Dipped beam

[318is-joe]

1998 318 tdi, which had excellent dipped beams.

Hmmm, Fair enough - reason I asked is that BMW's aren't known for "exceptional dipped heads" compared to a car with a big front facing headlamp - that's why I asked, if you were coming from a car like a volvo with xenons say, it could have been just that you were used to something better - a 318 should be comparable.
So I'd start with the basics have you had the dips set? sometime they get set very low, which would still pass an NCT, but is a pain in the A88 to drive with - after that i'd look at making sure the lense is clear, upping the wattage or converting to Xenon.

[Biffo]

Thanks for the tip,