F10 LCI Adaptive bi-xenon headlight to non-adaptive
F10 LCI Adaptive bi-xenon headlight to non-adaptive
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Shushman

Original Poster:

4 posts

58 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Hey guys,

I am replacing both of my headlights on my 2014 F10 LCI from bi-xenon adaptive to bi-xenon non-adoptive. Mainly because I was getting them brand new and really cheap on a Black Friday sale.

I have purchased them for about £1200 without thinking which is stupid of me I know. But my question is, is it possible to do the switch without too much of hassle? If so, what can I expect and how can I fix it. Appreciate the responses and advice.

drdino

1,198 posts

159 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Out of interest, why are you fitting worse headlights than your current setup?

Shushman

Original Poster:

4 posts

58 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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drdino said:
Out of interest, why are you fitting worse headlights than your current setup?
Good question. I guess for me its common sense. I never found that having adaptive headlights added any value to my driving experience. I know its different for others reading various posts. Its my understanding that my new headlights will have all the features of an adaptive headlight i.e. brightness/colour etc apart from the moving feature which i am not too fussed about anyway. Cost effectiveness is the other reason.

drdino

1,198 posts

159 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Oh right, were they damaged? I thought you were changing them just to get rid of the adaptive function.

To answer your question, the FEM will need to be coded. I am not sure if it's an VO change (vehicle order) or a simple parameter change using ESYS or Bimmercode in expert mode.

BFleming

3,860 posts

160 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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Shushman said:
Cost effectiveness is the other reason.
You've spent £1200 to replace your fully functional adaptive headlights with non-adaptive ones on a whim... that's the least cost effective thing I've heard in a while.
On the coding, adaptive headlights are option 524. If you proceed with the swapover of the headlights, and you can plug them in/switch them on, you will get an adaptive light error, which coding will probably resolve. As the previous poster said, remove option 524 from the car's Vehicle Order (VO). I don't think there is a lot of different FRMs on the F10s, so you should be able to recode your existing one (as opposed to having to buy a new one).

Edited by BFleming on Wednesday 2nd December 08:55

320d is all you need

2,114 posts

60 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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BFleming said:
Shushman said:
Cost effectiveness is the other reason.
You've spent £1200 to replace your fully functional adaptive headlights with non-adaptive ones on a whim... that's the least cost effective thing I've heard in a while.
More money than sense!

laugh

Shushman

Original Poster:

4 posts

58 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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BFleming said:
You've spent £1200 to replace your fully functional adaptive headlights with non-adaptive ones on a whim... that's the least cost effective thing I've heard in a while.
On the coding, adaptive headlights are option 524. If you proceed with the swapover of the headlights, and you can plug them in/switch them on, you will get an adaptive light error, which coding will probably resolve. As the previous poster said, remove option 524 from the car's Vehicle Order (VO). I don't think there is a lot of different FRMs on the F10s, so you should be able to recode your existing one (as opposed to having to buy a new one).

Edited by BFleming on Wednesday 2nd December 08:55
It shouldn’t be too bad I imagine removing the error. To be fair, I’ve been getting quotes for £1200 £1400 used with no warranty for adaptive ones hence I settled with non-adaptive.

rassi

2,503 posts

268 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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OP, why are you replacing the adaptive headlights? There are no negatives from the adaptive, and if you leave the light switch in normal without using the adaptive function in the stalk, then they function as normal headlights. Really don't understand why on earth you are replacing them

Sim89

1,599 posts

224 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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rassi said:
OP, why are you replacing the adaptive headlights? There are no negatives from the adaptive, and if you leave the light switch in normal without using the adaptive function in the stalk, then they function as normal headlights. Really don't understand why on earth you are replacing them
My thoughts exactly. I understood that they were only adaptive when in the A position and standard functionality in the clockwise position.

Shushman

Original Poster:

4 posts

58 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Thank you much appreciate the response. It’s not just the case of replacing adaptive headlights with the non-adaptive ones. They were both damaged during an accident and I am repairing the damage myself. I am sorry for the confusion. Brand new headlight cost a lot so I went to this website who had a Black Friday sale on and purchased brand new non-adaptive pair.

Coding out the error seems to be straight forward job so I’ll give it a go and let you guys know how it went and share my experience if it can help anyone.

Thank you all once again for the responses.

BFleming

3,860 posts

160 months

Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Now that makes more sense - good luck with it all.

goldieandblackie

252 posts

111 months

Friday 4th December 2020
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Lesson one give the whole story first.

MarkiePK

1 posts

Wednesday
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goldieandblackie said:
Lesson one give the whole story first.
Why? He asked how to, not if he should.

bigdom

2,219 posts

162 months

Wednesday
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