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'06 DRL's: Super Lame

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Old 05-28-13, 06:22 PM
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After putting HID's in my low beams and fogs I wanted the DRL's to match so I got some 6000k halogens. I figured there was no need for HID DRL's but I wanted them to look better than the yellowish halogen look so I got some 6000k halogens but they still looked very yellow, and not cool DRL yellow, weak halogen yellow. What I figured out was that they are the same bulbs as the high beams but only seem to get half voltage when running as DRL's. Is there some sort of mod to give them full voltage all the time or leave them off in the daytime without disabling the high beams.
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You can get LED DRLs from ijdmtoy.com for $50
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You can ask your dealer to disable the DRL function (YMMV) when you get a service done or

If you can some how get access to techstream and the cable (you can do a search and find some info) you can disable the DRL function while maintaining the high-beam capability.
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Will LED's function at half voltage or whatever they are getting when in DRL mode? If so that's good but I guess I lose high beams huh?
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Originally Posted by 5LtrEater
Will LED's function at half voltage or whatever they are getting when in DRL mode? If so that's good but I guess I lose high beams huh?
They will not be brighter than your low beams, I had them before to match my HIDs but decided to swap them out and just disable my DRL because I wanted to keep my high beams.
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Get your DRLs disabled, get LED DRLs, or get the new LED headlights.

If you get LEDSs, you will lose your high beams, not a big deal to me personally
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