It took about 5 hours to get the LED halo bulbs in and rewiring the daytime running lights but it was well worth the effort! Compare the pic above to my previous post and you'll see the old halos which were a hideous yellow. The difference with the new wiring is that now only the halos turn on as the DRLs whereas before the halos and the inner halogen beam would turn on. The wiring process went surprisingly smooth minus the fact that we ended up with two extra screws and upon first start the engine fan turned on and wouldn't turn off. The fan eventually fixed itself after restarting the car...I'm guessing the ECU was just confused after re-connecting the battery.
I'm learning a lot about this car and BMWs in general and it's amazing how differently things are engineered compared to Japanese cars. Even the small stuff like panel access and plastic cover latches are complicated and require a lot of knowledge to work with - if it wasn't for the forums and the people who post instructions I definitely would've been hostage to the dealer or a professional more often than I'd like.
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