F10 M5 headlights

[rich12]

Do all F10 M5's have the adaptive headlight things?
The ones that block out certain areas when going past a car etc.

Mine does it but I don't remember spec'ing anything fancy with the lights.

[Bicronical]

Yes it is a standard fitment, well at least on the later ones, can't comment on the spec of them when they came out.

I didn't realise they did anything other than move when you went around corners, indicated etc... and therefore dismissed them as a gimmick. If they do more perhaps I was being a bit unkind.

[HoHoHo]

They are brilliant and as a result I added them (also as LED) to my recent X5 order.

[hertfordshire1]

They were standard on later LCI cars and a cost option I believe on earlier cars.

Agree that they are very good.

[XMT]

Bicronical said:

Yes it is a standard fitment, well at least on the later ones, can't comment on the spec of them when they came out.

I didn't realise they did anything other than move when you went around corners, indicated etc... and therefore dismissed them as a gimmick. If they do more perhaps I was being a bit unkind.

He is talking about the adaptive LED headlights not the standard xenon headlights.
OP - no it is not standard - it should be for the price of the car on the M5!


Bicronical for your info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPZ3H1Vm4

[theboss]

As I understand it, the standard Xenons on LCI cars (not sure about pre-LCI) do have adaptive beam shaping functionality which is somewhat comparable to that of the optional LEDs.

I have seen this technology in action on another car it seems pretty good - in hindsight I'm not sure it was worth me paying £1600 for the adaptive LEDs on my M5.

[HoHoHo]

XMT said:

Bicronical said:

Yes it is a standard fitment, well at least on the later ones, can't comment on the spec of them when they came out.

I didn't realise they did anything other than move when you went around corners, indicated etc... and therefore dismissed them as a gimmick. If they do more perhaps I was being a bit unkind.

He is talking about the adaptive LED headlights not the standard xenon headlights.
OP - no it is not standard - it should be for the price of the car on the M5!


Bicronical for your info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPZ3H1Vm4

The standard lights on my LCI M5 had adaptive Zenon lights, moving and creating black holes, the works.

You can upgrade to LED's (as I have done on my X5) but on the LCI M5 fully adaptive Zenons are standard.

[XMT]

HoHoHo said:

XMT said:

Bicronical said:

Yes it is a standard fitment, well at least on the later ones, can't comment on the spec of them when they came out.

I didn't realise they did anything other than move when you went around corners, indicated etc... and therefore dismissed them as a gimmick. If they do more perhaps I was being a bit unkind.

He is talking about the adaptive LED headlights not the standard xenon headlights.
OP - no it is not standard - it should be for the price of the car on the M5!


Bicronical for your info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPZ3H1Vm4

The standard lights on my LCI M5 had adaptive Zenon lights, moving and creating black holes, the works.

You can upgrade to LED's (as I have done on my X5) but on the LCI M5 fully adaptive Zenons are standard.

Very interesting - You learn something new everyday!
Thanks