IceyTys

Actually its really not. Its a matter of finding the right sized resistor, taking out the bulb and putting each end of the resistor end in each bulb hole. See the picture below, this is what I have for my LED bulbs on my license plate, one wire to positive and 1 wire to the negative, pretty simple once you understand the concept. Honestly the hard parts are finding the right sized resistor (which I sure someone here could help you calculate) and deciding how clean you want to make you splice.

You can buy the resistors at any radio shack.

Or you could always drive over here to the US and have the dealer do it on this side of the border!!

krisaowa

Why dont you speak to the dealer in Williamsville, NY and first ask him. Do not tell him that you are from Canada.
If he agrees to be able to do it for 75-90 bucks or so, just make an appointment and take the chance. I would bet that he would not remember the Canadian laws, etc.
Try to finish the paperwork and payment as soon as the car goes in to the workshop bay and simply wait for it to be completed.
All the best! I suggest doing it through software is surely a better bet than doing it through resistors.
Keep us posted!

gurp99

I can not seem to load that site. I am looking for Lowbeam/high beam (5 Series_E60/E61 with Xenons lights as of 2005_09 up to 2007_03)

or_550i

Sorry, I have to correct you. It's called 'daytime running lamps'

Your car is equipped with the LM2 AHL2 light module. The LM2 supports the PWM DRL.

You've got three options: Get the LM2 coded so that the DRL are disabled, replace the light module (LM2 AHL2) with the US version of the Light Module (LM) that does not support DRL, or do as it was said by IceyTys and remove the bulb and replace it with a resistor.

5FOUR5

Save yourself the drive to ny find a local indy that has a gt1 w/ update 2.1 or higher. They may charge 1 hour labor, but the process takes 4 mins max. If you are still interested in taking the resistor route, you will need to declare your vehicles build date along with xenon, or halogen to proceed to the next step.

John@Motorcepts

Yank the bulb out and wire in a resistor 10W 10ohms. It works for ALL years. Trust me. I would wire a capacitor instead sinmce it may get very hot. a 470uF should do the job. If you wire the resistor, make sure the ressitor rest OUTSIDE the headlight housing.

John@Motorcepts

Wait.....Cant u paint the bulb with chrome paint or black paint. THICK THICK coat and it wouldn't even show!!!! Right???

gurp99

What is gt1 w/ update 2.1.... please explain so I know what to say to a mechanic

gurp99

Is that true? If I just painted the bulb black! Wouldnt the heat from the bulb burn the paint or even catch on fire?

5FOUR5

call around any specialized bmw indy would have a GT1 aka " bmw group tester 1 " as it is an OEM level diagnostic tool that would be capable of disabling your drl.Any unit with update 2.1 or higher would be capable of this function.