Stupid ? Whats the difference between parking/city lights and drl
10-13-11, 03:10 PM
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Stupid ? Whats the difference between parking/city lights and drl
I've been searching and I see there's 9005 bulbs for drl/high beams and 168 bulbs for the parking lights.
My question is, are they both always on with drls? I looked at them quickly today and I saw both on.
My question is, are they both always on with drls? I looked at them quickly today and I saw both on.
10-14-11, 11:00 AM
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Ok, now I have a stupid question... As mine has HID lights, the post above looks like the low and high beam are in the main single headlight projector and only the dtr is in the secondary smaller headlight.
If this is correct, couldn't I change out my DRL to a matching white LED, without losing highbeams? I thought you always gave up highbeams and I didn't want to do that...
If this is correct, couldn't I change out my DRL to a matching white LED, without losing highbeams? I thought you always gave up highbeams and I didn't want to do that...
10-14-11, 11:42 AM
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I guess the screen shot saying Low/HI beam with HID and just Low beam without HID both pointing to the main projector is wrong or at best misleading? Not wisecracking, just havn't had mine long enough to open it up to see...
10-14-11, 01:08 PM
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The low beam and high beam are one and the same for HID-equipped models. The HID low beam is simply the normal light emitted from the lamp with a louver in front of it. When you queue up your high beams, the louver lifts and unblocks the full output of the bulb.
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10-14-11, 01:59 PM
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This should clarify things.
This is correct. The functioning of what Lexus calls the "parking lights" has nothing to do with what gear the car is in. No matter whether you're in park, drive, reverse, etc, the parking lights will be on if the low beams are on. If the low beams are NOT on, the parking lights will not be on.
The parking lights are very small halogen bulbs that poke into the reflector housing of the daytime running lights/high beams. I'm assuming you're truly talking about the parking lights and not the DRLs/high beams, which is one larger bulb (that serves both functions) and is next to the low beams.
I made this a while ago for a similar thread:
1) Low beam (halogen or HID)
2) Parking light (smaller halogen bulb)
3) DRL/high beam (halogen)
4) Fog light (halogen)
The parking lights are very small halogen bulbs that poke into the reflector housing of the daytime running lights/high beams. I'm assuming you're truly talking about the parking lights and not the DRLs/high beams, which is one larger bulb (that serves both functions) and is next to the low beams.
I made this a while ago for a similar thread:
1) Low beam (halogen or HID)
2) Parking light (smaller halogen bulb)
3) DRL/high beam (halogen)
4) Fog light (halogen)
10-14-11, 02:35 PM
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So,in my case (HID'S) I should be able to replace the DRL's with LEDs and not affect my Highbeam... correct?
10-17-11, 07:22 AM
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This is not correct because you can have your parking lights on without the low beams by clicking the headlight stock to the 2nd setting (parking light mode).
You will still have the bi-xenon high beam functionality that JavyLSU described to you, but you will lose your dedicated 9005 high beam. Because of that, your high beam output will be considerably less when switching to LED DRLs, so it's a tradeoff if you're willing to sacrifice that secondary high beam to have nice looking DRLs.
You will still have the bi-xenon high beam functionality that JavyLSU described to you, but you will lose your dedicated 9005 high beam. Because of that, your high beam output will be considerably less when switching to LED DRLs, so it's a tradeoff if you're willing to sacrifice that secondary high beam to have nice looking DRLs.
Last edited by brociouz; 10-17-11 at 07:26 AM.