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      09-20-2018, 01:42 PM   #1
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G05 Laser Lights require FDA stickers

The FDA considers all laser products as medical devices and just like i8 they are requiring these beautiful stickers to be placed on the headlights.
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      09-20-2018, 01:43 PM   #2
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Are the stickers on the outside so that they are removable?
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Are the stickers on the outside so that they are removable?
They are inside of the headlight assembly
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      09-20-2018, 02:15 PM   #4
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They are inside of the headlight assembly




Wonder how easy it would be to remove those. That looks really bad.
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Yep those are medical devices alright. Government "protection" at its best.

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Does that mean the new X5 has medical grade headlights? :
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OMG?!?!?! I can't wait to find out if they are removable from the inside?
How can this even be possible? Was so looking forward to ordering the laser lights this is a big no go for me.
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FWIW... did not see the stickers on vehicles (with Laserlight) in the factory video. Perhaps they weren't destined for the US.
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Dumb question - are the laser lights only enabled when you have the high beams/brights enabled?
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FWIW... did not see the stickers on vehicles (with Laserlight) in the factory video. Perhaps they weren't destined for the US.
Only US cars need them.
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FWIW... did not see the stickers on vehicles (with Laserlight) in the factory video. Perhaps they weren't destined for the US.
I looked at that video for them too...I think most of the cars were for non-US market. Quite a few were right hand drive cars.

Looks like removing or covering that hideous thing will be the first mod!
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Dumb question - are the laser lights only enabled when you have the high beams/brights enabled?
Lows are LED highs are Laser.
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Looks like removing or covering that hideous thing will be the first mod!
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My dirt bike has a California-mandated sticker saying it could cause cancer. I'm not joking.
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Lows are LED highs are Laser.
Laser highs kick in at about 40 mph. Below that, your hi beams are plain old LEDs.

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Hopefully the 40mph limit can be lowered with coding. I remember when the anti-dazzle was finally cracked!!! Man what a difference it made in rural areas. I really can't imagine right now going back to non active headlights. Can't wait to see the lasers in action. The sticker....eh I'm in the car and wont see it, but I will see the road ahead!!
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Freakin' paternalistic government. Maybe the sticker will scare people. Like my headlights will melt them if they get too close.
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Hopefully the 40mph limit can be lowered with coding. I remember when the anti-dazzle was finally cracked!!! Man what a difference it made in rural areas. I really can't imagine right now going back to non active headlights. Can't wait to see the lasers in action. The sticker....eh I'm in the car and wont see it, but I will see the road ahead!!
Hopefully these will be code-able. My adaptives are coded as well and not sure I would like to go back to regular plebeian headlights. haha

Does anyone know if the i8 laser lights have been successfully coded? I haven't had a chance to research. Think that is the only current BMW in production with laser lights.
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Awesome. If they made the sticker a little larger, it might block the headlight. I don't recall ever hearing about this from other cars available with laser headlights. I think the BMW i8 had as option, as well as Audi R8. This is not the way to find out.
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I confirmed the sticker is on the i8 headlight...ugh

The situation with the NHTSA position on all things headlights is ridiculous in light of advancements in technology.
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I read about the laser lights warning sign over on the i8 forum...apparently it's not a sticker but a piece of plastic that is embedded on headlight housing...might make harder to remove than a simple sticker. time will tell.
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That yellow sticker really stands out. What an eyesore!!
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