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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 12:00 PM
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I'm not much of an electrical person I've read the Headlight mod threads and just don't understand

There are two halogen bulbs in the high beam nacelle, one for the DRL and the other for the High Beam. Is there a way to leave the High Beam bulb in tact and change the DRL to be closer in color to the Low Beam HID and the new 2014 ISF LED Fogs I just installed?

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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 12:07 PM
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the DRL is actually the high beam headlight bulb. so in the headlight there is the tiny bulb in the upper corner (that is your parking light) it also turns on when your low beams come on.
The high beam also acts as the DRL. Same bulb just lower output. I believe the only option is to make that LED with resistors but you will lose your high beam function.

so basically, the small parking light can be swapped with a basic LED wedge bulb to match your low beam and LED fogs.
The actual DRL/High beam comes on only when your headlights are off or of course when you turn on the high beam
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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^^^^Thank you! Any links to LED wedge bulbs to replace the parking light bulb?

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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 12:19 PM
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I used these. The "cool white" has a light tint of blue. The "natural white" are just white.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...edge-base/199/
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Originally Posted by LexusNN
I used these. The "cool white" has a light tint of blue. The "natural white" are just white.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...edge-base/199/
Thanks for link guy. Do you have a pic with these installed? It's just plug and play? And also which color did you get, cool white or natural white?
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These are the bulbs that I used in the parking light spot. I got them at PepBoys; they were not very expensive.
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 06:37 AM
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Thanks for link guy. Do you have a pic with these installed? It's just plug and play? And also which color did you get, cool white or natural white?
All plug and play everything. I have morimoto 5k low beams, cool white parking lights, and V-LEDs 5k DRLs

Here are the low beams turned on, with parking lights.
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 06:41 AM
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And here are my DRLs by themselves (normal daylight driving)
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Thanks for the pics!
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is this something ur willing to do VJ...if ya look at mines u would of known too. make sure to get some good leds if your going that route.
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VJ setup an F or Lexus meet at Paramus mall. Long over due bro
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I did last month! Andy, Jimmy, Diaz, Alex, Pat all showed up. It was a good time.
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Originally Posted by VtotheJ
I did last month! Andy, Jimmy, Diaz, Alex, Pat all showed up. It was a good time.
blah...need another one...weather was bad last month.
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