E36 318IS headlamps too bright!!

[E36BMWPower]

God this is anoying! My headlights are too bright, almost as if 3/4 of full beam is on. Side lights operate OK and the switch seems fine. If I park up close to a wall I see very distinct outlines of the beam which I would only expect from full beam. I've checked the connections and all bulbs operate, I've changed nothing.

As you can imagine, there are a few unhappy punters about!

If I remeber rightly:-

Side lights, inner wee bulb.
Main beam, outer bulb (very bright)
Full beam, inner and outer bulbs (holy....)

Any ideas?

[Rossco]

Maybe something like your voltage regulator is not working properly, and you are getting too much power to the lights.
Just a Guess, maybe you should take to an auto-electrician, see what they think.

Best of luck,
Rossco
1996 E36 320i

[turboman318]

i don't see why you would complain of your headlights being too bright. people spend over 5000 dollars on hid kits to make their lights brighter. i wish my car had your problem!