just wondering for those that removed the fog light cover, would it be possible to remove the fog light assembly from the outside after cover is removed without removing bumper?
I don't think the procedures to turn the DRL off will work in Canada, I tried it many times without success. I pulled out fuse #51 in the fuse box to disable the stock DRL for those without HID, easiest solution.
Where are the 'stock drl's' located? In the main headlamp!?
Models with regular light bulbs, the high beam light goes low power and acts as the DRL. They turn off when regular headlights are switched on and when high beams engaged, it:s full brightness.
For cars with stock HID, it is bi-xenon, so the regular lights act as headlights and highbeams. The highbeam area is then turned into DRL only bulb.
I read about the #51 fuse elsewhere around here. And that doesn't affect the high beams right?
HI SargeCX5,
I have the same GT w/tech. I installed them but they just turn on when the headlights are on and they are 50% lit. Can you please share the intrcution that you followed. I looked at the intruction provided in this discussion but my LED from ebay doesnt come with fuse and came with intructions in chinese. IT would be really great if you can tell me how did you kookup all wires.
You should use the fuse for the instrument panel or fuse #41 in the fuse box, it should turn the LED on and off with the ignition. Also I decided to dim the LED at night but the instruction is wrong, you should tap the yellow/brown wire from the position light NOT the white/brown wire. The white/brown is 12V but it's use for the signal so if you tap into this, the LED will blink with the left signal (actually goes dim and bright), I didn't see the LED dim when I tested so I thought it must be the other wire, confirm it when I turn on the left blinker.
tkataria,
You obviously don't have the same kit we have, probably from another seller/manufacturer. So obviously the wireing might not be the same. You can't just blindly try every you read here hopping it works...
Note that if you need to add a length of wire for it to work, you are probably not at the right place, unless the kit you have is very badly designed, in which case I suggest not using it.
The blue to ACC in the diagram probably controls the ON/OFF of the lights. When the blue detects a 12v source, it comes on. Not sure where they expect you to put that with that type of connector... I'm no expert. Someone here might be able to confirm.
The white wire is probably for dimming. The LEDs dim when a 12V source is detected. This should probably go onto the green/white wire you have marked on your picture. Again, I'm no expert.
In any case, take care to use good quality electric tape everywhere you made unnecessary holes in your wires, or you'll get oxidation and electrical problems in the long run.
thanks a lot Vroom, I was able to figure it out by what you have suggested. So for my kit the white wire was for dimming and blue wire to power the lights up. In this thread everybody have it other way round because they have a different LED set. SO what I did is connected the blue wire to the ACC fuse (which was the big black block kinda thing) and white to the side lamps (which are basically powered when the headlights are on). So now when I turn on the car the LED lights up bright but when the headlights come on they are still lit but dims down. I think there are so many sellers on eBay selling these lights and they have some differences so one instruction might not work for the other.
Hi Tkataria,
Would you mind posting a photo of the wire connections you made. To date no one has posted on the forum a picture of the wires they connect to dim the headlamps and indicators
Hi smol, I will take some pictures today and post it.