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Installed the ijdmtoy LED DRLs ...what a PITA

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Old 03-16-13, 09:50 PM
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Cool thanks bro!
Old 03-16-13, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by amgone75
im in japan right now but when i come back to the states at the end of the month...ill snap some pics on how i squeezed the slim decoder inside the housing so everything fit nice and neat
Thanks man this would definitely help.
Old 03-16-13, 10:23 PM
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Oh and I have the slim decoder inside the housing. Just tuck the wires in on the outer edge of the housing where the cover protrudes out.. itll fit easily. Theres a lot more room than you think!

Just becareful if you tuck it in too tight then the AFS will have issues and will not align correctly. I had to fix that once on my left decoder.
Old 03-17-13, 10:08 AM
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The good news you have officially swayed me away from getting DRL's and just going for the 2012 LED headlights.
Old 03-17-13, 01:51 PM
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i ahve the brilliant white from them and its ok still looks a bit blue but not as much as the one you have..i also never put that big as box in either i tried but said the hell with it cause i wasn't about to spend all day tryin to install a light bulb if u know what i mean..lol but can't really tell that my drls flicker or not cause i don't pay attention to them while driving.. i try to concentrate on driveing cause in hawaii the roads sucks ***** and get choke pot holes i have to dodge..its crazy how bad it is..well ne way i love my drl colors and yeah thats all i would send pics but i just ripped my front lexon lip and i am a little depressed cause now im goin to order the artisian or walds lip and thats goin to cost a pretty penny..
Old 03-24-13, 06:34 AM
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Just wanted to rebump this thread, so after driving around with these for a week I have to say I'm going to keep them haha. I had an M3 chase me down to ask what I did to my lights because it looked "Fing awesome" and on a drive up to JE Imports yesterday with another F and my friend with an M3 they said it looks awesome and really aggressive.
Old 03-24-13, 10:58 PM
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Great thread, After reading all above, I decided to purchase the decoder to eliminate the "pulsing" of by DLRs.
Something that bothered me ever since the instalation. I went to iJDMtoy.com and got the R4 decoder.
Direct plug and play for ISF. I was able to keep the decoder outside the housing as I modified the covers. The Pulse is dramatically reduced. Cost $20. Very happy.
Old 03-25-13, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RCM83
Just wanted to rebump this thread, so after driving around with these for a week I have to say I'm going to keep them haha. I had an M3 chase me down to ask what I did to my lights because it looked "Fing awesome" and on a drive up to JE Imports yesterday with another F and my friend with an M3 they said it looks awesome and really aggressive.
They are much better then factory I will tell you that much. Can you post a pic with the low beams on? I am curious if they complement each other, or if the blue over powers giving you a 7000k look. Besides the total cost of led conversion; I Just love the auto leveling light start up Too much.
Old 03-25-13, 01:29 AM
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I believe the DRL's turn off when the low beam turns on
Old 03-25-13, 06:25 AM
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yup DRL off when the low beams come on
Old 03-25-13, 11:26 AM
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Well I am proving my smarts on this forum. Confused it with the parking lights. Thanks for the info.
Old 03-25-13, 01:02 PM
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I picked up a set for my ISF and there is no way that decoder is going in the case. It is 2" X 3" X 1" thick. I contacted them to see if they made a mistake. These can't be the "slim" version.
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They definitely fit, you'll have to tuck the wires around the bulb.
Old 03-25-13, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ISFpat
They definitely fit, you'll have to tuck the wires around the bulb.
I am not sure if we are talking about the same thing. I had the VLED version and they were just barely small enough to fit into the housing opening with the wires. The dust cap installed over top like it was originally. This decoder is physically too large to fit into the opening. I dont want to modify the dust cap and get humidity into the headlight.
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Try it without if you want, I thought my flickering was bad but honestly you have to get real close and down level with the bulbs to notice it. I asked some friends if they could notice it when looking in their mirror in front of me and they said they couldn't tell at all.


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