LED beam pattern question

[Deja_Vu]

So I'm re-installing my headlights after getting them back from ONEighty and am wondering about the LED beam pattern. I don't remember it being so rough looking. I did a quick search and I found this thread which seems to show some "condensed" areas of light that match kind of what I'm seeing:

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It is much more pronounced than the pictures show. Does anyone else with the LEDs have this issue?

Also, is the driver side supposed to be lower than the passenger side?

Really just trying to find someone else with a M3 or M4 w/ LEDs pattern to match up to.

[BIGW0RM]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

So I'm re-installing my headlights after getting them back from ONEighty and am wondering about the LED beam pattern. I don't remember it being so rough looking. I did a quick search and I found this thread which seems to show some "condensed" areas of light that match kind of what I'm seeing:

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

It is much more pronounced than the pictures show. Does anyone else with the LEDs have this issue?

Also, is the driver side supposed to be lower than the passenger side?

Really just trying to find someone else with a M3 or M4 w/ LEDs pattern to match up to.

Those are crooked and you either need to adjust them or contact 180

[Yas__Plz]

[Deja_Vu]

Originally Posted by BIGW0RM

Those are crooked and you either need to adjust them or contact 180

I'm installing myself and I should be able to adjust them to both be the same height but I wasn't sure if they were supposed to be. However, my main concern is the more condensed light areas as seen in the picture below. It's a little easier to see than in mine.

Originally Posted by Yas__Plz

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Thanks but my question wasn't how to adjust but more what the stock LED pattern looks like so I have something to compare to.

[X20A]

Subscribed. While mine isn't as bad as OP's, I still feel the beams are still too close together, similar to the first photo posted.

[Deja_Vu]

Originally Posted by X20A

Subscribed. While mine isn't as bad as OP's, I still feel the beams are still too close together, similar to the first photo posted.

Did you get your headlights done by ONEighty as well? There is apparently a lateral adjuster on the headlights too.

Alex suggested using this guide for adjusting the lights. Going to give it a whirl tonight. Just need to find a parking deck to try this in.

[Lee808]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure the right should be a little higher than the left on LHD cars It's to help light street signs on the side of the road. I don't have a source but I remember reading that sinewhere a while ago.

[MannyS]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

I'm installing myself and I should be able to adjust them to both be the same height but I wasn't sure if they were supposed to be. However, my main concern is the more condensed light areas as seen in the picture below. It's a little easier to see than in mine.





Thanks but my question wasn't how to adjust but more what the stock LED pattern looks like so I have something to compare to.

Stock OEM LED Low beam pattern from '18 M4 without adaptive headlights

[Deja_Vu]

Originally Posted by MannyS

Stock OEM LED Low beam pattern from '18 M4 without Non adaptive headlights

That's a much cleaner pattern than anywhere else I've seen. Maybe has something to do with the updated headlights?

Also "without non-adaptive"? So.....adaptive lights then?

[MannyS]

My '18 M4 has the standard LED projector lens headlights. I do not have the optional LED adaptive reflector headlights that move from side to side.

[larrylam646]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

I'm installing myself and I should be able to adjust them to both be the same height but I wasn't sure if they were supposed to be. However, my main concern is the more condensed light areas as seen in the picture below. It's a little easier to see than in mine.





Thanks but my question wasn't how to adjust but more what the stock LED pattern looks like so I have something to compare to.

Deja Vu,

My Adaptive LED headlights low-beam pattern:

Light switch set to "Auto" low-beam with variable light distribution enabled and light switch set to "manual" low-beam.

[Deja_Vu]

Originally Posted by larrylam646

Deja Vu,

My Adaptive LED headlights low-beam pattern:

Light switch set to "Auto" low-beam with variable light distribution enabled and light switch set to "manual" low-beam.

Thanks man. That's pretty much how I remember mine being. So you do have 2 areas of condensed light for manual only? I know pictures don't always come out showing what it looks like in person.

[larrylam646]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

Thanks man. That's pretty much how I remember mine being. So you do have 2 areas of condensed light for manual only? I know pictures don't always come out showing what it looks like in person.

Hi Deja_Vu,

Yes, there are two areas of condensed light in Manual mode.

Larry

[domino_z]

Here in Aus with adaptive lighting I don't have a hot spot on drivers side above the cut off

When I'm in neutral or reverse it's there, as soon as I put it in drive it fades away

Guess this has something to do with the adaptive feature in auto mode, which is strange as the lights don't go into full adaptive mode unless you press the button on the indicator stalk - will see if it stays on in manual on mode like you guys suggested above

Also noticed in reverse the side lights illuminate the extreme sides of the car just as they do when you put corresponding indicator on - has anyone been able to code them on (in my old s3/rs3 you could turn these on via a foglight button on dash)

[ash4390]

Originally Posted by domino_z

Here in Aus with adaptive lighting I don't have a hot spot on drivers side above the cut off

When I'm in neutral or reverse it's there, as soon as I put it in drive it fades away

Guess this has something to do with the adaptive feature in auto mode, which is strange as the lights don't go into full adaptive mode unless you press the button on the indicator stalk - will see if it stays on in manual on mode like you guys suggested above

Also noticed in reverse the side lights illuminate the extreme sides of the car just as they do when you put corresponding indicator on - has anyone been able to code them on (in my old s3/rs3 you could turn these on via a foglight button on dash)

I believe this has to do with the regional coding settings.... Alex @ Alpine coded my North American F80 from the two hot spots (like above, Adapative 1 I believe) to Adaptive 2 settings which completely eliminated the hot spot you're talking about. Food for thought!

[domino_z]

Originally Posted by ash4390

I believe this has to do with the regional coding settings.... Alex @ Alpine coded my North American F80 from the two hot spots (like above, Adapative 1 I believe) to Adaptive 2 settings which completely eliminated the hot spot you're talking about. Food for thought!

ok as per above, yes in manual mode both hot spots are there, but adaptive feature won't work natch

i quite like the way the oe adaptive works so don't want to mess around with it - we don't have the disabled adaptive features here in Aus like you guys do

[X20A]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

Did you get your headlights done by ONEighty as well? There is apparently a lateral adjuster on the headlights too.

Alex suggested using this guide for adjusting the lights. Going to give it a whirl tonight. Just need to find a parking deck to try this in.

No, I didn't get my lights done from ONEighty, so they are stock. Another "problem" is that my headlights are the Euro version (had them retrofitted).