2006 E53 DRL change to LEDs
 

Hi guys, i have a very nice X5 but I hate my DRL’s incandescent daytime running lights. I would love to change them to led bulbs anyone know the proper bulb size? And any info or recommendations? Thanks so much!!!


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Not sure that will work. I think the voltage for the DRL high beams are 5V hence the dimmed brightness. H7 is what you want but most LED bulbs are set for 12V.

After 8 years with my E53 (pre-facelift) it went to the next owner, so no longer in Switzerland but in Finland. I replaced it with an E91 330 xd and also want to do the LED thing for my angel eyes. All of the bulbs are 12 V, you need to look at your headlight cluster to be 100% certain.

In my case it is an H8. For an angel eye, you want 120 W (effective) per bulb (60 W is a a bit dim) and those who are made to be error code free. You also (angel eye) want the "stick" part of have the small LED's all round the stick (usually at 90 or 120 degrees depending on the factory that made them) rather than left / right.

These are on my 2006, they come with a lifetime warranty and are plug and play, if your talking about the DRL angel eyes.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-par...EaAjW5EALw_wcB

OP should provide some clarity on what he needs. From the factory, E53 X5 only uses dimmed high beams as DRL (daytime running lights). The halos or angel eyes are not DRL since they have to have the light switch activated at least in the park position to be on. DRL is on with nothing more than the ignition switch.

Maybe I misunderstood when he mentioned DRL.

On my 2006, they don't have any day time running lights. The angel eyes come on when the head lights are one, later models I believe the angel eyes stayed on and acted as day time running lights.

Overboost gave me a great lead on better LED angel eyes on one of my posts, better than what's in my car now. I found out the DRL's I linked were installed on mine before I bought it and ECS sells as there's.

Thank you very much


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Not the the halo’s i got red leds halos that look great! These are the bulbs that are the same bulbs as the high beams.


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I looked these up they looked nice but they said they wouldnt fit my e53 4.4 n62


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This is a simple matter of coding for DRLs on any E53. They would operate as OB explained. AE's never worked as a factory option for DRLs for the E53, but I have coded them on mine as DRLs. I like this look a lot.

What, you mean you didn't have to do any wiring, just coding them made your AE's as DRL? Please clarify as that would be earth-shaking in the E53 world ;).

Android infotainment system with the iBus adapter and app. As easy as selecting halos as DRL. I have mine setup the same way. I also have triple blink turn signals and cornering lights programmed through the iBus app.

I'm in shock - I just did a triple take :D. And I actually have the iBus adapter and app :D. But my head unit is Dynavin N6. I'm trying very hard to get rid of it and get an Android system.

Thanks so much for clarifying .. double high Five from me :thumbup:.

By the way, do the halos turn on with the key in? Does the app provide more customization of the halos?

The halos don't come on the moment you turn on the key. The head unit needs to start and the iBus app needs to send the K-Bus messages to light the halos but they are on in less than 5 seconds from turning on the key.

Same with the automatic folding of the mirrors. They can fold in the moment you turn off the key but they will only fold out after the head unit can start and the iBus app can send the messages for them to open. A little too much delay for me so I left that feature off.

There is a lot the app and adapter can do, but you need the Android open source system to add the app. That's the one thing that drove me away from Dynavin was the closed source operating system based off the old now extinct Windows CE system.

Best advise from those on here would be looking into the Avin Avant-4 system. That's the one I have and in all my reading and research, nothing but praise for this unit from anyone that has installed one and they are priced right starting at around $300.

