I'm not headlight expert, but with mine:
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So the angel eyes on the E53 are not DRL?
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No not on our facelifted (2004-2006) e53s.
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And can't just be coded to act like it via Carly or some app via the OBD2?
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You can disable the factory DRL bulbs (which are yellowish Halogen bulb closest to grill).
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I thought the facelifts were bi-xenon adaptive lights?
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That is my understanding all well - V8 facelifted X5s have adaptive bi-xenon headlights.
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So how do the angel eyes turn on normally?
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If I recall correctly, previously my AEs came on when the light selector was in position 3 (the parking lights/side marker, as I believe its called) and in position 4 (lights on) at low beam or high beam. Basically they were nothing but a faint supplement to the regular lights though (one halogen bulb actually powers both rings).
It seems that the AEs on these are not really like those on the new BMWs - not bright and not really intended to be run as DRLs alone. Just fluff...for show I guess?
Even with my LED AE bulb upgrade they are still dim. Not sure they would be bright enough to be legal if you lived somewhere that required DRLs (I don't so not sure the rules on that stuff).