See, I thought about this. And I like where you're headed but I had a few concerns about it.
1) Do you just use a diode and splice into a another source that is on when the engine is on? I thought most of the diodes that other people used were to supply a signal that told the lights to power up... not actually powering them. Would the extra load on the diode burn it out? I just wanted to make sure I had the details down before making an attempt at it.
2) Does anyone know where the DRL's connect to the BCM? Can we just pull that line from the harness connecting to the BCM to disable the DRL functionality since we're powering the LEDs through an alternative method?
3) How would you go about dis-allowing the power across this line when the headlights are turned on? My understanding is that they have less intensity at night because they're so bright to oncoming traffic when its dark outside. I only want the LEDs to turn on fully when the DRLs *should* be active.
Makes me wonder if I could pull the DRL wire from the BCM and replace that signal wire for the #1 item above. That could take care of both the signal and over-powering at night.
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[/COLOR]Found the wiring schematics of the DRL's:
http://gmupfitter.com/files/media/photo/508/15escalade_body_builders.pdf
Check page 4-17 through 4-20. Who wants to decipher it?
Yeah - I can generally follow it but I'm not going to take a stab at saying I can decipher it. Hopefully someone can make sense of this and get us pointed in the right direction. Imagine how many people can take advantage of what should be a very simple and easy upgrade. We're definitely getting closer.