Headlights...or not?

[cantwontstop]

My headlights seem to be wrong. When my headlights are turned on the middle lights never light up. Ever. Not with high beam, not with anything. Am I missing something? Bulbs out? What's missing? Please see the picture and advise.

[Qsilver7]

Yes..you are missing your model year/model & headlight type so that we could tell what headlight setup you might have. Depending on the model/model year & headlight setup...without more detail or picture...you could have approximately up to 9 different options:

• pre facelift halogen
• prefacelift xenon
• prefacelift aftermarket xenon or halogen
• facelift halogen
• facelift bi-xenon
• facelift adaptive bi-xenon
• facelift aftermarket xenon or halogen

But I'll go out in a limb and guess that you may have a 2004-06 with a high probability of having adaptive bi-xenon headlights.

If my guess is right...if you pull the turn indicator toward you...the inner lights nearest the grills will illuminate...which are your flash to pass bulbs in this setup...or your DRLs if you code that feature on.

Please report back with more vehicle info so that we can verify/clarify our statements...or give better answers/suggestions based on how your x5 is optioned.

[powers1]

Originally Posted by cantwontstop

My headlights seem to be wrong. When my headlights are turned on the middle lights never light up. Ever. Not with high beam, not with anything. Am I missing something? Bulbs out? What's missing? Please see the picture and advise.

Whats missing is the picture ,so all bulbs are out

[cantwontstop]

I have a 2005 3.0i . My light button doesn't retract or pull out towards me. Only rotates to the different settings

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by cantwontstop

I have a 2005 3.0i . My light button doesn't retract or pull out towards me. Only rotates to the different settings

Where did you get pull/retract the light button? In post #2, I said pull the turn indicator toward you.

[CapeX5]

hopefully he knows how to activate the high beams….

[Roman D]

Oh dear, the switch on x5 is not pushable or pullable, it is cc wise for automatic lights and clockwise for cornerlights and further for low beam.. What you being asked is what kind of headlights your car has/should have. Google "bmw vin decoder", decode your vin and that will tell you for sure what kind headlights your vehicle had when it came out of factory. Also if you cant determine what you have, in a good day light take a few pictures trough the glass and may be top wiew and shot wrom engine compartment, may be it will guys here an Idea if decoded info matches to what you have instalked now

[jfoj]

Just pull the turn signal lever toward yourself while the headlights are off but the vehicle is running.

The center most lights should come on, they are Flash To Pass.

If you have Bi-Xenon or Adaptive Bi-Xenon the center lights are not High Beams and the only way the center lights will come on are for Flash To Pass assuming DRL are not enabled.

If the vehicle had DRL enabled, the center bulbs could have burned out over the years.

[cantwontstop]

Thanks for a straightforward answer.

[cantwontstop]

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