iJDMtoy Led DRL Harness Install w/Pics
12-31-2013, 02:38 PM
#322
Instructor
funny...so my car came with this from the last owner but the pass side daytime running light shuts off from time to time esp during the summer...doesnt matter if the car has only been on for 5 mins or 5 hours.. i turn the headlight on and off and it goes back to normal and then sometimes it still shuts off again,
i originally untill now taught this was regular hids with a thin ballast but now realize its a little different. i took it to a repuatable shop that did my fog hids and matched it pretty good to what the last owner installed. and he said he has to change everything with the day time running hids. i dont believe he is scaming me because he has done work for me for almost ten years and is friends with alotta my friends and family and does work for us all. he said relays wont help me fix the issue with it turning on and off however since its been cold in nyc (since maybe novemeber) i havent had the problem with it turning on and off...advice?
i originally untill now taught this was regular hids with a thin ballast but now realize its a little different. i took it to a repuatable shop that did my fog hids and matched it pretty good to what the last owner installed. and he said he has to change everything with the day time running hids. i dont believe he is scaming me because he has done work for me for almost ten years and is friends with alotta my friends and family and does work for us all. he said relays wont help me fix the issue with it turning on and off however since its been cold in nyc (since maybe novemeber) i havent had the problem with it turning on and off...advice?
12-31-2013, 10:53 PM
#323
funny...so my car came with this from the last owner but the pass side daytime running light shuts off from time to time esp during the summer...doesnt matter if the car has only been on for 5 mins or 5 hours.. i turn the headlight on and off and it goes back to normal and then sometimes it still shuts off again,
i originally untill now taught this was regular hids with a thin ballast but now realize its a little different. i took it to a repuatable shop that did my fog hids and matched it pretty good to what the last owner installed. and he said he has to change everything with the day time running hids. i dont believe he is scaming me because he has done work for me for almost ten years and is friends with alotta my friends and family and does work for us all. he said relays wont help me fix the issue with it turning on and off however since its been cold in nyc (since maybe novemeber) i havent had the problem with it turning on and off...advice?
i originally untill now taught this was regular hids with a thin ballast but now realize its a little different. i took it to a repuatable shop that did my fog hids and matched it pretty good to what the last owner installed. and he said he has to change everything with the day time running hids. i dont believe he is scaming me because he has done work for me for almost ten years and is friends with alotta my friends and family and does work for us all. he said relays wont help me fix the issue with it turning on and off however since its been cold in nyc (since maybe novemeber) i havent had the problem with it turning on and off...advice?
This thread is talking about installing LEDs for the DRL. You're talking about HIDs which is completely different.
01-01-2014, 07:23 PM
#325
Instructor
Is there such a thing as hids in the drl? Or just should I keep these "LEDs" in there ?
01-01-2014, 08:28 PM
#326
Ok so I'm clearly confused... These aren't hids? I taught that's what it was in the drl The last owner didn't explain this to me. It's the same ballast and look. Smh I feel like a darn noob lol.
Is there such a thing as hids in the drl? Or just should I keep these "LEDs" in there ?
Is there such a thing as hids in the drl? Or just should I keep these "LEDs" in there ?
LED DRLs do not generate as much heat as HIDs do.
The only ballasts that come on the TL from factory is to power the headlights because they are xenon. Bi-xenon to be exact.
If the guy you bought your car from said there are ballasts for the DRLs it's either 1. he hooked up HIDs for your DRLs or 2. He doesn't know what he's talking about..
You can save yourself from having a headache by just simply taking a picture close up of your headlight (mainly the DRL area) so we can see what kind of bulb is currently installed. We will be able to tell you if it's a LED or xenon bulb (hid kit)
01-03-2014, 02:37 PM
#330
Advanced
So i just tried installing my VLED kit but it did not work? I tried to do it with the harness and the resistors but the leds did not light up on the DRL light went on, next i tried without the harness and nothing, lastly i tried with just the led bulbs and yet they did not light up.
02-05-2014, 08:59 PM
#331
Race Director
iTrader: (8)
Having trouble with my install.
DRL error code is not on, BUT bulbs will not light up.
I've tried everything.
DRL error code is not on, BUT bulbs will not light up.
I've tried everything.
02-13-2014, 11:31 PM
#332
I was having issues with mine as well. I ended up sanding off the tabs and installing them "backwards" since it makes no sense that they'd have it wired backwards. It fired up and works perfectly now that I made that change.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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02-14-2014, 12:37 AM
#333
Race Director
iTrader: (8)
Shouldn't have to do this. Someone to talk to iJDMToy
02-14-2014, 09:35 AM
#334
04-06-2014, 03:55 PM
#339
Look awesome
But I have a question?
