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I'm guessing like on other new redesigned BMWs that only the top trim Icon Adaptive ones will net an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating? FWIW, I had a G01 X3 loaner with regular LED Adaptive lights and there was a discernible difference at night compared to the LED Icon Adaptive lights on our X3.
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Good no more halogen headlights which was always a joke on a "luxury car"
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just imagine 5 years from release of these fancy headlights
cost of replacement you get in accident broken headlight sorry sir your car is totaled
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Looking forward to this technology; I just hope the cost trickle down and it's not a $8,000 option, as it currently is on the US spec i8.
The US and Canada just approved "Selective Beam" for road testing on 10/2018. So we should have the same exact hardware/technology as the rest of the world by the time this hits the market - as oppose to currently.. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cne...ed-headlights/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/insidee...n-germany/amp/ |
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Perhaps.
You cannot code it for example on M3/4 with late 2018 build dates, there is some sort fo hardware change that prevents it. Time will tell.
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I thought the "selective beam" feature was available with the adaptive led lights but just coded off in the US.
Also something I read on another post but didn't think about was these new lights in the snow. The old lights produced a lot of heat which tended to keep the lens clear in a snow storm but LEDs don't. No light washers in US so has BMW addresses this. Maybe with headed lens like mirrors.
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As was mentioned, on the G20, the Laserlights are part of the $2,100 Executive Package. On the G05 X5, it's a stand-alone option for $1,000 or part of the $2,050 Executive Package. On the G07 X7, the Laserlights are only available on the 50i (not available on the 40i) in the $2,100 Executive Package. On the G15 8 Series it's standard. Quote:
If my experience with the i8 Laserlights is of any indication, they absolutely do make a difference, even in US-spec. I got myself on an unlit road with lights on automatic and cruised at ~30mph with the high beams on. As I accelerated over 44mph, there was a notable difference in visible light output straight ahead. The Laserlights seemed to further fill in what the LED high beams illuminated. Now, the headlight enclosures on the G05, G07, G15, and G20 with Laserlights are pretty differently designed, but I wouldn't hesitate for a second to upgrade to them. |
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As a supplement to the LED low/high beams, the laserlight's primary purpose is to extend visible range, so that far objects are illuminated sooner. The light output or brightness at short and intermediate distances is not affected. In fact, overly bright lights directed at short distance objects probably cause more glare/reflection and adversely affect visibility by forcing the pupils to constrict. Unless one drives on UNLIT AND LIGHTLY TRAVELED roads at highway speeds, the laserlights won't come on very often at all, especially for urban drivers.
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Hopefully the law is changed, if it hasn't been already. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1ML2UW Adaptive = Adjusts up/down/left/right Selective Beam = I use the term VLD (Variable Light Distribution), is what does the magic with high/low beams and diverting light / creating light tunnels for vehicles you're following or vehicles that are approaching you. The gov. also refers to them as matrix lighting [specific to certain headlights/manufacturers it seems] or Adaptive Driving Beams (ADB). RE: Hardware, it depends on the equipment the vehicle has. In the G30 for example, the base is Adaptive LED and the upgrade is Iconic [Adaptive] LED with high beam assist. Since it's the same hardware + camera used where the feature is permitted, it is simply disabled via coding for the US. It can be manually enabled. Hopefully what the revised law means is a) going forward, we get to enjoy these features, and b) hopefully a simple update from BMW will enable it for models where it was turned off via software.
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