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Old 10-27-2008, 11:21 AM
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unplugging day time running lights
hi folks i have been here for months now and i love this sight it has lots of good idea's lots of beautiful rides and lots of good info now my question would be if i unplug the daytime running lights on 2005 x5 3.0i cause they are annoying would that do something to the computer or give me any warning lights to come on.or if you guy's know any way i could just shut them off
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:28 AM
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dealer has to program this feature..
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DRLs are actually just the high beams on low power, so it requires a reprogram from the dealer there is no "plug"
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Old 10-27-2008, 11:52 AM
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see you guy's know your stuff thanks
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You can get a insurance discount for day light running lights, check to make sure you are getting it.
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:02 PM
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actually they did give me the insurance discount for the lights.the only reason i want them off i have purple hid headlights and purple hid fog lights and im changing the angel eyes to purple also and its ruining my headlight skeam.sometimes you just want to run with the fog lights on and you have this yellowish headlight on ruins the flow
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:06 PM
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I thought that 2005 X5 came with Xeon lights?
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:17 PM
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i got a set of high beams from [email protected] and they removed my daytime running lights and gave my high beams a nice blue colr !! $50 bucks
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actually they did give me the insurance discount for the lights.the only reason i want them off i have purple hid headlights and purple hid fog lights and im changing the angel eyes to purple also and its ruining my headlight skeam.sometimes you just want to run with the fog lights on and you have this yellowish headlight on ruins the flow
purple? no offense but eeewww....these HIDs actually look pink instead of purple...
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actually they did give me the insurance discount for the lights.the only reason i want them off i have purple hid headlights and purple hid fog lights and im changing the angel eyes to purple also and its ruining my headlight skeam.sometimes you just want to run with the fog lights on and you have this yellowish headlight on ruins the flow
And here I thought that lights were for seeing not decorating, I must be getting really old.
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