Req21

Installed my 10 LED DRL from VLEDs using their new wiring harness, link to kit http://www.vleds.com/07-08-acura-tl-...rsion-kit.html. After the install there is no bulb out warning on the dash and bulbs are receiving full power. The kit is very simple to install, I used the great DIY that The Machine wrote as a reference since the kit is very similar to the one from iJDMtoy; https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/ijdmtoy-led-drl-harness-install-w-pics-853543/.

The hardest part of the install was actually removing the old bulbs, I couldn't get them out by hand so I had to use pliers to grab onto the bulbs to twist them loose. I mounted the passenger side resistor to the AC hose bracket. On the driver side I used double sided tape to mount the resistor next the battery. Total install time was about 1.5 hours, but a lot of that time was spent trying to get the old bulbs out. If I was to do it again it would probably take half that time.

DRL Kit:


Passenger side resistor and ground:


Driver side resistor:


LEDs installed:

jon2000

Good job! I just installed this exact kit this weekend. I'm very impressed with the results so far.

guitarplayer16

iTrader: (8)

Those look wonderful!

Thanks for the wiring guide and pics!

sockr1

iTrader: (5)

Good job! This should be helpful to some in the future, especially since it gives others another option for an LED kit. Are those the 5k versions or the 6k?

The Machine

iTrader: (8)

Those look really nice!

Glad my DIY was able to help you with your install as well

cazio

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I'm loving my 6000k 10 LEDs so far. sooooo bright and white!!!

AZP-TL

How close in color are these 10 LED lamps? Are they actually 5K and 6K or are they different like the V3s?

Also, are they noticeable in direct sunlight or do they wash out.

Req21

These are the 6K version. I was expecting them to have a slight bluish tint, but if you look directly at them they are white. I would say they are easily visible in sunlight, I didn't get a chance to take any photos during the day but another member who has the same bulbs has some in this thread https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=885607&page=2.

Steven Bell

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cazio

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6000k

cazio

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LEDs don't really follow the same Kelvin scale as HIDs. I have 5000k hid headlight and fog bulbs but my switchback, modified oem side markers, and drl LEDs are all 6000k and all match perfectly

vietxquangstah

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Hmm... I have 5k switchbacks, DRLs, morimoto 3five bulbs, USR side markers and they all match perfectly white. It's weird that your 6k matches your 5ks

cazio

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yea all my 5000k LEDs had like a yellow tint to the white where the 6000k are a pure white it seems. so i just sold them all my buddies have the same problem and are swapping them out. I'm also running morimoto 3five's and mine are obviously 5000k, LEDs arnt the same and people need to realize that, as well as differences in brands. all my LEDs are from vled and 6000k and they match, once u start mixing and matching brands ur screwed

o4Komodo

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Damn that looks good, curious to see night photos!

cazio

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I don't recommend it but here ya go, drls at night. they are def bright enough but certainly wouldn't drive with them instead of headlights lol

cazio

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the iPhone makes everything I shoot look yellow but here's a shot of my setup I described before
6k led oem side markers modded and switchbacks but 5k hid fogs and headlights

brianch

I just installed my LED DRL kit w/relay

How do you go about wiring a switch to control it separately?

cazio

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not sure why u would want independent control or ur drls on with ur headlights unless u had halos wired into ur headlights. prolly not too hard to tap into the relay

brianch

Tried to scour the internet for a DIY or guide but came up with nothing.

I just want independent control of my LED DRLs and HID Fogs.

cazio

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same here, there are independent fog diy's but I don't like the method, I have someone who is working on a better way

brianch

I thought that if you got a relay for the HIDs and DRL kit that you could somehow run a switch off the relay. But I'm not too good with electrical stuff to know how to do it without a guide.

I think it looks awesome when your DRLs are on with your HIDs.

