Gauging interest in Plug n Play option for BRZ Boomerang to turn ON with DRLs....

[MFPC]

A stroke of luck that my set hasn't shipped out. Are we hearing reports of a faulty batch??

[dtrop]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

So, I'm assuming it's not by design that the DRLs and boomerangs do not light up during the day when the stalk is set to auto since some of you said Diode Dynamics is sending out replacements?

Can anyone shine in on this?

I leave my headlights on auto. This product would be worthless to me (already ordered) if I have to switch my light settings every time.

[was385]

Just reached out to Diode Dyanmics via email. I installed mine yesterday and tested it out this morning. The boomerang as a DRL portion of it works great, however when the headlights are supposed to come on (either auto or manual), the boomerangs stay on, and one turn signal stays light.... and that's it. We'll see what they say.

[Porcupint]

Originally Posted by Poodles

Aftermarket lights are never going to be as good as OEM (manufacturers)when it comes to HID...

That's not necessarily true at all. A $40 a pair made in china HID bulb won't be as good as your OEM bulbs that's for sure. But a quality Phillips or OSRAM bulb will most certainly be as good, if not better than an OEM bulb.

Originally Posted by KelvinBRZ

Funny thing, I followed a BRZ home today and I realized comparing our HIDs with other car HIDS (like BMW 3 series with bi-xenon option), ours is slightly yellowish. I think 5000K would do..


Please post pics if possible! The reason why I didn't want to go for 6000K was because the light output is not as bright or efficient.. something about 4300K being optimal since it's closer to sunlight.

Yep. BMW's, Landrovers, Audi all use LED or 5000k bulbs to give that pure white look at the cost of about 300 lumens.

I personally wouldn't go for a 6000k Bulb since you're looking at about a 700 lumen drop from the stock 4300k.


We may need to move this HID discussion to another thread though.

ALSO: Make sure you don't have your ebrake pulled when checking these things. I'm really starting to wonder if there are this many issues with the harness or if it's people not understanding how the DRL's function (when they come on).

[dtrop]

Originally Posted by was385

Just reached out to Diode Dyanmics via email. I installed mine yesterday and tested it out this morning. The boomerang as a DRL portion of it works great, however when the headlights are supposed to come on (either auto or manual), the boomerangs stay on, and one turn signal stays light.... and that's it. We'll see what they say.

I think the boomerangs are supposed to stay on, according to the video, you can turn that off I think.

Take a picture of your turn light issue, that's strange.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Porcupint

That's not necessarily true at all. A $40 a pair made in china HID bulb won't be as good as your OEM bulbs that's for sure. But a quality Phillips or OSRAM bulb will most certainly be as good, if not better than an OEM bulb.



Yep. BMW's, Landrovers, Audi all use LED or 5000k bulbs to give that pure white look at the cost of about 300 lumens.

I personally wouldn't go for a 6000k Bulb since you're looking at about a 700 lumen drop from the stock 4300k.


We may need to move this HID discussion to another thread though.

ALSO: Make sure you don't have your ebrake pulled when checking these things. I'm really starting to wonder if there are this many issues with the harness or if it's people not understanding how the DRL's function (when they come on).

Yeah.... But Phillips and Osram supply bulbs to OEMs, right?
Kind of a moot point.

[oaroyale]

Originally Posted by Porcupint

That's not necessarily true at all. A $40 a pair made in china HID bulb won't be as good as your OEM bulbs that's for sure. But a quality Phillips or OSRAM bulb will most certainly be as good, if not better than an OEM bulb.



Yep. BMW's, Landrovers, Audi all use LED or 5000k bulbs to give that pure white look at the cost of about 300 lumens.

I personally wouldn't go for a 6000k Bulb since you're looking at about a 700 lumen drop from the stock 4300k.


We may need to move this HID discussion to another thread though.

ALSO: Make sure you don't have your ebrake pulled when checking these things. I'm really starting to wonder if there are this many issues with the harness or if it's people not understanding how the DRL's function (when they come on).

Also, make sure you start your engine, the DRL won't come on unless the engine is on and the hand brake is off.

[was385]

Originally Posted by dtrop

I think the boomerangs are supposed to stay on, according to the video, you can turn that off I think.

Take a picture of your turn light issue, that's strange.

