DIY: DRL's on with low beams - Page 8

imdanchu · 12-05-2007, 07:28 AM

would you be able to go behind your fuse box to the wires and tap the DRL wire into the main lowbeam light wire? so that when you turn the low beam off and the drl power cuts out, the power for the low beam now powers the drl? or would that not work..

EntropyXIII · 12-05-2007, 12:43 PM

^ im sure it would but i have no idea how to tell you to start that. you could try and do another DIY for this for people who dont want a switch

imdanchu · 12-06-2007, 03:18 AM

oops i meant "...when you turn the low beam <b>ON</b> and the drl power cuts out..."

i would like to try this out and all, but i dont wanna some how surge anything and blow out brand new bulbs.. (2k total miles driven)

well my dad knows electrical things really well maybe i shall consult him the next time i go see him. ill update you guys, and hopefully if everything goes well, i may have my own DIY!

J_Bone · 12-16-2007, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4play4dr

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?

Here, this company is just up the road from you in SD, well I guess it depends on where you live..
Basic Micro

4play4dr · 12-20-2007, 06:39 AM

that little resistor doesnt look like itll hold up to the kind of power that the drl's produce..i wanted something like the borg warner..looks big and strong..and i dont wanna have to solder wires if possible..thanks for the help tho

KSE · 12-31-2007, 11:25 PM

bump

someone needs to do this

I'm gonna get it done hopefully soon.

4play4dr · 01-04-2008, 05:49 AM

ive done it and it works perfect..only problem i have now..is my resistor blew or something?! i dunno..but i jus bought another borg warner for another 17 bucks

..but other than that..this write up works 100%

EntropyXIII · 01-16-2008, 12:38 AM

^hmm thats weird man...mines still going strong

4play4dr · 01-16-2008, 09:57 PM

yea? damn..i still gotta put the new one in..so easy but damn im lazy..but for anyone else tryin this..it works 100%

Truplatano · 01-16-2008, 11:03 PM

how are they still holding up, cuz I'm guessing the life would be shorten alot by having those drl's on constantly

Truplatano · 01-16-2008, 11:07 PM

has anybody done this with yellow high's to see how it looks with yellow drl's and regular low beams on?

R4DG · 01-17-2008, 12:41 AM

i have an orangeish high beam (rice i know) to match the corners with blue in the middle

gshock626 · 01-17-2008, 01:09 AM

mine is still holding up just fine as well. recently i had it on for about 2.5 hrs straight on a night drive and it was fine afterwards. i don't have the borg warner resistor though. i have a heavy-duty one from hot-spark. see my previous post (on page 4 i think) for the link.

EntropyXIII · 01-22-2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Truplatano

has anybody done this with yellow high's to see how it looks with yellow drl's and regular low beams on?

check out the first post...thats yellow highs

Harry · 01-27-2008, 03:18 AM

When I flip my DRL's on for a few minutes my resistor gets really hot and starts to steam. I bought it off hotspark.com, somebody posted a link in one of these pages.

sk33ny · 01-27-2008, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry

When I flip my DRL's on for a few minutes my resistor gets really hot and starts to steam. I bought it off hotspark.com, somebody posted a link in one of these pages.

Yea, it gets really hot. It was actually burning the wires that were attached to it. We stuck it in a good spot, but is that really normal?

gshock626 · 01-27-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry

When I flip my DRL's on for a few minutes my resistor gets really hot and starts to steam. I bought it off hotspark.com, somebody posted a link in one of these pages.

My hotspark resistor get really hot as well. I think that's normal. I think most, if not all, resistors that you get will get really hot. Mine doesn't steam though. Where did you mount yours? Is it touching anything? I mounted mine on the underside of the metal chassis just to the left of the hood latch. I made sure nothing that wasn't heat resistant was near the resistor.

Harry · 01-27-2008, 11:18 PM

Mine is mounted to the chassis, in front of the battery...so I think it's fine...it's not touching anything thats not metal.

gshock626 · 01-28-2008, 01:13 AM

Hmm...not sure what to say. It shouldn't be steaming. Wonder where it's coming from. Suggest you get another resistor if the steam is coming from the resistor and not an object affected by it. Good luck.

