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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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I currently have my factory HID headlights and put Lumantics Ultra White 9006 in my Fogs. My questions is there any plug and play bulbs for the DRL lights? I dont want to have to drill holes or anything. What is the best and/or easiest way to do this?
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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What are you trying to do? Have your DRLs match your lowbeams and fogs?
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Yup, thats exactly what im trying to do...
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Get this: http://www.v-leds.com/Vehicle-Specif...-p9371399.html

Or if you don't want the parking lights with it, get this: http://www.v-leds.com/Vehicle-Specif...-p9371398.html

You can tuck the adapter and module entirely behind the moisture shield. No drilling or anything.

If you want the color to match though, you'll probably need to get 6000K lowbeams, and 6000K HIDs for your fogs. It's pretty much impossible to get halogen bulbs to match HIDs.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Do i really need the parking lights? are they a easy install ? Is this kit a easy install? Do you have to remove anything? And thanks for the help.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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I think the parking lights are a big difference, especially if you change your lowbeams to 6000K. They are extremely easy to install. Just remove your engine covers, remove the windshield wiper fluid funnel on the driver's side (one bolt), pop open the moisture shield and you have access to your parking lights and high beams.
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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Nokya or Luminics 9005 bulbs
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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So this kit is just take your old DRL bulbs out and put the new ones and your good with no flickering or nothing
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Old Jan 17, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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+ 1 for changing the parking light to remove the big contract between yellowish parking light and white lowbeams/DRL.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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So this kit is just take your old DRL bulbs out and put the new ones and your good with no flickering or nothing
There's a module involved too, but it fits into the space behind the moisture shield so there are no wires exposed.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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Note that the DRL is also the high beam. AFAIK, LEDs don't do high beams well.. Does the LED kit from VLEDs address that problem?
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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Note that the DRL is also the high beam. AFAIK, LEDs don't do high beams well.. Does the LED kit from VLEDs address that problem?
Any LED DRL kit will cause you to effectively lose your dedicated high beam. The LEDs will light up whenever your high beams would, but they don't put any usable light on the road. However, since your lowbeams are bi-xenon you'll still have that.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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damn they change their stuff like crazy....i just did mine like a month ago and i had to drill holes :/

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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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^ Yes it does. Like I said, the module and connectors all fit behind the moisture shield and no drilling is required. I did it myself 3 days ago with 2 fellow CL members looking over my shoulder. It even says so on V-LEDS' product description: "... no need to drill holes. "

EDIT: The article you linked to is for the older LED DRL kit (2nd gen), that's why you're confused. The new one (3rd gen) doesn't need a relay. http://www.v-leds.com/Vehicle-Specif...-p9371398.html

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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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yap brociouz is right, 2nd gen needs the relay, I have 1st gen, moudle and connectors fit behind the moisture shield but the space is very tight. 3rd gen just the bulbs are different
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