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      12-02-2019, 08:27 AM   #67
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SallyBoy, sorry for asking, can you post a bigger picture of your car used on your profile avatar? The look of your car seems different but can't find why? black roof? front spoiler?
Here it is i guess.
Thanks that's a clean looking car, is that a wrap on the roof?
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      12-02-2019, 10:49 AM   #68
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Thanks that's a clean looking car, is that a wrap on the roof?
I read his blog - it all wrap including body and roof.
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I read his blog - it all wrap including body and roof.
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sorry haven't been on in a while. I see your questions been answered.
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      01-08-2020, 05:49 AM   #71
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Have been reading a lot regarding the Laser vs Non-Laser lights on GO5 ... still can't believe what a big confusion BMW made with those Non-Laser lights. The biggest issue is that even the sales guys can't really tell the actual difference between Laser vs Non-Laser lights.

Can anybody confirm that these are the actual differences:

1. Visual - daylight on Non-Laser is only on the bottom, like U, whereas on Laser daylight is "a true angel light" with full C (looks much much better)

2. Visual - Laser has got the additional blue X inside.

3. Visual&Functional - the inner "bulb" on the Non-Laser is dummy, that said, it does not have any "bulb" and is not functional.

4. Functional - Laser lights fires up the "laser mode" when driving fast enough, providing better visibility.

I have a question regarding 3. - since the Laser lights activates both "bulbs" (inner and outer), does this provide better visibility on both low and high lights vs. the "single bulb" on Non-Laser lights?

And one additional question - has anybody compared or has some real-life experience regarding the "adaptiveness" of both Non-Laser and Laser variants? I'm asking this because I've seen some poor performance of "adaptiveness" on some "Non-Laser adaptive LED lights", for example my friend was disappointed with adaptive LED lights on F90 because in many occasions the lights blinds the opposite driving cars ... so I would just like to double-check weather there are any differences in this regard with this Non-Laser vs. Laser wars.

Thanks for the information!
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      01-08-2020, 06:58 AM   #72
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1, 2 and 3 are correct. For 4, the laser is only active in high beam over 37mph.

The non-lasers are actually brighter in low beam than that lasers, that us why they create the glare that got them the poor rating from IIHS. The laser lights would be better in all conditions and usage.
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I have a question regarding 3. - since the Laser lights activates both "bulbs" (inner and outer), does this provide better visibility on both low and high lights vs. the "single bulb" on Non-Laser lights?
I have only noticed the additional light from the laser when the bright lights are active, as far as I know they are not active when the lights are on low.

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And one additional question - has anybody compared or has some real-life experience regarding the "adaptiveness" of both Non-Laser and Laser variants? I'm asking this because I've seen some poor performance of "adaptiveness" on some "Non-Laser adaptive LED lights", for example my friend was disappointed with adaptive LED lights on F90 because in many occasions the lights blinds the opposite driving cars ... so I would just like to double-check weather there are any differences in this regard with this Non-Laser vs. Laser wars.

Thanks for the information!
In the US they don’t let us have the full performance of the adaptive lights, namely the anti dazzle. You mentioned your friend isn’t happy As he is blinding oncoming traffic. I coded my X5 in October to enable the anti dazzle feature and have not had one person flash me yet for the lights being too bright. I have also had the software updated in iDrive too and went from 03/2019.60 to 11/2019.40 and the coding to enable the anti dazzle still worked.
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In the US they don’t let us have the full performance of the adaptive lights, namely the anti dazzle. You mentioned your friend isn’t happy As he is blinding oncoming traffic. I coded my X5 in October to enable the anti dazzle feature and have not had one person flash me yet for the lights being too bright. I have also had the software updated in iDrive too and went from 03/2019.60 to 11/2019.40 and the coding to enable the anti dazzle still worked.
Are you referring to Laser Lights, Standard LED lights, or both? If both what did you use to code the Anti dazzle lights? Can BimmerCode do this?
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      01-08-2020, 07:43 PM   #75
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^ Bimmercode can't be used to code the anti-dazzle (which is only available for the laser lights AFAIK). Most, if not all, use E-sys.
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Can anybody confirm that these are the actual differences:

1. Visual - daylight on Non-Laser is only on the bottom, like U, whereas on Laser daylight is "a true angel light" with full C (looks much much better)

2. Visual - Laser has got the additional blue X inside.

3. Visual&Functional - the inner "bulb" on the Non-Laser is dummy, that said, it does not have any "bulb" and is not functional.

