Wiring for DRL

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Jun 19, 2017 | 10:02 PM
  #1  
Hi,
I've recently purchased a second hand 2011 R56. The previous owner has the angel eye headlights installed (similar to these https://c1552172.ssl.cf0.rackcdn.com/699909_x800.jpg ) but has them wired up to the position lights (parkers or whatever they're called - the ones above the fog lights). So they both turn on at the same time with one click of the light stalk.

I'm wondering if there's a wiring guide that would let me have these enabled as DRL? Whether there's a trigger wire somewhere for the car being 'on' that I can use to trip a relay, or something similar. I know you can get the DRL fog light replacements and they come with a module that jacks into the ECU, but I don't need the half/full features like it has - i'm just looking for a way to know that the car is on/off and be able to turn the lights on accordingly. (Perhaps even turn on with unlock like the position lights do).
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Jun 20, 2017 | 03:56 PM
  #2  
If you just want them to turn on anytime the ignition is on, you can always use the cigarette lighter to provide trigger voltage to a relay and then get your primary power for the lights from the under hood fuse box.
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Jun 22, 2017 | 05:35 PM
  #3  
The Carly for BMW app will let you set the position lights as DRL (instead of the headlights). This is what I did, so when I start the car the position lights are always on. Since I have the LED DRLs built in to the aftermarket headlights wired to these, they are also always on.

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