Would it be on at the same time with the hid?
But I have a question?
Would it be on at the same time with the hid?
I recently bought the ijdmtoy LED DRL kit seen here: http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9005-LED-Da...d_sku45_r3.htm
It was a pretty straight forward install even though it didn't come with any instructions, so I figured I would do a little write up for anyone looking to buy the kit and install it.
I used this video as a reference even though it's the V-Leds kit, but the ijdmtoy kit is very similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLJm4P-cBzA
Here is a picture of the ijdmtoy kit laid out:
After taking off all the plastic engine trim, remove your factory halogen bulbs from the socket. The driver side is a pain compared to the passenger side, but you can do it with some patience as there is not much room for you to work. Connect the the inline resistor harness to the factory bulb socket.
Now connect the white connector from the inline resistor harness to the black connector on the main harness. NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE THE RED WIRE IN LINE WITH THE BLACK WIRE! The connection looks like it should be made the other way because there is a tab on the black connector from the main harness that the two white pieces from the resistor harness hold on to when connected, however, the lights WILL NOT work if you connect them that way and the black wires from each harness are inline with each other.
RED IN LINE WITH BLACK
Now you can attach the ground wire from the main harness. It is a 10mm bolt.
Next insert the LED bulb into the main harness connector. You may need to remove the lime green rubber piece otherwise it makes it very difficult for the connector and bulb to meet fully. (I took the green piece off.)
Next mount the gold inline resistor to the frame. I used double sided tape squares for this and cleaned the area well before attaching the resistor so it would stick properly. There are small holes on the resistor you can utilize if you prefer to use self tapping screws to attach the resistor to the frame, but that is up to you.
Repeat the same steps above for the drivers side. After making all the proper connections on the driver side, connect the red wire from the main harness to the positive battery terminal, which is also a 10mm bolt. Be careful not to remove the lead to the battery when removing the bolt as there is no need to remove the lead from the battery terminal.
Button everything up and enjoy your new LED DRL's with NO DRL light on the dash!!
It was a pretty straight forward install even though it didn't come with any instructions, so I figured I would do a little write up for anyone looking to buy the kit and install it.
I used this video as a reference even though it's the V-Leds kit, but the ijdmtoy kit is very similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLJm4P-cBzA
Here is a picture of the ijdmtoy kit laid out:
After taking off all the plastic engine trim, remove your factory halogen bulbs from the socket. The driver side is a pain compared to the passenger side, but you can do it with some patience as there is not much room for you to work. Connect the the inline resistor harness to the factory bulb socket.
Now connect the white connector from the inline resistor harness to the black connector on the main harness. NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE THE RED WIRE IN LINE WITH THE BLACK WIRE! The connection looks like it should be made the other way because there is a tab on the black connector from the main harness that the two white pieces from the resistor harness hold on to when connected, however, the lights WILL NOT work if you connect them that way and the black wires from each harness are inline with each other.
RED IN LINE WITH BLACK
Now you can attach the ground wire from the main harness. It is a 10mm bolt.
Next insert the LED bulb into the main harness connector. You may need to remove the lime green rubber piece otherwise it makes it very difficult for the connector and bulb to meet fully. (I took the green piece off.)
Next mount the gold inline resistor to the frame. I used double sided tape squares for this and cleaned the area well before attaching the resistor so it would stick properly. There are small holes on the resistor you can utilize if you prefer to use self tapping screws to attach the resistor to the frame, but that is up to you.
Repeat the same steps above for the drivers side. After making all the proper connections on the driver side, connect the red wire from the main harness to the positive battery terminal, which is also a 10mm bolt. Be careful not to remove the lead to the battery when removing the bolt as there is no need to remove the lead from the battery terminal.
Button everything up and enjoy your new LED DRL's with NO DRL light on the dash!!
04-07-2014, 05:51 PM
#340
Intermediate
07-18-2014, 12:15 PM
#343
Jchang
The video does not work, I bought Vleds Bulbs, morimoto relay harness, and resistors, but am having trouble installing. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I tried following this DIY but I am lost 
Anyone have more pictures or a video? Thanks for helping out a noob.
Anyone have more pictures or a video? Thanks for helping out a noob.
07-21-2014, 09:04 PM
#346
Had the ijdmtoy harness paired with the $60 VLED DRL bulbs for about 3 months and I started having problems.
Bulb would flicker on and off. Turns out the relay was at fault. Replaced the relay with 2 new relays and they both worked for a few weeks and started giving me problems again.
I went ahead and ordered a relay harness from VLEDs and ever since than it's been fine. Been running with it for about a year with no problems now.
However I did have 2 of my $60 VLED DRL bulbs burn out on me. Luckily they have a 12 month warranty.
