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      10-11-2018, 09:30 PM   #1
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Are the lenses the same for Adaptive HID and Non-HID headlights?

My wife's left headlight lens is broken and I can find replacement lenses online but they do not verify if they are for HID or Non-HID so I am assuming both headlight assemblies are the same regardless whether they are HID or not.

Can anyone verify this before I place an order?
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      10-11-2018, 09:42 PM   #2
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I don't think there is a difference.

Bavgruppe sells new replacement lenses; https://www.bavgruppedesign.com/
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      10-12-2018, 08:00 PM   #3
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You'd need to open up both headlamps to do the swap if you mean the actual convex lenses? This is because the globe holders will be different.
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I have found lenses on eBay for Zenon "HID" headlights but none of them specify if it matters if they are adaptive or not. My wifes car does have adaptive headlights. Can anyone tell me if adaptive headlights was an option on a 2007 328i or do all HID headlights have the adaption feature?
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The lens are the same for e92 NFL. For sure

I don't know for the other models.
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I have found lenses on eBay for Zenon "HID" headlights but none of them specify if it matters if they are adaptive or not. My wifes car does have adaptive headlights. Can anyone tell me if adaptive headlights was an option on a 2007 328i or do all HID headlights have the adaption feature?
The outer shell is the same between both xenon versions.
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