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Upgraded to HID's..Now No DRL...
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:14 amby M_ABILLONES
I just recently upgraded my highs, lows and fogs to hid kits and now my drl doesn't come on...is there anything i can do to get my drl to turn on automatically again???
Thanks,
MArk
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:53 amby NeFaRiOuS_SLE
Sounds to me that you have a Gen4.5+ and therefore have the high beams as DRL. DRL is usually the high beam light with reduced output going directly to the bulb. However, most HID has power sourced from the battery to the ballast and the one going to the light as "reference" (e.g. whether it should be turned on or off), and usually won't turn on since the voltage doesn't match the "full brightness" voltage.
Therefore if you still wanted DRL, my advice would've been not to switch out the high beams; the most usage in city driving would be to flash it (which by the way is bad for HIDs) or night-time driving with no cars for about 2 blocks.
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:56 amby Projex0
the only way is to take the HID off the highs if you want the drl to come back on
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:59 amby M_ABILLONES
So in short im f*cked!
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:09 amby Dawgz
U like having DRL's?
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:05 pmby ThurzNite
I don't see a problem... NeFaRiOuS_SLE told u the solution: you need a way to trigger the lights. Pick up a relay, goto
www.the12volt.com and use the diagram there.
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:48 pmby prsolara
I think that is better use the hid without the drl lights on because it cuts the life of the lights that is 3500. In my car I take off the drl lights cuz they fcked too fast.... But if in your country this is a most then go ahead but keep in mind that they will fuse out too fast.
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:38 pmby ThurzNite
What about in some countries where DRL are mandatory? Do they have special HID setup that last longer? Or do they have separate 'city lights'?
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:11 pmby NeFaRiOuS_SLE
ThurzNite wrote:What about in some countries where DRL are mandatory? Do they have special HID setup that last longer? Or do they have separate 'city lights'?
In those cases, it is reverted to either the turn signal being on all the time (the brighter of a dual-filament bulb; not blinking) or the high beams on dim.
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:11 pmby DrLove
In Canada,
Newer mazda 3 has high beam dim, so your HID just start at night. Lots of new car with HID use highbeam dim (6V each) here, less car with corner flashers light.