adaptive LED headlights

mdlex389 · 06-19-2020, 05:03 PM

Hi. I have a 2017 f80 with the lighting package. What is the expected life of the headlights? What are replacement costs/options? Any concern with coding the lights to stay on at all times?

bimmerdavid · 06-26-2020, 04:25 PM

LED themselves are rated very high for lifetime. I don't have an exact figure but probably longer than the life of the car. However, with them coded to be on at all times, you obviously lower that lifetime substantially as they are based on hours. But why code it instead of just leaving the headlight knob on the "ON" position all the time.

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mdlex389 Private 18 Rep 60 Posts Drives: F80M3 E60M5 Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: NOVA iTrader: (0)	adaptive LED headlights Hi. I have a 2017 f80 with the lighting package. What is the expected life of the headlights? What are replacement costs/options? Any concern with coding the lights to stay on at all times?
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bimmerdavid Lieutenant 25 Rep 432 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW M3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sherwood, OR iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [0.00] 2017 BMW M3 [0.00]	LED themselves are rated very high for lifetime. I don't have an exact figure but probably longer than the life of the car. However, with them coded to be on at all times, you obviously lower that lifetime substantially as they are based on hours. But why code it instead of just leaving the headlight knob on the "ON" position all the time. __________________ 2017 M3 - Long Beach Blue, Competition Package, Burger Performance Intake 2009 135i - Dinan CAI, Dinan Exhaust, Turbonetics FMIC, Dinan Stage 2
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