Question about disconnecting daylight running - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

EMFIVE · 27th March 2002, 04:00

I would like to know how to disconnect daylight bulbs..without disconnecting the high beam? I tried to pull off the daylight running cable and it works, but the highbeam didn't work after that...

Any tips would be helpful..

EMFIVE

atomic80 · 27th March 2002, 07:46

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Originally posted by EMFIVE
I would like to know how to disconnect daylight bulbs..without disconnecting the high beam? I tried to pull off the daylight running cable and it works, but the highbeam didn't work after that...

Any tips would be helpful..

EMFIVE

You have to have the dealership turn off the daytime running lights using their portable computer instead. They'll probably do it for you for no charge since it'll take all of five minutes.

EMFIVE · 27th March 2002, 08:24

thanks...

gotta go to the dealer soon

tfung · 29th March 2002, 07:48

yeah... it's only programable through the software....

Bluewater M5 · 30th March 2002, 17:20

Unfortunately most dealers will charge$30-$60 for it.

There never seems to be freebies from BMW.

atomic80 · 30th March 2002, 19:29

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Originally posted by wongster12
Unfortunately most dealers will charge$30-$60 for it. There never seems to be freebies from BMW.

WHAT!

You have gotta be kidding me...this should be something that the dealership will do for free! It doesn't take long at all and even a monkey could do it!

tfung · 30th March 2002, 20:27

woah... I never have to pay anything to change the software settings on my car.... I think if the dealer wants to charge you, bring it somewhere else!

Johnny D · 31st March 2002, 16:37

NEVER paid the dealer for something like this. I went back a second time because I changed my mond about my preferences. The tech took the time and showed me how the whole thingworks. Very interesting. And NO Charge. Should be a courtesy. Make friends with the local dealer.

I went to Pacific BMW in Glendale. They are very nice and cooperative.

EMFIVE · 1st April 2002, 08:59

I called some dealers...one of them is FMW, guess how much they want to charge me? $95!!!!

They said that they have to reprogram everything...*sggggghhhhh

And I called Norwood BMW, they want to charge for labor which is $45 for half an hour (program and

)

AND guess what.... all of the sudden, Herb Chambers (which is the untrustable dealer I believe) will do it for free. I went there and they did it for 10 min, DONE!

Im happy but also scared for some reason before they did it, but just gave it shot!

atomic80 · 1st April 2002, 09:05

Go figure.....

tfung · 1st April 2002, 20:24

arrghh.. even if Herb Chambers gave me money to go to them, I wouldn't go!!! Lucky that you were only there for 10 minutes... but you never know what would happen to your car if you left it there longer...

EMFIVE · 2nd April 2002, 01:01

Tfung,

Yea that's true! I was worried (soooo worried. if they did something wrong with the program) ..but like I said, just gave it a shot..Luckily nothing wrong w/ it.