4. Functional - Laser lights fires up the "laser mode" when driving fast enough, providing better visibility.

And one additional question - has anybody compared or has some real-life experience regarding the "adaptiveness" of both Non-Laser and Laser variants?
I was also missing key information even after specifically looking for it (damn you, BMW!) and did not order lasers as I rarely drive in situations where they are needed. But knowing what I know now I would absolutely would have taken them, even if just for the appearance.

I would add point 5: adaptive LEDs don't have the separate cornering lights at all (at least here in FI), so they are missing not one but two 'bulbs'

On the positive side, the adaptive and anti-dazzle features work surprisingly well even on the adaptive LEDs. On twisty roads, the headlights lights turn to point in the direction of travel. The high beams stay on even with some cars in front and oncoming, as the turn to point away from the road and illuminate the side of the road.

This video is helpful although the G05 adaptive LED setup is not identical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v19IgSGr28&t=30s. My own experiences are similar, and while many drivers here react to dazzling by flashing their high beams, I have not had one such protest yet.
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Are you referring to Laser Lights, Standard LED lights, or both? If both what did you use to code the Anti dazzle lights? Can BimmerCode do this?
I have the laser lights, but was simply stating the anti dazzle feature works well, should have mentioned I had laser lights. I used E-SYS to VO code this feature, as TB mentioned you can’t do this with Bimmercode.
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I have the laser lights, but was simply stating the anti dazzle feature works well, should have mentioned I had laser lights. I used E-SYS to VO code this feature, as TB mentioned you can’t do this with Bimmercode.
Are there any instructions on how to do this? I’ve searched but come up empty. Thanks!
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      01-09-2020, 07:32 AM   #79
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I have the laser lights, but was simply stating the anti dazzle feature works well, should have mentioned I had laser lights. I used E-SYS to VO code this feature, as TB mentioned you can’t do this with Bimmercode.
Are there any instructions on how to do this? I’ve searched but come up empty. Thanks!
Really? It's literally in the first thread returned for "anti-dazzle" search in the app. Anyway: https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=25428580
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I typed “anti dazzle” and the first result is for the cheat sheets on the coding forum. Further down was unrelated stuff. Thank you!
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Hi, newbie on here looking at doing this retrofit soon. Can anyone clarify it’s just coding needed otherwise everything else will be plug and play? Thanks
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hi guys. iv recently fitted the laser lights to mine which came with standard led.

plugged in and coded 5az and everythng is work. however i am getting high beam headlight failure warning.

has anyone come across this and what was the solution. thanks in advance
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hi guys. iv recently fitted the laser lights to mine which came with standard led.

plugged in and coded 5az and everythng is work. however i am getting high beam headlight failure warning.

has anyone come across this and what was the solution. thanks in advance
I am also giving rise to a high beam warning as well.
I'm planning to FLASH the ECU (FLM2) at the end of this week.
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hi guys. iv recently fitted the laser lights to mine which came with standard led.

plugged in and coded 5az and everythng is work. however i am getting high beam headlight failure warning.

has anyone come across this and what was the solution. thanks in advance
I am also giving rise to a high beam warning as well.
I'm planning to FLASH the ECU (FLM2) at the end of this week.
Do your cars have high beam assist?
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Do your cars have high beam assist?
Yes, my car comes with that feature.
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Yes, my car comes with that feature.
Mine hasn't, so do you think I will get the high beam warning fault light?
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Mine hasn't, so do you think I will get the high beam warning fault light?
I think this warning will happen if you don't set it up properly.
I have been experiencing similar symptoms and am struggling to correct them.
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Mine hasn't, so do you think I will get the high beam warning fault light?
I think this warning will happen if you don't set it up properly.
I have been experiencing similar symptoms and am struggling to correct them.
Did you manage to flash yours to get rid of it?
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