hid brights question - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jakevernon405 · 02-28-2014, 04:14 PM

What's goin on guys, ordering my hids today, but I had a quick thought before I put the order in. Being that my brights and running lights are the same bulb, When I swap those brights out will that have me running my brights all the time? Also will they be yellow all the time? Thanks.

frslee · 02-28-2014, 04:39 PM

what are you talking about? Our cars have separate low and high beam. You'll be changing low beam only. Other bulb is for DRL/highbeam.

jakevernon405 · 02-28-2014, 07:34 PM

I'm talking about the DRL/highbeam

speedrye · 02-28-2014, 08:18 PM

You don't install HIDs in the high beam light, just the low beam. If you do, you'll have to disable the DRL, otherwise the DRL's lower voltage will kill the ballast/bulb. You'll also lose function of your high beam to some extent since the bulb takes awhile to warm up when you turn it on.

Rayme · 02-28-2014, 08:28 PM

You're going to fry the ballast unless you disable the DRL. DRL uses a low voltage and/or PWM, not sure what the FRS uses.

jakevernon405 · 02-28-2014, 08:52 PM

Got it. How would I get that night whiter ( not doing the led bulb I still want a high beam)

OURO3OROS · 02-28-2014, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jakevernon405

Got it. How would I get that night whiter ( not doing the led bulb I still want a high beam)

You'll want to go with a "hyper white" or some such halogen bulb, like the Sylvania Silverstars.

mush · 02-28-2014, 11:03 PM

u can try this
http://www.vleds.com/led-headlights.html

jakevernon405 · 03-01-2014, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mush

u can try this
http://www.vleds.com/led-headlights.html

Perfect man

02-28-2014, 04:14 PM	#1
jakevernon405 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion fr-s Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hid brights question What's goin on guys, ordering my hids today, but I had a quick thought before I put the order in. Being that my brights and running lights are the same bulb, When I swap those brights out will that have me running my brights all the time? Also will they be yellow all the time? Thanks. __________________ 2014 Fr-s K&N drop filter Perrin 2.5" catback

02-28-2014, 07:34 PM	#3
jakevernon405 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion fr-s Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm talking about the DRL/highbeam __________________ 2014 Fr-s K&N drop filter Perrin 2.5" catback

02-28-2014, 08:28 PM	#5
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You're going to fry the ballast unless you disable the DRL. DRL uses a low voltage and/or PWM, not sure what the FRS uses. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

02-28-2014, 08:52 PM	#6
jakevernon405 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion fr-s Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got it. How would I get that night whiter ( not doing the led bulb I still want a high beam) __________________ 2014 Fr-s K&N drop filter Perrin 2.5" catback

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02-28-2014, 04:39 PM	#2
frslee Just drive it Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13' FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 1,122 Thanks: 97 Thanked 321 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	what are you talking about? Our cars have separate low and high beam. You'll be changing low beam only. Other bulb is for DRL/highbeam.

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speedrye Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: White Location: Southeast US Posts: 161 Thanks: 22 Thanked 78 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You don't install HIDs in the high beam light, just the low beam. If you do, you'll have to disable the DRL, otherwise the DRL's lower voltage will kill the ballast/bulb. You'll also lose function of your high beam to some extent since the bulb takes awhile to warm up when you turn it on.

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mush Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS 10 Series #81 of 2500 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 951 Thanks: 358 Thanked 395 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	u can try this http://www.vleds.com/led-headlights.html

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