep 141 Posts Drives: BMW I3S + IX40 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	[QUOTE=Lemsi1220;9396725]What is PCD? Performance Center Delivery. lol You can pick it up in SC and drive it home to Switzerland. But you have to ad DFE, dynamic flotation element
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clarence Lieutenant Colonel 54 Rep 1,544 Posts Drives: F30 328i M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	The washers are required by EU type approval laws. Basically any car sold in EU that have xenons from factory must also have washers fitted. Due to mutual recognition of some rules between, for example, Australian ADR, Japanese standard & EU standard, cars on sale in markets that are outside of NA will have similar technical specs.
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Nicktian Private 5 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2012 535i M package Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	My car has Xenons package, but still don't have the headlight washer, and not sure it has Adaptive Frontlight or not. Anyone know about it?
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Nicktian Private 5 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2012 535i M package Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I saw on US website said the Adaptive Frontlight are standard on 35i, not sure about Canadian version.
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