04-22-2024, 09:38 AM | #1 |
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M235i Xenon DRL top strip is starting to fade
I noticed that the top strip of the DRL in my headlights is starting to fade, and showing two colors.
I don't think it's the headlight fault, since the exact same thing happens on my other headlight. I believe it's a faulty module, as I don't believe there should be two colors. Can anyone with the same headlights confirm? This is pre LCI 2016 non-adaptive. |
04-23-2024, 10:49 AM | #2 |
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I think the assembly just degrades over time. I replaced one of my headlights, and kept all of the same modules but the new headlight has a clear brow and is a bright cool blue, whereas my older headlight is a whiter color almost on the yellower side when you can see the contrast against the new headlight. I think BMW just really dropped the ball when it came to the headlights on the 2 series. The 3 and 4 series dont have the same issue. I also restored the lens on the older headlight to see if it could possibly fix the issue but no:/
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04-23-2024, 11:35 PM | #3 | |
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I have Adaptive LED but I am not particularly happy either because I drive mostly on mountain roads at night and my feeling is they are not bright enough . Also, my previous cars had OEM fog lights in the bumper and it was quite a difference with LED bulbs.
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04-26-2024, 01:08 PM | #4 | |
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I don’t believe the issue is with the headlights as the degradation and yellowing is exactly the same on both headlights. Maybe they both gradually degraded over the years, but I find it weird that they look exactly the same. |
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04-26-2024, 01:32 PM | #5 |
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They surely do degrade the same over the years. I know I have a photo of my 228i when I also replaced the headlight on it as well I’ll look for it.
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