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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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Can anyone tell me if I change the high beams to blue will my drl color change as well???
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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that's a no brainer, but yes lol..... your NRLS or whatever will still be yellow, unless you replaced them with LEDs
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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it might look a bit better but still very yellow
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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My DRL's are blue (no yellow) So yes you can do this. Just need to get the right bulb
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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what bulbs are you running passnu2?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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My DRL's are blue (no yellow) So yes you can do this. Just need to get the right bulb
when you have your lights on correct? during the day though arent they still yellow?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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i think that should be. drl is high beam running at like 50-60%. unless you get a very high wattage bulb then at 50% it's putting out very bright whit lights already. but then again when you use your high beam then you are risking burning the harnesses

of course, that's on fully stock housing and harness setup
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jtrue28
what bulbs are you running passnu2?
Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
when you have your lights on correct? during the day though arent they still yellow?
Its the same color as my HID's!! No yellow with DRL on. I will have to check later for you both. Its not a higher wattage. Its the correct bulb. Had them for close to a year now with no issues
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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here you go...

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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Interesting. I would be curious to see daytime DRL pics, and night time highbeam pics.

I just ordered Philips Crystalvision Ultra 9005 to replace the stock bulb. My sense is these will still be yellowish at DRL voltage but will be whiter than the stock bulb.
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here is all I have...trust me they are not yellow or I wouldn't have purchased myself and turned off the DRL's. I changed out all my bulbs up front and they all match good. I wont be able to get more pics for a few weeks.



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Looks white in drl mode. In high beam mode it looks bluer than 4750K. Is that a camera illusion or is it really blue?

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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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its the camera. I would say it blends in with 5k/6k light color.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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looks good. are the high beams actually on in that 2nd pic?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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nope, our fogs shut off. That is all, minus my one fog, on at the same time. No pics with the high's on.
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