03-18-2020, 09:56 PM | #1 |
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Rear Daytime Running Lights
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I think they're pretty dang cool. However, I do wish it had separate controls for the front and rear. Instead, all we get is both front and rear or no running lights at all. But I'm OK with that. |
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03-18-2020, 11:17 PM | #3 | |
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I would love to have a little bit of light at night when I am backing up. The backup camera is incredibly dark. Much darker than any other vehicle I've driven. Pretty much useless. I guess BMW didn't install an use an infrared camera. |
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03-19-2020, 12:46 AM | #4 |
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Yes. They're in the tail lights. They're just dimmer during the daytime. They won't help you at night. They're "DAYTIME" running lights. They only activate during the day time.
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I'm still just not understanding this. That's the whole point of the white reverse tail lights, to illuminate the area behind a vehicle. If they're not good enough, daytime running lights wouldn't make them better.
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I think you're confusing backup lights with daytime running lights. Backup tail lights only turn on when you put the car in reverse. The rear daytime running lights on the BMW are turned on the entire time the car is running, during daylight hours, whether or not you are parked, driving forward or driving in reverse. |
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My response was two-fold and the backup camera part had nothing to do with the daytime running lights in the rear of the vehicle. This is my first BMW purchase. In all of my previous vehicles I could see clearly behind me at night when using the backup camera. With the X7, it's almost 100% dark. Backup lights aren't helping to brighten the picture. Neither is adjusting the brightness on the camera. If BMW used an infrared backup camera, it would help. |
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