Here is the list of iBus app functions available in the E53

• App languages: German, English, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Greek, Dutch
• Automatic setting of clock and date at each start
• Display/reset BC data
• PDC visualization in 5 steps with color change + display distance
• PDC image selection (BMW E38, E39(Sedan, Touring), E46(Sedan, Touring, Coupé), E53 and Range Rover L332) Displays speed, rpm, mileage, coolant temperature, oil temperature, tank contents and on-board voltage.
• Display GPS information (address, speed, altitude or compass direction)
• Position heating/standing ventilation on/off
• set/activate timers 1 and 2
• Fold/Unfold mirrors
• Various layouts for different screen resolutions
• settings can be saved
• Tip flashing (2 - 7x adjustable)
• Turning light via fog lamps daytime running light via fog lamp, parking light and/or ambient light from ignition stage 1 or 2
• Automatic locking after xx km/h
• Automatic unlocking with ignition level 0 and/or handbrake applied
• Automatic screen change to PDC and back
• Switching to recirculation with reverse gear engaged
• App starts automatically on every startup
• App connects automatically to the interface if connected
• Change between Low and High BC screen possible
• Display of vehicle information
• Automatic mirror down moving with reverse gear engaged (mirror travel time adjustable)
• Coding of LCM, PDC and DSP
• VIN online check to activate all App functions (required once)
• Individual welcome message when starting the app, also with gong or arrows
• "Panic" button for immediate reset of all US codes
• graphic for displaying which doors are currently open (E39 Limousine/Touring)
• Display of BC values in the station wagon (speed, coolant temperature, oil temperature or voltage) Display of BC values in the station wagon (speed, coolant temperature, oil temperature or voltage)
• Update function (automatic check at startup + manual in drawer)
• hood, tailgate and sunroof open is shown
• driver's mirror automatics
• Automatic mirror folding in/out during radio start/ignition
• light control with storable sequence (6 memories)
• Sequence from memory 1 can be played by pressing the headlight flasher or the vehicle image twice
• Sequence from memory 1 can be played back by pressing the headlight flasher or the vehicle image twice
• DSP control (license required) with memory selection, equalizer, room/reverb and balance, faders and treble, depth adjustment
• Coming-/Leaving Home (radio must be connected to load switch-off), light sequence can be stored via light controls (memory 2-6)
• Change of languages in the app
• Change of displayed units in the app
• Optional OBD screen for displaying data from the "Deep OBD" app
• Display PDC distance in station wagon
• Daily mileage function with reset
• coolant and oil temperature can be displayed in color
• Show multiple GPS data simultaneously
• Display when motor is at operating temperature
• Power display via GPS
• Filling bars for different displays
• text size adjustable
• Colors can be changed via themes
• many individual adaptations for onboard computers
• OEM Prog function to adjust the displayed data in the combi
• Expert mode for displaying the I-Bus telegrams and power calculation
• MID emulation for querying the on-board computer data and programming the parking ventilation/heating
• Notification with app icon in the status bar when the app is connected to the interface Displays music broadcasts as popup and/or IKE, radio frequency and current title in the media player for PX3/PX5 models, track title and artist from Poweramp and Spotify, station and title from ZOU-DAB+ App
• App is opened when the PDC is active and then closed again
• Control media/caller volume (tablet/smartphone only) and tracks in the current player using the steering wheel buttons
• Display oil temperature via eCombi module or Deep OBD (M52TU/M54/S54 only) in on-board computer
• Select times, when Coming/Leaving Home is active
• Window can be closed at adjustable speed
• BFD can be activated via rear fog lamp and indicator if it is coded in the station wagon
• Display oil level
• OEM code function closed, vehicle locking
• Display current title on BC screen
• Steering wheel button control
• Splitscreen mode
• Customizable widget
• Automatic start of a self-selected app
• OEM CD changer control (can be connected via AV-IN, CD changer via buttons 1-6)
• enhanced vehicle information: Service, Check Control, Lights
• automatic playback during automatic app start of Poweramp or Spotify
• start light memory 1-6 with buttons 1-6 (only if CD changer is not playing)
• OEM Memo function for beeps every hour
• Program parking heater and times at Low BC
• Set clock and date via MID emulate at High and Low BC
• Show PDC popup over other apps and RFK
• Sport mode with analog gauges and 3 different views as well as function to measure times
• Quick Launch Bar for up to 10 Apps

Holy cow, I think I'm dreaming:wow: Somebody wake me up:bustingup. Imagine I was on the verge of wiring up my AE's as DRL.

Just ordered the Avin Avant 4. What is the app you're using and how do you load it?

There is some of them for sale with integrated chip so should work for him, I have had same on my previous E53, works fine, no errors on the dash :dunno:

May I ask how You coded AE to DRL? With NCS Expert? If it was NCS, then what lines needed to be changed in LCM?


Thanks!

The app is the iBus app from Rolf Resler. The Avin harness is already wired for the iBus adapter and is simply plugging it in and loading the app. Make sure you ordered the iBus adapter from Avin or you can get the adapter and/or app from the iBus app website. Avin also has the app and help files on their website.

https://www.ibus-app.de/index_en.html

Let us know how the install goes and I'm sure you will be happy.

Yes the OP found those and is considering going that route.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008KQ6DNY...iglink20444-20

Not possible Harry. As mentioned above, you need to activate the AE as DRL through the iBus adapter and app through an Android head unit.

Thanks for reply! :thumbup:

I have been reading forums for a while, so I hoped that NCS would do it somehow, just I have not fount a way. But seems that I have to get an Android system and some more cool features with it :D

Help with DRL
 

I was curious about reprogramming my DRLs but I do not see "halos" as an option in iBus. My DRL menu options are Front Park Lights, Fog Lights, Rear Park Lights, and Ambient Lights. Perhaps my 2005 does not have halogens so that is why? Am I stuck with original high beam DRLs?

It's front "park lights".

Front park lights? Crazy Germans. Thanks!

Why "crazy Germans"? The front park lights in an E53 are of the "halo" design... ;)

Perhaps you meant "precise Germans"? :rofl: