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Is there a way to find out what type of lights I have? How would you know if I have Xenon? Can you find out from the VIN#?

Gary

You can usually tell by the color!! and the way they ignite. Plus Xenons have a large casing to the back of the head light. You Vin number will help too if you contact a BMW dealer.

Xenons have a projector bulb while the halogens had a multi-reflector (no bulb) design on the pre-'04 facelift models. Starting in '04, all of the X5s came with projector bulbs, but the xenons have something like "Dynamic Xenon" inscribed on the bulb. Also, there should be a tiny green LED circle next to the Auto headlight setting on the headlight switch.

2004+ X5 headlights with Xenons read Dynamic Bi-Xenons on headlights.

Xenons have headlight washer jets, check that

mine doesn't have washers but I have bi xenon. 2004 but probobly watered down since mine is already adapted for philippine use

Just checked the UK brochure on this and washer jets are standard on ALL X5's here!!

not in the philippines :)

You can also check the first page of your owner manual, where the option list is sticked !

Swich on your light in front of a wall, if you see the light automatically going a little bit up and down before stabilizing, you have a xenon system.

;o) Stf.

Not in the US either.