Location of headlamp ballast

cjohnson3372 · 03-23-2023, 12:46 PM

I am having a problem locating the driver side headlamp ballast for a 2003 530i. Where is it located?

freakystyly · 03-23-2023, 02:43 PM

It looks to be similar to the E90, you'll need to remove the bumper and/or headlight to get to it unfortunately. It's located on the bottom side of your headlamp assembly (somewhat large metallic rectangular box).

3002 tii · 03-27-2023, 07:30 PM

Usually rectangular box mounted behind or underneath headlight housing.

Edit. See pictures in this eBay listing. It’s on the back:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13443636712...et_ver=artemis

hamza2008 · 03-30-2023, 06:04 PM

The headlamp ballast for the driver's side headlight of a 2003 BMW 530i is located behind the headlight assembly itself. You'll need to remove the headlight assembly to access the ballast, which is a small box that controls the power supply to the headlight bulb.SnapTik

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freakystyly Colonel 3690 Rep 2,031 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	It looks to be similar to the E90, you'll need to remove the bumper and/or headlight to get to it unfortunately. It's located on the bottom side of your headlamp assembly (somewhat large metallic rectangular box).
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hamza2008 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: Model 3 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	The headlamp ballast for the driver's side headlight of a 2003 BMW 530i is located behind the headlight assembly itself. You'll need to remove the headlight assembly to access the ballast, which is a small box that controls the power supply to the headlight bulb.SnapTik
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