[thaddolson]

Hey everyone! I'm new here and just bought my 1st BMW( 2018 F33 430i). The car is a project car missing the front end due to a collision. Now because I bought the car with no front end, I don't know what bumper options and headlights it came with.
I have done the VIN decoder, but it doesn't specifically say LED for headlights(does say LED fog lights). I have park sensors in my rear bumper, but have no front bumper.

Any help will be very appreciative.

[Billfitz]

According to realoem all 2018 F33 have adaptive LED headlights. You won't like the price. I believe that if you have PDC rear then you've got PDC front as well.

[thaddolson]

Thanks for the response.
I was on realoem and per my vin # it showed me both part number options. For the PDC, I have the button inside car, but not sure if my wiring up front is for the sensors.

I included some pictures of the front harness and I'm bot sure if any are for PDC.

[thaddolson]

No mention of headlights when I search VIN #

[Billfitz]

It doesn't mention the lights because you've got whatever was stock.

[thaddolson]

Thank you. Is stock Non-Adaptive LED?

Can I get adaptive headlights and make them work without Adaptive functions?

[Daftasabrush]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

It doesn't mention the lights because you've got whatever was stock.

That's simply not true, the VIN decoders will list all factory fitted options whether they were standard or not.

My car has Servotronic steering, it's standard but listed on a VIN decoder. I have 19" 442M wheels, again, standard for my model but listed on VIN decoder. I could go on but I think you get my drift.

OP, if you had adaptive headlights you'd have this listed:

552 Adaptive Led Headlight Adaptiver Led-scheinwerfer

If you have front and rear PDC you have this option:

508 Park Distance Control (pdc) Park Distance Control (pdc)

Post the full decode and we'll tell you what headlights you need but it's probably standard bi-xenon as the 4er didn't get halogen.

EDIT: you would have this code if you only had rear PDC: S507A (or just 507, or S507)

[smrtypants44]

Yeah all LCI coupes/Grancoupes/converitbles have LED stock. Its non adaptive projectors that look very similar to pre-lci xenon lights.



The upgraded adaptive headlights are reflectors with the square looking halos



I would guess if it doesnt call it out on the vin decoder then you have the stock leds.

[thaddolson]

Here are all my specs. I've looked up other VIN numbers and they have either mentioned Xenon and/or adaptive LED. Mine only mentions LED fog lights.

[smrtypants44]

Originally Posted by thaddolson

Here are all my specs. I've looked up other VIN numbers and they have either mentioned Xenon and/or adaptive LED. Mine only mentions LED fog lights.

There are no xenon lights on LCI (2018+) coupes

only LED or adaptive LED.

[thaddolson]

Originally Posted by smrtypants44

There are no xenon lights on LCI (2018+) coupes

only LED or adaptive LED.

So if I have only LED can I make adaptive LED work? or fit with out the function of adaptive. seems to be more of the adaptive for sale on the used market.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by thaddolson

So if I have only LED can I make adaptive LED work? or fit with out the function of adaptive. seems to be more of the adaptive for sale on the used market.

Even if you don't care about the adaptive functionality they would still need to be coded. Wouldn't be a plug and play endeavor.

[thaddolson]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Even if you don't care about the adaptive functionality they would probably still need to be coded. Wouldn't be a plug and play endeavor.

Will the plugs literally plug into either light, but coding needs to be done to remove the Adaptive functions?

Is that coding available here?



Thank you and everyone who has responded!

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by thaddolson

Will the plugs literally plug into either light

Pretty sure they'd need rewiring.

Originally Posted by thaddolson

coding needs to be done to remove the Adaptive functions?

Adaptive headlights have different hardware and modules than the non-adaptive ones. It would probably be more difficult and impractical for you to try to get adaptive lights to work without the adaptive functionality than it would be to just retrofit functioning adaptive lights. The easiest thing to do would be to find non-adaptive LEDs, but if you can't do that then I'd suggest looking into how to properly retrofit the adaptive LEDs.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...63&postcount=8

Originally Posted by thaddolson

Is that coding available here?

Unless you have access to and knowledge of how to use ESYS & ISTA/P, you'd have to pay a coder a few bucks to do that for you.

[bigshooter]

Originally Posted by thaddolson

Thanks for the response.
I was on realoem and per my vin # it showed me both part number options. For the PDC, I have the button inside car, but not sure if my wiring up front is for the sensors.

I included some pictures of the front harness and I'm bot sure if any are for PDC.

You have pdc

[jnj2455]

You can also tell by the multi-function display button on the turn signal as I believe to have full adaptive LEDs, you would have auto-high beam (tied in with a more advanced sensor on the windscreen).

The button for the auto-high beam was also on the turn sign stalk. So effectively two buttons vs. 1.

Also note that the regular LEDs still auto-adjust upon start up. (up and down)

[thaddolson]

Is there a harness for the Front PDC?