Harry · 01-28-2008, 03:12 AM

I was also thinking...maybe I overeacted a little...cuz it was pretty cold outside so maybe that's why there was steam coming out...but I could also smell burning so idk...haha

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12-05-2007, 07:28 AM	#141 (permalink)
imdanchu Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Federal Way, WA Age: 19 Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 / 0%	would you be able to go behind your fuse box to the wires and tap the DRL wire into the main lowbeam light wire? so that when you turn the low beam off and the drl power cuts out, the power for the low beam now powers the drl? or would that not work..

12-05-2007, 12:43 PM	#142 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	^ im sure it would but i have no idea how to tell you to start that. you could try and do another DIY for this for people who dont want a switch

12-06-2007, 03:18 AM	#143 (permalink)
imdanchu Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Federal Way, WA Age: 19 Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 / 0%	oops i meant "...when you turn the low beam <b>ON</b> and the drl power cuts out..." i would like to try this out and all, but i dont wanna some how surge anything and blow out brand new bulbs.. (2k total miles driven) well my dad knows electrical things really well maybe i shall consult him the next time i go see him. ill update you guys, and hopefully if everything goes well, i may have my own DIY!

12-20-2007, 06:39 AM	#145 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	that little resistor doesnt look like itll hold up to the kind of power that the drl's produce..i wanted something like the borg warner..looks big and strong..and i dont wanna have to solder wires if possible..thanks for the help tho

12-31-2007, 11:25 PM	#146 (permalink)
KSE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: socal 818 Age: 21 Posts: 623 Albert iTrader: 6 / 100%	bump someone needs to do this I'm gonna get it done hopefully soon.

01-04-2008, 05:49 AM	#147 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ive done it and it works perfect..only problem i have now..is my resistor blew or something?! i dunno..but i jus bought another borg warner for another 17 bucks ..but other than that..this write up works 100%

01-16-2008, 12:38 AM	#148 (permalink)
EntropyXIII Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: katy,tx Posts: 413 iTrader: 2 / 100%	^hmm thats weird man...mines still going strong

01-16-2008, 09:57 PM	#149 (permalink)
4play4dr Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea? damn..i still gotta put the new one in..so easy but damn im lazy..but for anyone else tryin this..it works 100%

01-16-2008, 11:03 PM	#150 (permalink)
Truplatano Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rhode Island Age: 19 Posts: 554 Felix iTrader: 0 / 0%	how are they still holding up, cuz I'm guessing the life would be shorten alot by having those drl's on constantly

01-16-2008, 11:07 PM	#151 (permalink)
Truplatano Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rhode Island Age: 19 Posts: 554 Felix iTrader: 0 / 0%	has anybody done this with yellow high's to see how it looks with yellow drl's and regular low beams on?

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01-17-2008, 12:41 AM	#152 (permalink)
R4DG Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 90 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i have an orangeish high beam (rice i know) to match the corners with blue in the middle

01-17-2008, 01:09 AM	#153 (permalink)
gshock626 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rosemead, ca (soCal) Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 / 0%	mine is still holding up just fine as well. recently i had it on for about 2.5 hrs straight on a night drive and it was fine afterwards. i don't have the borg warner resistor though. i have a heavy-duty one from hot-spark. see my previous post (on page 4 i think) for the link.

01-27-2008, 03:18 AM	#155 (permalink)
Harry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Morgan Hill/San Jose Posts: 1,156 iTrader: 2 / 100%	When I flip my DRL's on for a few minutes my resistor gets really hot and starts to steam. I bought it off hotspark.com, somebody posted a link in one of these pages.

01-27-2008, 11:18 PM	#158 (permalink)
Harry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Morgan Hill/San Jose Posts: 1,156 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Mine is mounted to the chassis, in front of the battery...so I think it's fine...it's not touching anything thats not metal.

01-28-2008, 01:13 AM	#159 (permalink)
gshock626 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: rosemead, ca (soCal) Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hmm...not sure what to say. It shouldn't be steaming. Wonder where it's coming from. Suggest you get another resistor if the steam is coming from the resistor and not an object affected by it. Good luck.

01-28-2008, 03:12 AM	#160 (permalink)
Harry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Morgan Hill/San Jose Posts: 1,156 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I was also thinking...maybe I overeacted a little...cuz it was pretty cold outside so maybe that's why there was steam coming out...but I could also smell burning so idk...haha