daytime running lights
10-01-12, 07:52 AM
#3
uh...not that simple. Physical installation of the bulb is super easy, but they won't work right under the DRL condition. The DRL, iirc, is done by running the hi-beams at a lower than normal voltage. You need a relay installed between the harness and the bulb to make it so it's constant high beam voltage for the bulbs to work properly.
10-01-12, 08:59 AM
#5
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...97704-1-3.html
But they're out of stock currently. Similar relays can be found elsewhere though.
Install is no different than changing the halogen bulb, except you place the relay harness between the body harness and the bulb, so it ends up like this:
Stock: Harness --> bulb
LED: Harness --> relay --> bulb
Last edited by jcat_350; 10-01-12 at 10:33 AM.
10-01-12, 09:35 AM
#6
Once I replaced the stock headlight bulbs on my daughter's 2003 Mountainer with those fake HID type bulbs. Just plugged in and went. Two months later, the harness melted due to the bulbs. So, always use the relay (or pigtail) when changing the bulbs to higher output.
10-01-12, 10:16 AM
#7
chances are, you just picked bulbs that had a higher draw (wattage) than the factory system. Fords are typically a 35w low beam/55w high beam. I'm willing to bet that the 'high output' bulbs you bought were 55w low and 85w high.
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10-01-12, 10:21 AM
#8
It's this:
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/DRL-LED/White-LED/V-LEDS-9005-PLUG-N-PLAY-p6297704-1-3.html
But they're out of stock currently. Similar relays can be found elsewhere though.
Install is no different than changing the halogen bulb, except you place the relay harness between the body harness and the bulb, so it ends up like this:
Stock: Harness --> bulb
LED: Harness --> relay --> bulb
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/DRL-LED/White-LED/V-LEDS-9005-PLUG-N-PLAY-p6297704-1-3.html
But they're out of stock currently. Similar relays can be found elsewhere though.
Install is no different than changing the halogen bulb, except you place the relay harness between the body harness and the bulb, so it ends up like this:
Stock: Harness --> bulb
LED: Harness --> relay --> bulb
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10-01-12, 01:45 PM
#11
Don't like the yellow tint of the DRLs?Have your dealer turn them off.I've talked to my service advisor and I've thought of doing that but haven't as of yet..Some dealers may do it and some I would think won't.
You can add a LED bulb with the necessary modules but nothing beats the OEM LED strips many auto manufacturers have now.
You can add a LED bulb with the necessary modules but nothing beats the OEM LED strips many auto manufacturers have now.
10-01-12, 01:48 PM
#13
Don't like the yellow tint of the DRLs?Have your dealer turn them off.I've talked to my service advisor and I've thought of doing that but haven't as of yet..Some dealers may do it and some I would think won't.
You can add a LED bulb with the necessary modules but nothing beats the OEM LED strips many auto manufacturers have now.
You can add a LED bulb with the necessary modules but nothing beats the OEM LED strips many auto manufacturers have now.
FWIW, that relay can also install with stock bulbs to make them hi-beam all the time. It's just that the LED bulbs require the relay or they won't turn on under the low current condition.
10-01-12, 01:57 PM
#14
dunno if that's necessary, especially since if you DO want them on but just want them brighter/more noticeable it's a nice feature to have.
FWIW, that relay can also install with stock bulbs to make them hi-beam all the time. It's just that the LED bulbs require the relay or they won't turn on under the low current condition.
FWIW, that relay can also install with stock bulbs to make them hi-beam all the time. It's just that the LED bulbs require the relay or they won't turn on under the low current condition.
I was just adding that if the yellow DRL was annoying,just have the dealer disable the feature.
If you read up on dim DRLs,some testing says DRLs really do nothing for safety.
Now the OEM bright LED strips may be help more safety wise.
10-01-12, 02:23 PM
#15
Lexus Fanatic
uh...not that simple. Physical installation of the bulb is super easy, but they won't work right under the DRL condition. The DRL, iirc, is done by running the hi-beams at a lower than normal voltage. You need a relay installed between the harness and the bulb to make it so it's constant high beam voltage for the bulbs to work properly.
Totally not worth it. "More noticeable" DRLs are not worth lack of high beams. "Looking cool" is all well and good, but safety needs to come first.
Originally Posted by Joeb427
I was just adding that if the yellow DRL was annoying,just have the dealer disable the feature.