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07-27-2012, 06:05 PM | #1 |
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Stupid questions hour.
Ok, time for our stupid questions hour. I'll start.
When we say "angel eyes", which eyes do we mean? The inner two around the headlamps, the outer 2 around some other kind of lampy looking bulbs, or all four? What are the lampy looking bulbs surrounded by the outer "angel eyes"? Do they light up? If so, how? If not, what's their purpose? Ive seen these lit on a 3 series (unless it was a dream I mistook for reality, which has been happening more and more lately) but I can't get them to light up in my 1er. If they're not supposed to light, that would explain why.
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The inner bulbs are your Cornering Lights, they only come on when your light switch is set to Auto mode and you turn the steering wheel. If you turn your steering wheel to the left, your left Cornering Light will light up the area to your left. The outer bulb is your Bi-Xenon Headlights, both High and Low Beams are combined into this one bulb. |
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07-27-2012, 06:28 PM | #5 |
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those rings were originally called Halos - angel eyes sortof sprung out as a coloquialization of that.
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07-27-2012, 06:38 PM | #7 |
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Ha ha! Good one. I posted the same question a few months ago when I first got my 1er. I was perplexed that there was no switch for them where the manual showed it was supposed to be. It never occurred to me to actually look at the front end to see if the car had fog lights, I just assumed they were there somewhere. Turned out only the 128i comes with fog lamps because the 135i needs that space for extra cooling. The manual is for both cars and doesn't point out the differences very well.
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Whatever happened to "corona rings" ?
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Coasters have eliminated nearly all of them.
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My old E46 330i had halogen high beams as the inner bulbs and Xenon low beams as the outer bulbs but to my understanding, BMW only does this with non-Xenon headlights now in the base models: 128i and 328i. EDIT, unless that changed with the LCI headlights. |
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Plus, it won't look as good since it will completely wash out BMW's signature inner Angel Eye. When the Cornering Lights are on, it turns the entire inner bulb into one huge blob of light instead of a distinct ring. |
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![]() ![]() According to Page 95: "The corner-illuminating lamp is switched on automatically, depending on the steering wheel angle or turn signal indicator." I haven't actually gotten in front of the car to check mine out, but I was under the impression that the way yours are now functioning is proper. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. |
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![]() I think you're right. It all makes sense.
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