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Old 03-10-2019, 02:28 PM
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VIN number help

what digit in the VIN code tells if my car came with HID headlights
 
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Old 03-10-2019, 04:19 PM
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You have to use the last 7 of VIN to get the build spec ...

https://www.mdecoder.com/
 
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Old 03-10-2019, 05:20 PM
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or here

http://myminivin.com


http://bimmer.work

I have had the best options list from bimmerwork site

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Old 03-10-2019, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by A383Wing

http://myminivin.com

http://bimmer.work

I have had the best options list from bimmerwork site
Do those still work for you? bimmer.work hasn't worked for me recently, and others online have reported the same. myminivin also not working for me.

mdecoder works for me. It lists HID headlights as "S522A Xenon Light".
 
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Old 03-10-2019, 09:51 PM
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The bimmer.work site works for me, the minivin site doesn't right now

sometimes they work, sometimes not..... I have found it's hit or miss

If your car is coded for the xenon lights, I would try to find a set, I have them on both our minis....they work great....but expensive to find a good pair

When I enter my partial VIN or the full VIN, I always print out the form with everything on the car

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