HID in DRL?

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I will take one when I go outside next time but I can't promise the pic will be as good as yours haha. The DRL is the only one on during the day and then at night the parking light at the top and the low beam at the bottom is on.

Here is a pic of the parking light/low beam/hid fog's on at night:
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FYI: The fog light looks green but its not... it's 5k and matches my 4300k factory projector HID low beam light.
 

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You only need resistors if they are blinkers. DRLs don't need them.

I heard they stay on (dim) when the truck is turned off. Do you have them in your burb Robbie? And if so what did you buy? By the way my esky tails look and work great thanks to you!
 
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I will take one when I go outside next time but I can't promise the pic will be as good as yours haha. The DRL is the only one on during the day and then at night the parking light at the top and the low beam at the bottom is on.

Here is a pic of the parking light/low beam/hid fog's on at night:
IMG_1459.jpg

FYI: The fog light looks green but its not... it's 5k and matches my 4300k factory projector HID low beam light.

Felix link me to the exact LED's you have in the parking light. I don't want to get these only to find out they don't fit cause they are too long.


And since HID's aren't a good idea I will get this in the blue version.

Thoughts, everyone?
 
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I heard they stay on (dim) when the truck is turned off. Do you have them in your burb Robbie? And if so what did you buy? By the way my esky tails look and work great thanks to you!

mine stay on just fine? They are in the wife's burb, yep. Bought the 5k V-LED ones.

Used these for the DRLs: http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED-.../5K-WHITE-92-BACK-UPPARKING-p7472043-1-2.html

And these for the Turn Signals (needed resistors): http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED-...ED/AMBER-92-PARKTURN-SIGNAL-p7470676-1-2.html

Glad your tails are working! :D

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And since HID's aren't a good idea I will get this in the blue version.

Thoughts, everyone?


Blue? I guess if you want the tickets. I personally don't think anything other than white and/or amber looks good. These white with "hints of blue" drive me up a wall. Anything beyond 5k is just too much.
 

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Sumo, what are those LED's in the first pic? I want something that looks bluish like that.

I have installed 55W 10000K hids in my fogs and they are awesome. The color has been washed out due to the high wattage but it still has a sweet blue tint. I would want some bright blue DRL's to match that which is why I wanted to go HID to get the color temp I wanted.

they are 48smt switchback leds i got from autolumination.com. They alternate white/amber when signaling. They stay white with park lights on.

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