AZP-TL

White LEDs actually use blue diodes with a phosphor coating that converts the blue into white, the color temperature is controlled by using more or less of the phosphor; this is why it varies so much from manufacturer to manufacturer. Typically cheap Chinese LEDs use less of the coating and have less stringent control so their LEDs are usually more blue in color and can vary from batch to batch.

vietxquangstah

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That is exactly why when I see 6k LEDs I think of "autozone or ebay LEDs". I see so many people here in dallas use these LED bars to illuminate their license plate and it's so cheap that the color it gives off is blue when it's supposed to be white. Some of them even look damn near purple. Looks so cheap and that's how I feel about 6k LEDs for interior or exterior lights.

Only my opinion of course

AZP-TL

Yeah, pretty much. Just because they claim they are 6K doesn't mean they actually are, they could be closer to 8K that gives the really bluish purple color.

ryan g

I have the old version of these in 5k and just received my new 10 LED ones. I am swapping them out the next nice day i get. Will post pics for the 5k crowd. I have Osram CBIs, 5k V3 triton swithbacks, and 5k morimoto HID fogs and everything matches perfectly.

ryan g

Try these:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/skd2k1s-07-type-s-progress-updated-2-8-18-a-837368/

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/07-08-drl-headlights-836519/

casty

do you need the wiring harness to add these as fogs for an 06' to give them full power?

Jriddle8

Fuck. so i tried installing this kit today but i installed it wrong. After seeing yours and mine, i noticed that i dont have the inline resistors? my resistors both have a female and a male connect to them so how am i supposed to connect these now lol

klene259

Looks great!

ryan g

Did you get the VLEDs kit? Post a picture of what you have if not.

SDSilverM3

Are you experiencing any flickering issues with your kit?

Not sure if VLED has resolved but my kit developed the flickering over the course of a few months. Something to keep an eye out for. I do miss the LED DRLs when they worked correctly.

sockr1

iTrader: (5)

This is usually caused by a bad ground. Make sure you are grounding to plain metal and not something painted

SDSilverM3

Thanks, tried everything and it wasn't the ground. The entire bulb wasn't flickering... only a handful of LEDs on the bulb which looked like chunks were missing at times.

Jriddle8

So here is a picture of my resistors


as you can see both female and male connections, how would i go about on installing these onto the passenger side?

and as you can see here my harness is the same as req21's

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

^sorry but that harness isn't going to work, its not the same as req21's. the relay part is different and thats the main thing. the harness that works for the TL requires a positive input from one side, and a negative input from the other side, your harness has 1 input with both positive and negative.

the only harness that I know of works 100% is the ijdmtoy one. not sure if vleds offers anything similar.

Jriddle8

^ Fuck.
I bought that Vled drl conversion kit and this is what it all came with.

thoiboi

I have the VLED one as well and it seems to work half the time. I know it works when I start up the car in the morning but then when I get off work, only the passenger side is on. I haven't had time to troubleshoot but I was just under the impression it may be a bad ground/relay or loose connection.

George,

From a logical perspective, I'm trying to figure out why this wouldn't work. I know the iJDMtoy has positive one on end and negative on the passenger, but surely that's not completely necessary. I mean when you use halogen bulbs, there's no connection there. I have in line resistors on both passenger and drivers side, that should simulate the load and be all the computer wants to give power. The input should power the relay which then grabs power from the battery to the LEDs.

I've been really trying to wrap my head around why this wouldn't work. Feel free to discuss electrical experts.

vietxquangstah

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I have resistors from the ijdmtoy kit to prevent my drl light on my dash from coming on. I'm using a vleds 9005 led relay harness and everything works fine. been using this setup for close to 6 months now

ryan g

Honestly, just give them a call. Any issue I've had with VLEDs has been resolved with a quick call. They are very helpful and are very familiar with what is needed for the 3G TL. Mine works perfectly with no flickering.

I'll take a look at my setup when I get a chance.

ryan g

Also for your resistor with both connections, did you try setting it up and just leaving the plug type one unconnected to anything? Just plug resistors into factory and the led bulbs into the harness. On the relay, driver side has two connections to the battery and on passenger one black wire you ground to the bolt that req21 shows. Don't see why it wouldn't work.