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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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Is it just me or does BMW make some of the worst HID systems? Every time I see a Beemer with HID's they are always pointing cockeyed and out of adjustment. The guys that set up the Beemer HID's at the factory must have a sense of humor when they adjust the things so out of whack.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:07 AM
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wierd, because all the BMW lights I've seen are auto-levelling
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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They hire some of the best people to align those lights. Like him:
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:21 AM
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there auto levelling. maybe the one you saw was faulty but they are actualy quite good.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by lanbrown
They hire some of the best people to align those lights.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:45 AM
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Originally posted by 03_AP1
wierd, because all the BMW lights I've seen are auto-levelling
Auto leveling only works if the HID's are in synch to begin with.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 02:54 PM
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I think what you are seeing is just the way the HID's are designed to project. I notice them not only on BMW's but on MBZ, Porsche, Audi as well as the S2000. At certain angles the projection looks off-balance. I can't explain why this is, but I've noticed it as well.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:08 PM
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Uh, protocol check, puhleez!

Beemers are the bikes.
Bimmers are the cars.

http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/reference/bim...mmer-beemer.asp
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by simons2k
I think what you are seeing is just the way the HID's are designed to project.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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Looks like it is just you.....
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