Headlight adjustment

willywi · 11-26-2020, 07:32 PM

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pungo · 11-26-2020, 07:55 PM

I don't think adjusting LEDs are any different then other headlights with a clean cut off. Pull up to a wall 25' away, adjust cutoff to 1"-2" below height of headlight on vehicle.

https://raybuck.com/how-to-adjust-align-headlights/

karlshea · 12-09-2020, 10:18 PM

Did you go from halogen to LED or from xenon to LED? I went from halogen and had to disable all the adaptive features because I don't have ride hight sensors. If you ran into this I have a couple questions for you!

karlshea · 12-09-2020, 10:23 PM

Ahh alright. I think that'll be a spring project for me, it would be great to turn all that back on again.

karlshea · 12-09-2020, 10:24 PM

No LIN errors (that I remember). One of the chassis modules says it can't talk to the ride height sensors so there's just a constant "adaptive headlight failure" message unless I disable adaptive.

Edit: looking back at my posts the exact error is "vertical aim error": https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/q...ights.1349453/

karlshea · 12-09-2020, 10:57 PM

Will do!

11-26-2020, 07:32 PM	#1
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pungo Colonel 880 Rep 2,547 Posts Drives: Z4MC-X3-35i-525i, Corrado G60 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW X3 x35i [0.00] 2001 BMW 525i [0.00] 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [8.76]	I don't think adjusting LEDs are any different then other headlights with a clean cut off. Pull up to a wall 25' away, adjust cutoff to 1"-2" below height of headlight on vehicle. https://raybuck.com/how-to-adjust-align-headlights/
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karlshea Enlisted Member 5 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	Did you go from halogen to LED or from xenon to LED? I went from halogen and had to disable all the adaptive features because I don't have ride hight sensors. If you ran into this I have a couple questions for you!
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12-09-2020, 10:23 PM	#4
karlshea Enlisted Member 5 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	Ahh alright. I think that'll be a spring project for me, it would be great to turn all that back on again.
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12-09-2020, 10:24 PM	#5
karlshea Enlisted Member 5 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	No LIN errors (that I remember). One of the chassis modules says it can't talk to the ride height sensors so there's just a constant "adaptive headlight failure" message unless I disable adaptive. Edit: looking back at my posts the exact error is "vertical aim error": https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/q...ights.1349453/
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12-09-2020, 10:57 PM	#6
karlshea Enlisted Member 5 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2016 X3 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	Will do!
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