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03-12-2022, 06:42 PM | #68 |
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I wonder what the results would be if the height of the light meter was changed some...you want to see the road, and 1M above isn't the roadway. Laser light, being very coherent, tends to not have much scatter or blossom....i.e., it's laser focused.
One meter, on some smaller vehicles would be about eye level, too. |
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Edit: Here is a pic of the lasers in action, courtesy of AndroidRobot , showing how the light beams are projected. Given how his test was set up it would be very difficult for his meter to capture the light from the lasers.
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If you have a laser beam and you want it to illuminate the road, given the spread, you wouldn't aim it 1M up. The beam doesn't spread that much, but the reflector can help spread it, but it still wouldn't be up.
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I had previously coded the Anti-Dazzle on my X50i with a laptop and E-Sys which was very difficult to get the correct software and to follow various posts on how the code the modules adding and deleting etc. but it worked. The latest OTA software upgrade BMW put out reset all my Anti-Dazzle coding and Auto Start Stop back to factory settings. I have the licensed Bimmercode program for iPhone and followed the above post for coding the anti-dazzle using the 3 steps.
I am reporting my findings: 1) Anti-Dazzle works as previously coded 2) Low beams turn to High Beams above 25 mph but function like standard auto high/low until a speed of 40 mph is reached. 3) Above 40 mph anti-dazzle functions to create a "black tunnel" tracking the cars tail lights in front. I never notice the lights shine above the license plate even with changing elevations or curves. 4) When oncoming traffic approaches the only the left high beam lowers just before the car passes into the high beam path and then resumes high beam after passing. 5) On multi-lane freeway the anti-dazzle only appears to work when traveling in the far right or left lanes (as to not blind adjacent lanes). 6) Decelerating from above 40 mph to below 40 mph the anti-dazzle reverts back to standard auto high/low until you reach 19 mph and low beams kick in below 20 mph. I have not traveled in front of anyone with anti-dazzle lights but I must say it illuminates the shoulders and sides way in front of leading cars quite nicely and I can only imagine it helps their visibility. |
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I took it that he used the BimmerCode settings for a faux anti-dazzle that someone posted a few months ago. It has been shown that those settings are not complete and shouldn't be used so hopefully if he did use theme will reverse it.
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i also thought of that thread of the BimmerCode faux anti-dazzle, but since he said "above post", i concluded he meant the E-Sys post in an earlier page of this thread since nothing referred to any BimmerCode steps.
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No matter how/why he posted at least it gave us a chance to remind folks not to use the Bimmercode method for anti-dazzle.
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The way I read it was that he had originally, fully implemented anti-dazzle, then an OTA update was applied, the anti-dazzle got disabled, but he was able to use BimmerCode to flip those switches to get it back. Once the software inhibit module is removed (that, BimmerCode can't do), the switches needed, were accessible from BimmerCode.
If so, that's good news, as if you didn't do the initial coding yourself, just using BimmerCode may be able to restore it to function after an OTA update, rather than repaying for that to happen. |
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I dont recall seeing it in Bimmercode. is it under lighting? or expert mode only?
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This has been discussed many times. Do not use Bimmercode to code anti-dazzle since it can't make all of the changes needed. The coding that is out there for is it flawed and does not enable the anti-dazzle completely.
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Also there is a long list of items to change, not just the normal three things most people post. |
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If I am reading and interpreting the description correctly, it looks like Land Rover already jumped on the new regs to offer their version of Anti-Dazzle.
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Sure looks like it. I think it will be a few years before BMW offers it.
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Part of the issue seems to be that the DOT has not established a certification test for enabling this capability. Hopefully, that will happen soon. They've defined the parameters.
In the interim, more than a few people have enabled the Euro spec version of this on their vehicles which first requires removing an entire module, then tweaking data in other modules to provide the full capabilities. Something that Bimmercode can't do completely. |
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Also once again you can access the items in BimmerCode, one just has to know where to look. So once again. It's is possible. |
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So, for those of us with laser light in the US today and without any coding, are we getting any benefit at all from them over the less costly LED lights? Thanks for clarifying.
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