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Custom DRL - Am I too Blingy?

Postby CA » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:22 pm

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Postby Lancer1993 » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:27 pm

DRLs are great, I'm looking into options for my car.

- built into the head lights
- replace the foglights type (expensive)
- shorter DRLs that work with the fog lights, (cheaper from china)
- generic ones fitted some where on the front of the car

Which type do you have?
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Postby CA » Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:32 pm

Mine are DRLs that work independent from the rest of the system so I can have fogs on if I want to. But mine were not cheap.

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Postby Lancer1993 » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:38 pm

I've seen the ones that replace the fogs around $400 on eBay but apparently it's plug in a play so a simple DIY install.

Like I said there are some cheap ($125) ones from China, shorter and the are designed to fit along side the fogs but are shorter.

I wouldn't mind the type that are built into the headlight as long as they can be wired so they come on automatically and turn off when your headlights come on, just like proper DRLs are meant to.
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Postby CA » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:35 pm

Mine activate as soon as you turn power on. Dim when the headlights come on.

Yeah i looked at those chinese ones and they are good for lancers. Not for evos.

If it replaces you fog light how is it plug and play? Fog lights dont turn on unless you switch them on. Unless you need to use the wiring to activate it. Even then might need cut and soldering. I prefer to keep my foggies during winter driving.

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Postby Speedie » Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:16 pm

I'm using switchbacks in my indicators
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Postby Bigdamos » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:11 am

Do you have any photos of the switchbacks?

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Postby Lancer1993 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:59 am

Switchbacks?
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Postby elementrb » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:20 am

Switchbacks, three wire bulb replacement that are normally LED. Come on as either DRL or parker as white, then blink when using indicators. (depending on how you wire it up)

Replaces the front indicator bulbs =)

Been looking at them for mine too. Easy 'DRL' option.
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Postby Bigdamos » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:26 am

Amber and white LED's on the same light. Have a look at the link, this is one version of the lights. There are so many different types though. http://www.vleds.com/v3-wa-5k.html

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Postby Lancer1993 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:30 am

I want something like this, as long as they can be wired up correctly.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2007-2015-CJ ... 1c4c52a429

These look pretty good, just concerned they might be crap and not bright enough.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LED-Daytime- ... 43d402dcce
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Postby Lancer1993 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:14 pm

Bigdamos wrote:Amber and white LEDs on the same light. Have a look at the link, this is one version of the lights. There are so many different types though. http://www.vleds.com/v3-wa-5k.html

Sorry to sound dumb but do these ones replace the normal CJ headlight indicators with a DRL type light that is on all the time but switched to amber when turning?
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Postby Bigdamos » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:29 pm

That is exactly correct, however you have to wire the white LED's to some form of 12 V power. Generally the companies recommend tapping into the parkers and use them as a second parker kind of light.


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