Is this normal for the headlights?

pingpong · 08-03-2009, 11:05 PM

When I turn on my low beams or parking lights, I hear sort of a grinding sound coming from the area under the hood around the headlights.

It also feels like the headlights are aimed too low (then again, the car is a lot lower than cars I normally drive). Could these be related?

VitaminT · 08-03-2009, 11:16 PM

Do your headlights auto-adjust when you turn the key to the on position? Not sure if all Z4s do this buy my M roadster and my old M3 went up and then down or something like that when first getting ready to start the car at night. I keep the headlights in auto mode. It kindof makes a strange noise when they adjust, but not sure if that is what you are talking about or what.

pingpong · 08-03-2009, 11:23 PM

I just checked. It'll start out at a certain height, drop down a lower height, and then quickly come back up to that same height it started off from.

jragan · 08-03-2009, 11:29 PM

Yep, all that is normal. It's your headlights auto-aligning themselves.

pingpong · 08-03-2009, 11:36 PM

I guess now the question is, how come I can't see squat at night? Even the halogens on my old car works better...

VitaminT · 08-03-2009, 11:55 PM

Yeah I find the low beams okay but not as crisp as my brother's S2000 or my mom's TL...then again they don't have bi-xenon and once they flip to high beams they have halogen.

I think the high beams on my Z4M are fantastic.

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pingpong Private 14 Rep 68 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Is this normal for the headlights? When I turn on my low beams or parking lights, I hear sort of a grinding sound coming from the area under the hood around the headlights. It also feels like the headlights are aimed too low (then again, the car is a lot lower than cars I normally drive). Could these be related?
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VitaminT First Lieutenant 11 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 2006 M Roadster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	Do your headlights auto-adjust when you turn the key to the on position? Not sure if all Z4s do this buy my M roadster and my old M3 went up and then down or something like that when first getting ready to start the car at night. I keep the headlights in auto mode. It kindof makes a strange noise when they adjust, but not sure if that is what you are talking about or what.
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pingpong Private 14 Rep 68 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I just checked. It'll start out at a certain height, drop down a lower height, and then quickly come back up to that same height it started off from.
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jragan Imola Lover 26 Rep 749 Posts Drives: 2007 Imola Red M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas iTrader: (0)	Yep, all that is normal. It's your headlights auto-aligning themselves. __________________ His: RIP-"Ruby" *E86 ///M Coupe: Pics Track Pics Short Vids Long Vids Hers: 997-1 C4S*: Pics
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pingpong Private 14 Rep 68 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I guess now the question is, how come I can't see squat at night? Even the halogens on my old car works better...
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08-03-2009, 11:55 PM	#6
VitaminT First Lieutenant 11 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 2006 M Roadster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	Yeah I find the low beams okay but not as crisp as my brother's S2000 or my mom's TL...then again they don't have bi-xenon and once they flip to high beams they have halogen. I think the high beams on my Z4M are fantastic.
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