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      10-12-2012, 04:59 AM   #1
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Rear Lights ??

I was wondering, as I have seen many X3 around here in Europe (Belgium).
The rear light red bars seem to be different on some X3's.

What I mean is that the rear side lights have either a short light bar or a longer light bar. See photos.

Have any of you experienced this??
Does it have something to do with the Xeon's vs Halogens??
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      10-12-2012, 06:22 AM   #2
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Yes, xenon lights give different rear lights as well as front ones.
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So that means then that the xeons have the "long" bar at the back??

And the Halogens have the "short" version???

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Yeah, Take a look at realoem.com for codes.
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You mean this "screen shot" showing the different rear light moudels??
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Rear lights with xenons are LEDs for tail lights. DOn't know about halogens.
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Looks to me like both cars have xenons, but the 'short' bar is just the parking lights (i.e. the ignition is not on). When the ignition is on/engine running, the full bar lights up. Only reason I know is that last week I was checking my new car and for a while thought I'd been given defective rear lights. It was only when I checked with the ignition on that the full length lit up.

As far as I know, non xenon cars don't have light strips at all, just an old fashioned bulb and they look a bit rubbish in comparison.
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You mean this "screen shot" showing the different rear light moudels??
Yes, I know that the Xenon and non-xenon model rear lights differ wildly.
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