crappy headlights?

spray · 04-01-2013, 05:35 PM

hey guys,

I have a 2008 135i...i've had it for around 6 months. I drive often in rural areas at night, and the regular headlights are pretty awful for xenons. How are they for other people? Could there be something wrong with them? any way to upgrade?

ilikebmxbikes · 04-01-2013, 06:18 PM

whats wrong with them? do you need to adjust them? are they too low?

spray · 04-01-2013, 06:42 PM

Yeah maybe they're just too low.

I just can't see more than twenty feet in front of the car. My previous cars with xenons bathe the road in light.

AKopp · 04-01-2013, 07:19 PM

Gotta be an adjustment issue. Mine are some of the best headlights I've experienced next to my pop's SL55.

mattryan · 04-01-2013, 09:50 PM

I'm having the same issue... what's the fix if the headlights are too low?

dubluv17 · 04-03-2013, 09:59 AM

There are write ups on how to do this. The 135i headlights are adjusted by an allen fitting on the top of the headlight housing. I usually park on a street and do one headlight at a time. Try to block one and then aim the other so that the lower line of the beam pattern is just under where you think the eyes of oncoming drivers would be. Then just match the other headlight beam pattern to that height. IMO the 135i headlights are pretty awesome. It's my first bi-xenon setup and I love it.

luv135i · 04-03-2013, 12:42 PM

Yea my headlights are awesome

Riley1524 · 05-22-2013, 07:27 AM

Compared to other cars I've had and my 370z, I have to agree with the op. These are the worst HID headlights I've had in any of my cars. Even after adjusting the lights up, its still not up to my personal standards. I will say that a pair of CBI's from retrofitsource.com will help out tremendously

cheshirecat79 · 05-22-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Riley1524

Compared to other cars I've had and my 370z, I have to agree with the op. These are the worst HID headlights I've had in any of my cars. Even after adjusting the lights up, its still not up to my personal standards. I will say that a pair of CBI's from retrofitsource.com will help out tremendously

I agree. Between my wife's Ford Edge and my old 350 and 370z's, the 135's xenon output is subpar. Aiming will only do so much if the output is less than what's desired.

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spray Private First Class 10 Rep 139 Posts Drives: 2008 bmw 135i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: toronto iTrader: (0)	Yeah maybe they're just too low. I just can't see more than twenty feet in front of the car. My previous cars with xenons bathe the road in light.
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AKopp Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 265 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	Gotta be an adjustment issue. Mine are some of the best headlights I've experienced next to my pop's SL55. __________________ 2009 135i - SG/Coral - 19" Alufelgen SF-71 - ST Coilovers - Cobb Stage 2+ - AR Downpipes - Berk Sport Exhaust - Active Autowerke Charge Pipe - AMS FMIC - AFE DCI - LUX V3 Angel Eyes - LCI Blacklines - Active Autowerke Strut Tower Brace - BMW Performance CF Spoiler - Kerscher Carbon Splitter - Scopian CF Diffuser - MusicarNW Level 2
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mattryan Captain 86 Rep 638 Posts Drives: 2022 M240i xDrive Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	I'm having the same issue... what's the fix if the headlights are too low? __________________ Current: 2022 M240i xDrive Previous: 2018 440i xDrive, 2012 135i
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dubluv17 Private First Class 11 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Millcreek, UT iTrader: (0)	There are write ups on how to do this. The 135i headlights are adjusted by an allen fitting on the top of the headlight housing. I usually park on a street and do one headlight at a time. Try to block one and then aim the other so that the lower line of the beam pattern is just under where you think the eyes of oncoming drivers would be. Then just match the other headlight beam pattern to that height. IMO the 135i headlights are pretty awesome. It's my first bi-xenon setup and I love it.
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luv135i Major 60 Rep 1,073 Posts Drives: White Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	Yea my headlights are awesome
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Riley1524 Captain 63 Rep 638 Posts Drives: A Slow Ass BMW Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, Ga. iTrader: (4)	Compared to other cars I've had and my 370z, I have to agree with the op. These are the worst HID headlights I've had in any of my cars. Even after adjusting the lights up, its still not up to my personal standards. I will say that a pair of CBI's from retrofitsource.com will help out tremendously __________________ 2015 428i Coupe 2009 328i E93
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