06TLMatt

So, the core of this post is that I want something bright on the front of my car to run, without having the headlights on all of the time. I have been searching for a couple of days and came to the conclusion that the easiest thing for me to do would be to wire the Fog Lights to run independently of the headlights, and using the OEM switch to do that. ( It's an 06 TL by the way, not Canadian so I don't have any DRL's). With that being said, I do not want the stock Halogen to be 'the bright thing' on the front of my car, I would like to have either LED or HID there. Can someone , in Layman's terms , explain to me the issue of using LED lights (hyper flashing?) and maybe give me a good bulb to go with? Also, would HID's just be plug and play after the independent fog light mod or would they need any module or load resistors also.

I apologize for creating a new thread for a topic that has been written about a million times, but I have been reading all day long and could not make sense out of a lot of it. Thanks

erdoc48

Check these 2 links:
https://acurazine.com/forums/photogr...grades-810070/

https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-b...grades-924506/


The quick version with the 2 links is that because of the location of the OEM fog lights, when using them, it always looks like the high beams are on. I had AckTL05 (member/ vendor here on Azine), install fogs in the lower grilles several years ago, and my fogs became switched DRLs using the standard halogen bulb. My lower fogs work from the OEM stalk switch and the DRLs are run via the push button switch in the left lower dash panel. I recently replaced my halogen DRLs and my lower fog bulbs with LED equivalents, so there was no need for a resistor or DRL harness since my car never had conventional DRLs.

Your options are as follows:
-use headlights all the time = free and no upgrades needed
-install a separate switch to run the OEM fogs as DRLs and use either factory OEM halogen bulbs or LEDs w/o resistor/ DRL harness
-do what I did, add lower fogs to OEM stalk switch and then use OEM fogs as DRLs

The only thing I can't tell you is how to access the switch wiring to the OEM fogs so that they can be connected to a separate switch since mine were done by AckTL05 as above. I'm sure if you search the 3G garage, someone has disconnected the OEM fogs from the stalk switch to make the fogs DRLs.

EDIT:
I just found this- how to connect the wiring:

https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...switch-772633/

erdoc48

Addendum:
If you're not comfortable doing wiring on the TL (I wasn't), I'm sure an independent shop could do it at not much cost.

guitarplayer16

iTrader: (8)

1. You do NOT need a harness or resistor.
2. Hyperblink happens to the turn signals. It alerts you that a halogen bulb is out, and occurs when LED turn signal bulbs are used. Hyperblink has nothing to do with DRL.

Instructions for what you want:
1. Buy any 9006 LED bulb
2. Perform
https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g...switch-772633/

Done.

dezymond

I bought these for my DRLs and they're awesome:http://www.ebay.com/itm/111402517126?item=111402517126&viewitem=&vxp=mtr
They're pretty bright, nice white color, and are far brighter and better looking than those cheap LED towers.

06TLMatt

Thanks, it was confusing becuase I kept reading that I had to have load resistors or some type of module, but I guess that's not the case. So any 9006 HID or LED Bulb will work? Haven't decided what I'll do, I really like the look of erdoc48's setup with both the lower bumper fogs and the OEM ones with the a-spec front lip.

PICA

They disable high beam function and can only be used as DRLs, is this true for all 9005 LEDs available?

dezymond

Not sure. I had remembered after I posted that the 04-06 don't have DRLs. I use those bulbs in my 08

guitarplayer16

iTrader: (8)

The high beams don't have anything to do with the DRL in our car.
We have bi-xenons meaning the high beam comes from the same source as low beam; the projector.

Typical cars will use the same bulb for high beam and DRL.
In DRL mode, the bulb uses 6V. It's dimmer.
In High beam mode, the same bulb then switches to use 12V. It's bright.

When they say it disables high beam function, they mean that the LED bulb is not bright enough for high beam use, so therefore making your high beam useless.

We do not have to worry about this.

PICA, reading that you have a 4G TL, YES it will render your high beams useless since you don't have bi-xenons.

erdoc48

I use my lower fogs all the time at night- I have seen 04-06 TLs with the OEM fogs on and it does look like the high beams are on (as would be with a non HID car) and I got tired of getting the 'your high beams are on' flash from other drivers. I figured since the OEM fogs are going in lieu of lower bumper fogs, I might as well make the OEM fogs into DRLs, but switched DRLs. The purpose of the DRLs is to be seen by other drivers in the daytime, so it's not as important how the light pattern is (vs at night when you want a beam well down the road). I went with the LEDs since they were as simple as replacing a light bulb (as above no resistors). I would assume HIDs for DRLs are going to be substantially more expensive, and the LEDs were (I think) $39 or $42 on the IJDMToy.com
website. If you're using IJDMToy.com to get LEDs, Google IJDMToy coupon codes and try a few of them, as you may get lucky and get 10% off.

PICA

Thanks you. Any bulb suggestions for my lost soul? I was thinking about replacing with Sylvannia ZXEs, at least I don't have to purchase them from China.

dezymond

I had those iJDMtoy tower LED bulbs before I switched to the ones I posted. I would never buy those types of bulbs that iJDMtoy uses. They're not as bright, don't look good, and when lit you can see the individual diodes reflect in the housing. They're cheap bulbs that they overcharge their customers for and they look cheap

erdoc48

When you say tower LEDs, do you mean the ones that are just placed in a cylinder on the base? Mine are all Cree bulbs with the built in lenses. When I look at my car from the front, I can't see individual LEDs, just one bright beam.

dezymond

Like these: http://softsoftka.com/images/images....rch=B008B108PW

I always found that people refer to them as tower bulbs. No lenses and each individual LED showing.

erdoc48

I didn't get those for the same reason (I didn't want to see individual LEDs from the front of the car).

06TLMatt

Any body ever try these, or have an opinion on them?

dezymond

The 5-star reviews are almost the same amount as the 1-star ones (35% vs 33%). Based on that alone, I would stay away. Seems to be hit or miss with alot of misses happening. Just take a look at the first review at the bottom of the page.

accurancy

I had same idea as OP, i decided to go LED switchbacks in turn signals route.

At first i went with iJDM tower ones, but they were not bright enough and turn signal was barely seen in sunlight.

Ended up with Vleds tritons, these are plenty bright, and universal too. For my DRL i just turn the light switch one tick now

PICA

Is there a way to disable DRLs and wire the fog lights to come on as the DRLs did?

06TLMatt

Still haven't decided on a bulb, I want it to be around 6000k , and bright enough to be clearly visible in the day, and still functional as a fog light when I want.