Issues of HIDs

[ToniCipriani]

OK... I thought over some problems associated with aftermarket HIDs...

Problem is, DRL is mandatory here in Canada. My friend (who's basically the one pushing me into the HID GB) showed me that whenever the car is on DRL mode, the HIDs flicker, as the voltage level isn't up there it'll do that.

Way to solve this is to pull the DRL fuse and to completely disable it. However, I can imagine legal problems with that already, being stopped by cops daily and probably even a ticket.

Or another way is to ignore the auto headlamp system, and turn on the headlamps manually everytime you drive. Doesn't sound like a very sensible solution (my friend is doing this though).

I've heard of some cars you can build a relay to make the highbeams be the DRLs at a lower voltage, but that looks complicated and I don't think anyone has built one for the sixer yet.

So in other sense, I'm now beginning to think if this is still a good idea to get them. It almost sounds like I'm paying money to add a risk of getting a citation.

[TLS2000]

Use the fog lights.

[Interfire]

Yeah I thought of that and I keep second guessing. I'd like HID's but I think I might just wait until they make some silverstars or something.

[ToniCipriani]

But when you turn on the foglights the parking lamps come one as well.

[ToniCipriani]

I thought of trying to relay the DRL to somewhere else. Manually turning them on isn't really feasible for me, since I'll forget it and destroy the HIDs eventually.

Has anyone tried relaying the DRLs to the high beams on lower voltage?

[e2helper]

Wow, those things must be pretty touchy because reduced intensity low beam DRLs run pretty close to normal voltage - I think it is 75-92% or something.

Maybe they are just drawing so much power that the voltage drop is greater. In that case you are probably on the hairy edge of blowing the DRL fuse when they are on.

[redsun_ty]

what if i got no fog light? would that be a problem

[ToniCipriani]

I think you can route it to the high beams. I was thinking about this route too, since this was my first option. However the issue is to make the lamps run at a lower intensity. I haven't figured this one out yet.

There should be a resistor for the current DRLs, but I don't know where it is. If we can tap this wire into the high-beams that might do the trick.

[e2helper]

There isn't a resistor - just a really long piece of wire

That might give you a clue

[ToniCipriani]

There isn't a resistor - just a really long piece of wire

That might give you a clue

A really long wire forms a resistor itself.

[ToniCipriani]

Speaking of which, has anyone who installed HIDs already have flickering problems?

[bristol16]

Speaking of which, has anyone who installed HIDs already have flickering problems?

i know GTPGuy82 has HIDs...not sure who else has them but you could PM him and see what he did for his setup.

[bluegtp33]

disable the drls, and if you need lights on during hte day just flick on your fogs...the other lights do not come on with them

[ToniCipriani]

But this will turn on the parking lamps as well.

[bluegtp33]

yeh but that wont turn on the hids that will be in the low beams spot