I bought led DRLs and they are not that bright, is there a way to make them look like high beams are on all the time.

 

you'd get pulled over if your high beams were on all the time.

there a crap load of other DRL threads

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...witchback+LEDs
thats the one we've been using recently, a few of us that got the car recently, check it out.

 

The DRL is factory designed (and required by laws) such that the pair of high beam is run at reduced power, so as not to blind the oncoming traffic.

 

The LED drls are not bright at all and pure for show.... It I drive around and have my high beams with these led lights it won't do anything at all... I don't think there is a way to do it but thought I'd ask

 

If you go to www.aacstyle.com They have the brightest L.e.ds on the market. Give them a call. They have the new Cree L.e.ds . Those guys know what they talk about. 1-800-407-5776

 

do you even know what is the point of DRL..??

 

At the risk of starting another yes/no war about daytime running lights, these are pretty useless imho but seemed to have been glommed on by the "looks department" people. You know, the same ones that like carbon fiber hoods and matte black paint jobs. There are some that think those cute little pixie lights look great, even in the daytime. Go figure.

 

there is a module made by V-leds.com. Its called the led drl module. it takes the low voltage supplied by the drl and bosts it 12-13 volts to make the leds brighter. I have this module and i can say that its not super bright maybe just as bright as the halogen drls.

 

I got mine from JLC lightning and it's not cheap. I agreed with djtanveer, they're not that bright but enough for me. Here's a sample how bright it looks during peak time

 

The purpose of LEDs are more towards appearance than function. If you really want bright AND white hi beams, I suggest you go with HIDs. No amount of upgrading will make them bright enough for road use.

 

Nice looking DRLs Zelaya! Did you install yourself? Was it difficult (sorry, noob question I know, I just took ownership of my TL).

 

just so you know.. you will completely lose your function of high beams.. LED's dont produce enough light like the regular halogens..

trust me, i have it and its not that bright.. its just as bright as a $2 led flash light you get at CVS that sits on the counter where you pay for your shit.

 

I get that it won't be as bright as the halogens, but being SoCal I can't really remember the last time I used my high beams in the last 13 years (since I bought my Altima in 2000). And the new HID Xenons really light up the road well, so even then I'm not sure how often I'd need those high beams. I don't really drive my car out of state much (maybe to Vegas) so it's not like I'm putting myself in places where I'm going to wish I had high beams.

Out of curiosity, I've noticed a lot of new cars coming with no halogens (or maybe I'm using the wrong term, they've all got the white light type of headlights for both DRLs and headlights). Are these manufacturers putting their clientele in danger in these instances by using less powerful high beam lights?

 

i think your mistaken.. or got your info wrong.. are you referring to those audi drl?

you have to keep in mind that OUR TL DRL are also a HIGH BEAM function.. audi, mercedez, etc.. they have their own individual DRL separate from High Beams.

other manufactures that have both DRL and HIGH BEAM in one bulb are using halogen bulbs..

so far i have not seen one manufacture offer LEDs for DRL/HIGH BEAM style functions.

 

I guess I'm using terminology wrong: manufacturers are using a combination of LEDs and Xenons but eschewing the halogens.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...e-lexus-ls600h
So what I'd be interested in is replacing the stock halogen DRLs with a Xenon version which could do low intensity DRL level and also be high beams (basically I dislike the yellow lights of halogens).

Does such an aftermarket option exist for 4G 2012 TLs?

Thanks!

 

oh what your talking about is just different color halogens bulbs.. thats all

 

I just saw a 5 series BMW at lunch and they don't look like halogens. Check out this video from their site:
http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...b-5b9ff4f05da6
between the 11 and 30 second mark. They have dual "ring" type headlights on each side which I think should be HIDs and not halogens, right?

 

Those are corona rings and they are LEDs as well. Their only purpose is appearance. All the white drls you see that are not in the low beam are either LED or aftermarket HID. Maybe you should consider disabling your drls by pulling a fuse. It'll save you trouble if you don't like the yellow halogen bulb, but want the functionality of your hi beam.

 

Thanks for the explanation Domm. So the BMWs do not have halogens at all right, but rather LEDs for all their lights? So that means there are LEDs that are fully functional as high beams (and considered safe) because BMW surely wouldn't open themselves up for a lawsuit if they didn't function well as high beams, right?

So my question now is: does anyone know of an aftermarket LED or HID Bi-Xenon solution to replace our 4G TL (2012 in my case) halogen lights, and would allow it to function as both DRLs and high beams?

Many thanks!

 

its a led ring dude.. you can put that on your car as well..... but you can see that right behind that ring is a halogen bulb used for high beams and possibly for DRLs

rings are extra, but that 5 series has a drl, its probably just was off.

 

Again, all stock LEDs do is make the car look more unique and is only for styling purposes. You can use LEDs for your lights but they will not produce enough light. BMWs have halogen bulbs for their hi beams, but you can opt for xenon bulbs in the lo beams unless the car is bixenon.

An aftermarket option for drls is Phillips diamond vision bulbs. They are the closest to white with a halogen bulb. Don't expect them to last too long (6-10 months) because they burn much brighter or they'll use a blue tint which reduce light output. Their white color and brightness is no where close to HIDs, but you cannot use HIDs with drls.

 

Exactly what I was looking for thanks!!!!