ssjoeboe9

well I can help you out lol

Voltage= Volts
Power=Watts
Voltage≠Watts

ed_423

too much voltage = bad.

KillerG

sooo
i bought those bulbs and this module,

http://www.v-leds.com/Daytime-Runnin...-p6297704.html

and im like, 90% sure my car wont explode

ceb

I'm more at 89%

robpp

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I'll help where i can bro.

Those bulbs look good for the DRL. I have the JLC resistors, I'm not sure of the value as they come in a metal box all wired so we will be guessing there. . So hopefully the resistors will work to turn off the drl warning. The vled DRL module works well except when I used it with the resistors it would pop the high beam fuse. I solved that by just adding a relay to it. But it works now.

My bulbs are only 7w vs. yours at 16. So I would do it in steps.

Get the bulbs and resistors working at OEM voltage first. ONLY THEN add the DRL module if you want to see what 12v looks like. If I put on high beams or flash to pass it would pop the fuse. If your setup dies that we can add a $5 relay.

KillerG

thanks rob. what kind of difficult is involved in adding that relay?

I will really need dummy proof instructions for that. I will definitely reach out to you when the time comes

robpp

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I'll help where i can bro.

Those bulbs look good for the DRL. I have the JLC resistors, I'm not sure of the value as they come in a metal box all wired so we will be guessing there. . So hopefully the resistors will work to turn off the drl warning. The vled DRL module works well except when I used it with the resistors it would pop the high beam fuse. I solved that by just adding a relay to it. But it works now.

My bulbs are only 7w vs. yours at 16. So I would do it in steps.

Get the bulbs and resistors working at OEM voltage first. ONLY THEN add the DRL module if you want to see what 12v looks like. If I put on high beams or flash to pass it would pop the fuse. If your setup dies that we can add a $5 relay.

Grigio09

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You have a pic of your ride with DRLS

Grigio09

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I'm running ijdm drl..

robpp

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d-post for me

adding a relay is easy. its just a switch really.

a relay takes battery power and sends it directly to your device, in this case drl.
and you then use the original power wires to trigger or switch the relay on and off.

opboarding

Thank you Joe for this. Most people overlook this. I have seen quite a few helicopters crash because the engineer forgot that voltage≠watts.

On a separate note, killerg make sure you think about the vectors that the current is traveling. As we all know, vectors like to only go in one direction. If you take those vectors and make them do u-turns a bunch of times, they start to emit thousands of electrons. These electrons will easily go through plastics and most metal in the car and will cause your electronics to malfunction and overheat. If they reach your body you will start bleeding from the inside out.

FlipRizzi

still cant pull the trigger to go ahead and have cleared headlights. just the thought of baking the headlights ....... =/ anyways, have you guys seen this pair of switchbacks by ijdmtoy? http://store.ijdmtoy.com/1157-2357-7...157_sku317.htm
looks good to me. just putting it out there. good luck on yall doing this mod! and to those who already did, high props!

BaoZZeR

if you're too scared to bake it than you can use a hair dryer or heat gun. I ended up doing this to reseal my headlights and it's so much easier than baking it; mainly because my oven was too small so I had to hold the door open so it wouldn't touch my headlights lol

drivedata

man i thought we lost you bro brah. you were gone for a minute!

FlipRizzi

haha got a little busy man. and also promised myself to slow down with the modding lol every time i logged on here i kept itching to mod! hahaha

ssjoeboe9

IDK how, or where exactly would be the best place inside the housing to do this but this needs to happen with the CF vinyl!!

ssjoeboe9

I lied, I know where to put it

KillerG

@ joe

i ordered cf to wrap the interior portion of the orange reflector... its a seperate piece and shouldnt be too hard I just hope it looks good there

your suggestion seems better but id have to tear up the orange to put it there unless I cut out and directly put it there... hmm

ssjoeboe9

You were gunna wrap the square reflector?

Not sure what you mean about "tear up the orange to put it there" but once you take out the Z shaped reflector the shiny piece that I pointed at in my picture is directly beneath. Just cover that portion in vinyl.

KillerG

yeah i ordered some vinyl to wrap my lower grill and then i ordered a seperate piece (12x12) to do the square reflectors

I just looked through kowloons old DIY and it should be hard to do that section now that ive seen the piece

maybe... ill do both?

I will try and see how they look in photoshop after finals...
I know you got the skills mcyoung, can you visualize it for us?

KillerG

worlds worst mockups by me suggest that they would look best ONLY on the edges, joe

ssjoeboe9

I was gunna photoshop but Im only good at dick pics in paint.

All I know is its gunna be sick to have CF in the headlights. I really wish I would have done it when I cleared mine out a year ago. The idea never even popped in my head.

ssjoeboe9

lol

As I figured

Glad I could help progress the CU2 community.

HondoGermany

CF will look awesome,
sorry thats too late for me!
DO IT !!!