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E39 (1997 - 2003)
The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki

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Old 04-23-2013, 07:56 PM
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Manual headlight aiming switch retrofit for Yanks?

I thought I had asked about this one many moons ago but can't find the thread....

Does the dial-type headlight aiming switch on some euro-market e39s (in that empty switch slot next to the foglight dial) require a separate harness, or is that wiring integral to the mucho-moola main harnesses for the front left/right corners?

The switch itself (pn: 61318360460) runs around $35 and is available through some of the US-market BMW parts houses (ECS Tuning and Turner Motorsport have it listed, for example).

I'm just one of many who have upgraded to xenon lights on an e39 that never had the auto-leveling hardware/firmware. Seems having this switch would be useful in certain situations (downhill on city streets).
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