First one burnt out about 8-9 months in. Second one died 11 months in. Luckily warranty was still in place. Had both replaced.
Bulb would flicker on and off. Turns out the relay was at fault. Replaced the relay with 2 new relays and they both worked for a few weeks and started giving me problems again.
I went ahead and ordered a relay harness from VLEDs and ever since than it's been fine. Been running with it for about a year with no problems now.
However I did have 2 of my $60 VLED DRL bulbs burn out on me. Luckily they have a 12 month warranty.
First one burnt out about 8-9 months in. Second one died 11 months in. Luckily warranty was still in place. Had both replaced.
07-21-2014, 09:15 PM
#347
I do not recommend iJDMtoy at all
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ijdmtoy-auto...ng-san-gabriel
I went there directly to swap bulbs that didn't match the set I bought for my parents car and they told me I would have to get a refund and buy the other set they had rather than just giving me 2 bulbs that matched the set. You'll see my rating on their yelp. Never again will I buy anything from them
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ijdmtoy-auto...ng-san-gabriel
I went there directly to swap bulbs that didn't match the set I bought for my parents car and they told me I would have to get a refund and buy the other set they had rather than just giving me 2 bulbs that matched the set. You'll see my rating on their yelp. Never again will I buy anything from them
07-22-2014, 08:57 AM
#348
Had the ijdmtoy harness paired with the $60 VLED DRL bulbs for about 3 months and I started having problems.
Bulb would flicker on and off. Turns out the relay was at fault. Replaced the relay with 2 new relays and they both worked for a few weeks and started giving me problems again.
I went ahead and ordered a relay harness from VLEDs and ever since than it's been fine. Been running with it for about a year with no problems now.
However I did have 2 of my $60 VLED DRL bulbs burn out on me. Luckily they have a 12 month warranty.
First one burnt out about 8-9 months in. Second one died 11 months in. Luckily warranty was still in place. Had both replaced.
Bulb would flicker on and off. Turns out the relay was at fault. Replaced the relay with 2 new relays and they both worked for a few weeks and started giving me problems again.
I went ahead and ordered a relay harness from VLEDs and ever since than it's been fine. Been running with it for about a year with no problems now.
However I did have 2 of my $60 VLED DRL bulbs burn out on me. Luckily they have a 12 month warranty.
First one burnt out about 8-9 months in. Second one died 11 months in. Luckily warranty was still in place. Had both replaced.
I do not recommend iJDMtoy at all
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ijdmtoy-auto...ng-san-gabriel
I went there directly to swap bulbs that didn't match the set I bought for my parents car and they told me I would have to get a refund and buy the other set they had rather than just giving me 2 bulbs that matched the set. You'll see my rating on their yelp. Never again will I buy anything from them
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ijdmtoy-auto...ng-san-gabriel
I went there directly to swap bulbs that didn't match the set I bought for my parents car and they told me I would have to get a refund and buy the other set they had rather than just giving me 2 bulbs that matched the set. You'll see my rating on their yelp. Never again will I buy anything from them
thanks guys V-LEDS it is
07-22-2014, 05:45 PM
#350
I can't speak for your state but here in TX it is illegal to run blue or red lights in the front of the vehicle. Such colors are reserved for emergency vehicles such as ambulance / fire department / police, etc.
Blue DRL is very juvenile. The choice is yours.
07-22-2014, 05:54 PM
#351
08-13-2014, 11:31 PM
#352
My kit is the "Xenon White" which looks pretty blue to me, but hopefully not so much that it'll be considered 'juvenile'.
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12-29-2014, 03:09 PM
#356
Race Director
iTrader: (8)
There is a difference.
Both do the same thing.
iJDMToy is as simple as it gets.
It's not as good quality as VLEDS, but it's also a lot cheaper.
Both do the same thing.
iJDMToy is as simple as it gets.
It's not as good quality as VLEDS, but it's also a lot cheaper.
01-07-2015, 02:56 PM
#360
There is a module for non DRL cars, that gives them DRL.
People that have THAT, and people that have cars that COME with DRL...like to run LED bulbs...but they don't work correctly without an LED module.
So...if you have an 05 TL that is not from Canada (where DRL was standard)...then you need 2 modules. One for DRL functionality...and one to be able to run an LED bulb in your DRL location.
Unless IDJM or USR have made one that does both. In which case, I'm wrong.
People that have THAT, and people that have cars that COME with DRL...like to run LED bulbs...but they don't work correctly without an LED module.
So...if you have an 05 TL that is not from Canada (where DRL was standard)...then you need 2 modules. One for DRL functionality...and one to be able to run an LED bulb in your DRL location.
Unless IDJM or USR have made one that does both. In which case, I'm wrong.