Yellowing door handle lights?

[motivevelocity]

not sure if this is an issue or normal or what...
i own a AW white f80
i have been noticing that the white LED lights that shine on our door handles (x4) have some yellow in them when they hit the white on the car

you guys seeing this too? i'll try to get a pic in later

[G30 B58]

AW F32 here, no.

[motivevelocity]

Here is the photo, it is more apparent in the rain. It is not the paint, as when i put my finger over it is gone.

[morgan302]

Is it just on one door or all?

[motivevelocity]

Originally Posted by morgan302

Is it just on one door or all?

all 4, so thats why i wonder if its just normal? not as bad when it is not raining i guess the water on the lens amplifies it.. but i still see it

[catch]

Mineral White here

I see the same thing you see.... Not always, but sometimes. It bothers me.

I dont know if its the light or the paint.

[morgan302]

Just turned my on and off sever times and looking very close at the light it could have a slight yellow tint and my car is SM. Could be the power of suggestion.

[///M-er-gized]

My F30 has the same light. I have never seen that on my silver car. I don't think the light itself is generating a yellow tint simply because it's not uniform. It's random.

I think some sort of residue is showing up under the UV light. Have your tried scrubbing that area really good with a cleaning agent? ( i.e, something that won't damage your finish of course).

Just guessing...not really 100% sure...

[M3Fahrer]

AW and I have been noticing the same thing.

[AW BMW]

When it rains and I get home and get out of the car, I have noticed mine throw really white mixed with blue lightning almost crystal ball like effect. I think it's the dirty water beading off the paint with the light hitting it. Gives off a different color than what you would expect, my car is Silverstone by the way.

[PayamFSU]

Originally Posted by AW BMW

When it rains and I get home and get out of the car, I have noticed mine throw really white mixed with blue lightning almost crystal ball like effect. I think it's the dirty water beading off the paint with the light hitting it. Gives off a different color than what you would expect, my car is Silverstone by the way.

I agree especially if u have spacers on the front....I think it's the dirty water and refraction of the light . I have AW have not noticed it but I don't drive the car in the rain.....

[///M-er-gized]

Originally Posted by AW BMW

When it rains and I get home and get out of the car, I have noticed mine throw really white mixed with blue lightning almost crystal ball like effect. I think it's the dirty water beading off the paint with the light hitting it. Gives off a different color than what you would expect, my car is Silverstone by the way.

That sounds different than what the picture above shows. In the picture above, it's either the paint or some residue that's showing up yellow under the UV light.

EDIT: Could be dirt on the lense itself. You might want to take a soft cloth and wipe the light down and see what happens.

[Colinv6]

My alpine white M135i did that, haven't noticed on my M3 (silverstone)

[AW BMW]

Originally Posted by ///M-er-gized

That sounds different than what the picture above shows. In the picture above, it's either the paint or some residue that's showing up yellow under the UV light.

EDIT: Could be dirt on the lense itself. You might want to take a soft cloth and wipe the light down and see what happens.

I really do think it's because of dirt and water mixed together after the rain that he is seeing that. Cause when my car is clean the light is really white. It's raining right now and when I got home I saw some yellowish coming off the light like in the first picture so that would be my guess. The car was really dirty before the rain to add to it.

[ElSenor]

Noticed this today while washing my car. I thought it was my paint at first, then I cover the light. Didn't bother me.

[motivevelocity]

Originally Posted by ElSenor

Noticed this today while washing my car. I thought it was my paint at first, then I cover the light. Didn't bother me.

so i guess it is normal then.. seems like the consensus

[KL07RPH]

Mineral grey here, but I noticed that wonky lighting too. It's like the white balance is off (other photo hobbyists can relate)

[Nomana]

I have same issue with my f32

[vodoxus]

I always see this when I wash the car. Its something to do with the light coming through the water. Refraction as probably someone said. Just take your finger and wipe away the water covering the LED under the handle, turns bright white again.

[motivevelocity]

So i just got back from the dealer for 1 year service, they said its normal... guess that settles it.

[AM4ZING]

If you look at the LED light itself, it has a yellow square in the middle... i feel like thats causing the yellow lighting

[pertierr]

The white LED's used have phospors in the yellow and blue regions to create a 'cool' white under normal conditions. When it rains water accumulates in the lens area in the path of the light causing refraction which separates the blue and yellow spectral components of the LED light. The pattern changes with the distribution of water. It has nothing to do with the paint and will show the same pattern if an alternate screen like a piece of paper is placed under the LED.