Just trying to explain what happened, not saying that the boomerangs shouldn't be on. Pic below, sorry for awful iphone quality.

[Blue-Sensei]

Originally Posted by KelvinBRZ

Not a problem! These pics helped tremendously, thanks! I can sorta see the difference after studying the OEM headlights. It seems that the yellowish hue is completely gone. In your opinion, was it a worthy mod?

It's definitely better than stock I really wish I could get away from the purple tinge though. It looks a bit terrible in person. But since I took the shot with my phone I can't set exposure settings(So you can't really tell). There is absolutely no yellow at all(the reason I wanted to get 5000k to begin with), matches well with the boomerangs.

[Diode Dynamics]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

So, I'm assuming it's not by design that the DRLs and boomerangs do not light up during the day when the stalk is set to auto since some of you said Diode Dynamics is sending out replacements?

Auto does not make any difference in the way the lights work- it jsut automatically picks "on" or "off" for you. If it's not working properly with lights in either on or off position, we will provide replacement. Again, "auto" setting makes no difference in the way the lights are actually powered, so the module will work just fine in Auto mode.

Originally Posted by was385

Just reached out to Diode Dyanmics via email. I installed mine yesterday and tested it out this morning. The boomerang as a DRL portion of it works great, however when the headlights are supposed to come on (either auto or manual), the boomerangs stay on, and one turn signal stays light.... and that's it. We'll see what they say.

We have identified a problem in one part of the harness that was contracted out, specifically, one wire is switched in pin position. It was not something that we checked for in our testing process which is done on each unit. Please contact us directly if you encounter any problems with your kit. We believe it's less than 3% of the modules shipped so far, and we've now eliminated the possible point of failure. We'll of course immediately replace any defective units. Thank you.

[was385]

Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics

Auto does not make any difference in the way the lights work- it jsut automatically picks "on" or "off" for you. If it's not working properly with lights in either on or off position, we will provide replacement. Again, "auto" setting makes no difference in the way the lights are actually powered, so the module will work just fine in Auto mode.



We have identified a problem in one part of the harness that was contracted out, specifically, one wire is switched in pin position. It was not something that we checked for in our testing process which is done on each unit. Please contact us directly if you encounter any problems with your kit. We believe it's less than 3% of the modules shipped so far, and we've now eliminated the possible point of failure. We'll of course immediately replace any defective units. Thank you.

Already sent you guys an email about it earlier this morning.

[Porcupint]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

Yeah.... But Phillips and Osram supply bulbs to OEMs, right?
Kind of a moot point.

Phillips does for sure. I'm not sure about Osram. But I can see people considering them "aftermarket" if they only buy bulbs from the dealership. Only reason I' mentioned it.

Regardless, you end up getting what you pay for.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics

Auto does not make any difference in the way the lights work- it jsut automatically picks "on" or "off" for you. If it's not working properly with lights in either on or off position, we will provide replacement. Again, "auto" setting makes no difference in the way the lights are actually powered, so the module will work just fine in Auto mode.



We have identified a problem in one part of the harness that was contracted out, specifically, one wire is switched in pin position. It was not something that we checked for in our testing process which is done on each unit. Please contact us directly if you encounter any problems with your kit. We believe it's less than 3% of the modules shipped so far, and we've now eliminated the possible point of failure. We'll of course immediately replace any defective units. Thank you.

Is there any way for me to check if my harness has this issue before I bother trying to install it? (I was going to install on sunday).
Can I just look at which color wires are going into which pins?

Originally Posted by Porcupint

Phillips does for sure. I'm not sure about Osram. But I can see people considering them "aftermarket" if they only buy bulbs from the dealership. Only reason I' mentioned it.

Regardless, you end up getting what you pay for.

+1. This is what I kinda meant. With HID bulbs, its easy to get a good bulb as long as you dont intentionally go the cheap route. With headlights and projectors its a lot harder.. None of the aftermarket ones are really truly as good as the OEM ones. Which is why so many people do retrofit kits and etc. I'd probably never replace the OEM BRZ headlights, but I will replace the bulbs.

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by Porcupint

That's not necessarily true at all. A $40 a pair made in china HID bulb won't be as good as your OEM bulbs that's for sure. But a quality Phillips or OSRAM bulb will most certainly be as good, if not better than an OEM bulb.

Philips and OSRAM are OEM manufacturers of HID bulbs.