What happened to my Lights????

[Z_Victor1]

The "Inner" Headlight position is, as you know 'empty'...just the "Angel-Eye" surround.
Lurking within are very expensive looking projector lenses, but no lights/lamps behind.
Xenons lights are hyped to be the 'biz'. Without seeming churlish, on the Z4 the 'outer' Xenons are good, but not quite the amazing product I'd expected.......

Anyone know what the purpose of these 'blank' units is? Is it solely to 'exist' as part of the "Angel-eye-pair"?

Clearly I am in the dark here..............

[MilitaryE89]

[mav5125]

I have the same 'looking' convex glob on my motobike and it just operates as the normal beam light. The outer ones i would have thought are the high beams.

which lights light up on normal beam then?

[Z_Victor1]

Originally Posted by mav5125

I have the same 'looking' convex glob on my motobike and it just operates as the normal beam light. The outer ones i would have thought are the high beams.

which lights light up on normal beam then?

The 'OUTER' pair are the headlights. Low and High Beam.

Just puzzled as to why BMW bothered to put an expensive projector lens inside the unit when it's never going to be used????

Also, the Z4 has NO front fog lights!
NO fog lights
Never heard of such a thing!

[Z4 Beemer]

Originally Posted by Z_Victor1

Also, the Z4 has NO front fog lights!
NO fog lights
Never heard of such a thing!

Its in good company though. The 135i or M cars don't have fogs, although I think the area where the fogs should be are basically an open grill to allow air to get through. On the Z4 the area where the fogs should be is sealed.

[Argent60]

It's a real bummer for me that the Z4 doesn't have fogs. I live in a rural, mountainous area and use them on my 535 a LOT.

[Alext]

Cornering lights?

[arter]

Well... we now know where there is an empty spot that we could wire in fog lights....

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by Argent60

It's a real bummer for me that the Z4 doesn't have fogs. I live in a rural, mountainous area and use them on my 535 a LOT.

I have found the adaptive Xenons give plenty of light for the twisty mountainous roads of WV. There especially nice for spotting the dear along side the road.
I just did a nice trip in the Z4 to the Wheeling area. I was pleased with the comfort after an 8 hour trip.

[Argent60]

Originally Posted by richard in NC

I have found the adaptive Xenons give plenty of light for the twisty mountainous roads of WV. There especially nice for spotting the dear along side the road.
I just did a nice trip in the Z4 to the Wheeling area. I was pleased with the comfort after an 8 hour trip.

I respectfully disagree. The 535 has adaptive lighting too(and too think they're great), but when the fog gets really thick up here, they aren't enough. I have found that fog lights can nearly double the distance you can see through in very low visibility conditions.

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by Argent60

I respectfully disagree. The 535 has adaptive lighting too(and too think they're great), but when the fog gets really thick up here, they aren't enough. I have found that fog lights can nearly double the distance you can see through in very low visibility conditions.

Ok. Charlotte doesn't get thick fog. Yes fogs help in the worst but in normal conditions, the Xenons are great.

[Z_Victor1]

So..................

Now we need an ace to come up with a 'lighting' mod to 'fit' something in these positions

Extra filament to light up on high/main beam perhaps?

[teagueAMX]

Fogs are best low to the ground so they light up the road surface rather than shine into the fog itself.

It there a way to mount a light in the fixture, or is it blanked off in back of the lens?

[flpnout]

Maybe that's why the middle projectors are empty, to put your own lighting if needed as an option?