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      09-19-2008, 10:51 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by amk2912 View Post
I have "ribs" too.....Simon has adaptive headlights as do I. Maybe that's what it is..
So that's it then...

- you get ribs with adaptive headlights, clear ones on non-adaptive cars.
- the inner lights don't light up to assist high beam (only the xenon outer ones operate for hi/low beam) on either adaptive or non-adaptive headlights.

I am sure I read somewhere that in other markets the inner ones do come on to assist the xenon hi beams and also when you flash your lights, as per most other xenon equipped cars (eg. my Discovery). And even on the 3 series.

This is why I find that the hi beam performance is under par compared to most other xenon equipped cars. Wonder why BMW did this.....:iono:
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