How To: DRL's and HID's
#91
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heres my idea, you know the aligator clips the clips that u can put on and splice into a wire without having to cut it? I am thinking why not just used this and slice into the parking blubs and then just run the wire back to the lowbeam wire and slice into that. get what im saying here would this work?
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Here's another idea you can try if you are careful enough and take your time. All the connectors on the bulbs come apart. If you look down the socket, you can usually see a pin that holds the metal contact in place. What you can do is pull back the clip on the back side of the low beam connector and for the parking light. You can then take the wires out and switch them to the parking light connector. If the metal contacts are not the same, you will have to cut the contacts and swap those also, but in the end it will still look stock. The only thing I don't know is if the wires will reach that far.
Too bad I didn't think of this before I spliced the parking light, I woulda tried it out.
Too bad I didn't think of this before I spliced the parking light, I woulda tried it out.
#97
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wow all this work to do what can be done by swapping two wires. Why do people go to the trouble to figure this stuff out when you just simply switch park lamp (blue wire) with head light (red wire wht stripe) Done....
I guess some want to show off their electrical know how or just have too much time on their hands.
Also the connectors for the headlights and park light terminals are different, we have the head light terminals at work but the park light ones we don't have so I butt connected and heat shrinked
I guess some want to show off their electrical know how or just have too much time on their hands.
Also the connectors for the headlights and park light terminals are different, we have the head light terminals at work but the park light ones we don't have so I butt connected and heat shrinked
#98
wow all this work to do what can be done by swapping two wires. Why do people go to the trouble to figure this stuff out when you just simply switch park lamp (blue wire) with head light (red wire wht stripe) Done....
I guess some want to show off their electrical know how or just have too much time on their hands.
Also the connectors for the headlights and park light terminals are different, we have the head light terminals at work but the park light ones we don't have so I butt connected and heat shrinked
I guess some want to show off their electrical know how or just have too much time on their hands.
Also the connectors for the headlights and park light terminals are different, we have the head light terminals at work but the park light ones we don't have so I butt connected and heat shrinked
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Btw I sell a pnp harness for 35.00 shipped to eliminate the flicker.
Now why would you switch the wires from the headlight to the parking lights when the parking light circuit has enough stress on it already. There is a reason the headlights have there own fuses.
Now why would you switch the wires from the headlight to the parking lights when the parking light circuit has enough stress on it already. There is a reason the headlights have there own fuses.
#101
i followed the new diagram with exactly the same electronics, but it just the light just flickers on the "on" position and is off on the "off" position. Anybody know what I did wrong?
i guess not all the same, the cap was non polerized, does that matter??
i guess not all the same, the cap was non polerized, does that matter??
Last edited by Hammerfeind; Mar 27, 2009 at 04:50 PM.
#103
i followed the newer diode configuration. This page Post 79
I might just try the off set resistor config. Which one did you do?
I might just try the off set resistor config. Which one did you do?
#105
Gah... tried the original as well now. i've double and tripple checked my connections, but must be doing something wrong that im not seeing. Now It does nothing with the switch in all positions. Dunno, its getting to cold again to keep going outside tonight. Ill try again tomorrow. I'll try striping everything and starting from scratch.
EDIT: I'm an Idiot My hid kit does not have a relay, it plugs directly into factory 9006 plug. I am assuming thats the problem.
EDIT: I'm an Idiot My hid kit does not have a relay, it plugs directly into factory 9006 plug. I am assuming thats the problem.
Last edited by Hammerfeind; Mar 29, 2009 at 06:03 PM.