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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 03-03-2013, 11:18 AM
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Fog Light HID kit

Would a HID kit for the fog lights require a adaptor and a error canceling harnest?
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Old 03-03-2013, 11:37 AM
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It depends what kind of ballast you get I believe. If its the DDM Tuning slim digital you will need the error eliminators. The regular balasts that are twice as big as the DDM might not need them. Sometimes its a matter of process of elimination.
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Old 03-03-2013, 12:43 PM
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It depends what kind of ballast you get I believe. If its the DDM Tuning slim digital you will need the error eliminators. The regular balasts that are twice as big as the DDM might not need them. Sometimes its a matter of process of elimination.
nope, the ddm slim ballast have the build in error canceler.
it will be a simple plug and play go for it
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Old 03-03-2013, 12:49 PM
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^ I have the DDM tuning ones and they've worked awesome for 6 months so far.
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Old 03-04-2013, 10:06 AM
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I have a set of 55w DDM slim ballast fogs and did not need any special hardware to prevent a dash warning.

Are the fog lights even monitored by the LKM for a bulb out condition?
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Old 03-04-2013, 10:18 AM
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Yes they are monitored.
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