DIY: DRL's on with low beams - Page 7

EntropyXIII · 11-07-2007, 11:49 AM

^any updates?

4play4dr · 11-09-2007, 08:04 PM

i tried the new switch with the borg warner resistor..and no good..the resistor doesnt even get hot..so i gotta try re-doing all the wiring..im soo lazy to do that right now too..its been f-ing cold outside lately..but ill get to doin that sometime within the week

EntropyXIII · 11-10-2007, 01:37 AM

damn man sorry to hear...i dont know what the problem is...

***07mugencivic*** · 11-10-2007, 01:39 AM

i want to do it...but i dont want to mess with wire

07Rredsi · 11-20-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 07mugencivic

i want to do it...but i dont want to mess with wire

I'm with you on that one. I dont like to do electrical stuff because knowing me, something would go wrong lol. I really would like to do this though! Any one in the south able to possibly help me? lol

n7ove · 11-26-2007, 12:13 AM

Thanks for the DIY EnthropyIII, i started work on it today and hope to finish it by tomorrow, hopefully with positive results too.

n7ove · 11-26-2007, 12:16 AM

sorry i fluffed your name EntropyXIII its hard to type on this iphone

EntropyXIII · 11-26-2007, 12:17 AM

cool np everyone...its nice to see other people trying this. post up pics when you get it done!

n7ove · 11-26-2007, 04:02 PM

Well i tried everything and no luck as well... I have a 12g wire running from + of the battery to the switch, then 12g from the switch to the fuse (7.5a), then 12g from the fuse to the resistor (RU12 from O'Reilly's) then i have two 16g wires running from resistor and spliced into to the high beams (white for passenger and pink for the driver side) and nothing. The resistor doesn't even get hot.

I tried diagnosing the problem by bypassing the switch and still nothing which doesn't make sense. Any suggestions?

n7ove · 11-26-2007, 08:05 PM

well never mind... after much thought I finally figured out the problem...my connection to the high beams were not actually connected... those cheap splicers, so i soldered it.

EntropyXIII · 11-26-2007, 09:33 PM

^cool man glad you found the problem

4play4dr · 11-27-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n7ove

well never mind... after much thought I finally figured out the problem...my connection to the high beams were not actually connected... those cheap splicers, so i soldered it.

shit..i still gotta try to correct mine..u soldered the wires to the high beams and everything worked fine? maybe i should check my T-Tap into the high beams..because my resistor doesnt get hot either..this way i dont have to redo everything..probably try this tomorrow

4play4dr · 11-27-2007, 09:16 PM

jus finished checkin that high beam connection..turns out it wasnt tapped in all the way..now it works like a charm..will try to get some pics up by tomorrow

gshock626 · 11-27-2007, 11:44 PM

glad to hear you finally got it to work 4play4dr!

EntropyXIII · 11-27-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 4play4dr

jus finished checkin that high beam connection..turns out it wasnt tapped in all the way..now it works like a charm..will try to get some pics up by tomorrow

awesome man, its great to hear that you got everything worked out. yeah the wires down there are pretty tough to tap into unless you have small hands. i had some trouble with mine but eventually got it...

good to hear this is workin out for some of yall

4play4dr · 11-28-2007, 07:20 PM

yea man..i jus put that on hold for like 3 weeks after i failed the first time..then after i read n7ove's post..i thought to myself..shit i should check that..went out n did it..and it works now..ill try to get some night pics so u can see what the drl's look like at night wit the HID's n all..thanks for the help guys

n7ove · 11-29-2007, 12:02 AM

sweet... glad to to know it helped. Any suggestions on bulb combinations to make it look not so tri-colored? I'm running stock lights.

4play4dr · 11-29-2007, 08:34 PM

that borg warner resistor makes the drl's kinda dimmer than the original drl's power..is there like a 1ohm resistor out there that is like the borg warner one?

EntropyXIII · 12-02-2007, 04:31 PM

i was trying to look for a 1 ohm resistor but all they had was the 1.2 so im not sure if you could fine a 1 ohm...

R4DG · 12-04-2007, 03:34 PM

the BWD is designed for automotive use

if you want an ohm resistor with the mountable assets that the BWD possess than you should stop by a local electronics shop (where camera mechanics shop)

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11-07-2007, 11:49 AM	#121 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	^any updates?

11-09-2007, 08:04 PM	#122 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i tried the new switch with the borg warner resistor..and no good..the resistor doesnt even get hot..so i gotta try re-doing all the wiring..im soo lazy to do that right now too..its been f-ing cold outside lately..but ill get to doin that sometime within the week

11-10-2007, 01:37 AM	#123 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	damn man sorry to hear...i dont know what the problem is...

11-26-2007, 12:13 AM	#126 (permalink)
n7ove Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5 nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks for the DIY EnthropyIII, i started work on it today and hope to finish it by tomorrow, hopefully with positive results too.

11-26-2007, 12:16 AM	#127 (permalink)
n7ove Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5 nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	sorry i fluffed your name EntropyXIII its hard to type on this iphone

11-26-2007, 12:17 AM	#128 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	cool np everyone...its nice to see other people trying this. post up pics when you get it done!

11-26-2007, 04:02 PM	#129 (permalink)
n7ove Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5 nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well i tried everything and no luck as well... I have a 12g wire running from + of the battery to the switch, then 12g from the switch to the fuse (7.5a), then 12g from the fuse to the resistor (RU12 from O'Reilly's) then i have two 16g wires running from resistor and spliced into to the high beams (white for passenger and pink for the driver side) and nothing. The resistor doesn't even get hot. I tried diagnosing the problem by bypassing the switch and still nothing which doesn't make sense. Any suggestions?

11-26-2007, 08:05 PM	#130 (permalink)
n7ove Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5 nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	well never mind... after much thought I finally figured out the problem...my connection to the high beams were not actually connected... those cheap splicers, so i soldered it.

11-26-2007, 09:33 PM	#131 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	^cool man glad you found the problem

11-27-2007, 09:16 PM	#133 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	jus finished checkin that high beam connection..turns out it wasnt tapped in all the way..now it works like a charm..will try to get some pics up by tomorrow

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11-27-2007, 11:44 PM	#134 (permalink)
gshock626 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rosemead, ca (soCal) Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 / 0%	glad to hear you finally got it to work 4play4dr!

11-28-2007, 07:20 PM	#136 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea man..i jus put that on hold for like 3 weeks after i failed the first time..then after i read n7ove's post..i thought to myself..shit i should check that..went out n did it..and it works now..ill try to get some night pics so u can see what the drl's look like at night wit the HID's n all..thanks for the help guys

11-29-2007, 12:02 AM	#137 (permalink)
n7ove Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 5 nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	sweet... glad to to know it helped. Any suggestions on bulb combinations to make it look not so tri-colored? I'm running stock lights.

11-29-2007, 08:34 PM	#138 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	that borg warner resistor makes the drl's kinda dimmer than the original drl's power..is there like a 1ohm resistor out there that is like the borg warner one?

12-02-2007, 04:31 PM	#139 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	i was trying to look for a 1 ohm resistor but all they had was the 1.2 so im not sure if you could fine a 1 ohm...

12-04-2007, 03:34 PM	#140 (permalink)
R4DG Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 90 iTrader: 0 / 0%	the BWD is designed for automotive use if you want an ohm resistor with the mountable assets that the BWD possess than you should stop by a local electronics shop (where camera mechanics shop)