China Headlights

BlackBear · 02-26-2024, 04:00 PM

Who has experience with China headlight replacements?

I have an Adaptive LED headlight that is entirely destroyed. These things are about a grand used on ebay. The modules cost about that used. That's 2 grand for one headlight.

I was thinking of buying a set of China updated headlights and selling my one good remaining headlight. The concern is whether these things really work and if they last.

There are some good looking headlights on ebay and aliexpress?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17603222744...Bk9SR6aG1va8Yw

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...Cquery_from%3A

ezaircon4jc · 02-26-2024, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBear

Who has experience with China headlight replacements?

I have an Adaptive LED headlight that is entirely destroyed. These things are about a grand used on ebay. The modules cost about that used. That's 2 grand for one headlight.

I was thinking of buying a set of China updated headlights and selling my one good remaining headlight. The concern is whether these things really work and if they last.

There are some good looking headlights on ebay and aliexpress?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17603222744...Bk9SR6aG1va8Yw

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...Cquery_from%3A

I'm 99.999999999999999999999999999999999% sure you'll lose the adaptive feature; something I wouldn't give up. Is the damage something insurance won't cover?

BlackBear · 02-26-2024, 09:24 PM

I don't think the ADAPTIVE part on my car was ever turned on. It just recently became legal in the US and all cars before 2022 had it turned off.

Are the high and low beam on the Adaptive LED headlights also LED?

ezaircon4jc · 02-26-2024, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBear

I don't think the ADAPTIVE part on my car was ever turned on. It just recently became legal in the US and all cars before 2022 had it turned off.

Are the high and low beam on the Adaptive LED headlights also LED?

I've had adaptive on the 3 BMW's that I've owned, going back to a 2012 535i. What was disabled for the US market was variable light distribution.

BlackBear · 02-26-2024, 11:14 PM

What is Adaptive in that case? I thought variable was the adaptive part.

ezaircon4jc · 02-27-2024, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBear

What is Adaptive in that case? I thought variable was the adaptive part.

Nope... Adaptive is when the headlights turn with the steering wheel.

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