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Thanks! But Xenon headlights are also available with Kurvenlicht, right? So in that sense, there is no real difference? If I bought a car with Adaptives Xenon Kurvenlicht, it would be the same (in terms of brightness) as Adaptives LED Kurvenlicht?

Hallo Leute,

Ich hoffe es ist okay wenn ich schreibe auf Englisch...

Can someone tell me if there is a big difference in brightness, between LED-Scheinwerfer and Xenon-Scheinwerfer on the BMW F10? Particularly with the low-beam headlights, not the high-beam headlights.

I'm referring to the factory LED headlights which are available from 2014 models after the facelift, compared to the factory Xenon headlights (ie. not aftermarket solutions).

I understand that LED headlights are supposed to be brighter, but I'd like to know how much brighter? Like 10%, or 50%, or 100% (twice) as bright, for example?

I'm searching to buy a used F10. I have seen a 2014 model with Adaptive LED-Scheinwerfer, and also a 2013 model with Adaptive Xenon-Scheinwerfer, which is a little cheaper. So I want to know how much of a difference the LED headlights will make for driving at nighttime. How much more of the road will they illuminate with the low-beams?

Thanks!

Hallo Leute,

Ich hoffe es ist okay wenn ich schreibe auf Englisch...

I'm looking to buy a new (used) F10. I have a question regarding "Adaptives Kurvenlicht" and "Abbiegelicht".

Is it true that every F10 car which has "Adaptives Kurvenlicht" also includes "Abbiegelicht"? In other words, Abbiegelichten are always included with Adaptive Kurvenlichten?

According to the BMW Preisliste, which describes all of the special features, they should always be included together - as far as I understand it.

However, yesterday I was speaking with a car dealer, who was selling a 2014 BMW F10 with "Adaptiver LED-Scheinwerfer". The BMW Preisliste also states that Abbiegelichten are included with the LED Scheinwerfer. But the car dealer claimed that they are not included. He told me that a BMW will have either Abbiegelichten or Kurvenlichten, but not both. I think he must be mistaken, but I wanted to clarify this. Can anyone confirm it for me?

BTW: let me clarify what I mean by "Abbiegelichten" - it's the turning light that comes on when you are driving at slower speeds and you turn a sharp corner, and this light is aimed at nearly 90° to the direction of your car, as shown in this video at 0:07:

I'd also like to know, how I can determine if a BMW has Abbiegelichten. Are these lights inside the headlight housing of the car? Or are they somewhere else? What do they look like?

Thanks!