Adaptive LED headlights

[Dean83]

So my F31 has LED headlights with high beam assist. I've seen the videos on the adaptive anti dazzle system which looks really useful for night driving. My question is whether it is possible to code this myself or am I missing some hardware that would be required?

Thanks
Dean

[Ninja59]

From memory at least on the F10/F11 etc. platform it required only coding if you have adaptive LED headlights, what essentially you are after I presume is Selective Beam?

If so it is awesome and I use mine all the time!

[gizard]

HBA is separate to Adaptive. Adaptive requires clever camera thingy above the rear-view mirror etc.

[HoHoHo]

gizard said:

HBA is separate to Adaptive. Adaptive requires clever camera thingy above the rear-view mirror etc.

I would suggest based on the behaviour of the lights there is also additional mechanics within the light units (I could be wrong but it’s more than simply switching a bulb off)

Having had them as standard on my M5 I spec’d them on my current X5, they are absolutely brilliant

[anonymous-user]

I've got the Icon Adaptive on the M3 and they are in fact brilliant. Very spooky when you come up behind a car, and your main beam stays on, except for the bit where the car in front is.

[f1ten]

I've gt them in my m4 and got to say blooming brilliant. But if you don't have the adaptive upgrade you won't be able to code it as above their is clearly mechanics and a light sensor all linked up.

[gizard]

HoHoHo said:

gizard said:

HBA is separate to Adaptive. Adaptive requires clever camera thingy above the rear-view mirror etc.

I would suggest based on the behaviour of the lights there is also additional mechanics within the light units (I could be wrong but it’s more than simply switching a bulb off)

Having had them as standard on my M5 I spec’d them on my current X5, they are absolutely brilliant

I have adaptive xexon on my f11 and yes they certainly have mechanics on the main bean bit along with something that puts a shade up to draw boxes around cars in front!

I wonder whether the led versions might be a bit less mechanical now though?

[Dean83]

That was my thinking. I've got the LED headlights plus some kind of camera for the auto high beam. It would be possible to simply turn off LEDs in the headlight to create dark spots to avoid blinding people rather than some mechanical device in the headlight.

BMW seem to use common parts across lots of models these days, so I'm thinking the camera for adaptive and auto high beam headlights may be the same and that I just need some software to make it work.