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      06-14-2018, 07:28 PM   #158
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Originally Posted by CSharpFan View Post
Okay, after investigating this some more, it seems that there is a difference in the lights between USA and EU, that's not just coding...

EU cars seem to come with http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...&q=63112296303

US cars seem to come with http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...&q=63112338064

The lowe powered version of the Xenons.

So while this coding gives you the moving headlights (which absolutely works!) it doesn't give you the increased brightness the EU lamps have.

Now I need to start saving for those EU lamps ... :|

IDK... you are talking about xenon bulbs here in your above link. Not the headlamp housing(s).

As far as I know... other than US car's having orange side reflectors... the EU and US headlamps are the same. It's just the coding that is different. ie: whether the side marker light stays on with the headlights(like on US lights) and that the US high beam output is reduced from what the EU lights put out.

There is also TWO EU xenon head lamps... AHL and non AHL. In the US we only got the AHL xenons.


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