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10-23-2013, 02:13 PM | #1 |
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People with the LED DRL strip..
I bought this LED DRL kit from @F-T a few months ago and I'm finally having them installed this weekend.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36826 For those that bought this kit, or one similar, do you find it better to have them stay full brightness when the other lights come on, or do you think they look better dim? Where did you tap into? If you tapped into the back of the cigarette lighter, do you lose strength of power to the inside of the lighter? I use the one in the glove compartment to charge my phone and I don't want to have a loss of charging power if that's the wire I have them tap. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I want these to be a true DRL, so I want them to stay on the entire time the car is running, hence why I wanna tap the cigarette lighter wire. |
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I would tap into other wires instead of the cigarette lighter. Instructions are provided at the link below. I also bought the same kit you did but I decided to add a button to completely turn off when needed. It required additional wire length and I had to go buy a button from PepBoys but the end result is that I can go completely stealth if needed. Otherwise, I'm wired to have the LED's at full power when the ignition is on and when the dash lights come on they dim.
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No, i leave the switch "on" all the time (red led light is on). They come on when the key is turned to turn on the electricity (cigarette lighter). They turn off when I turn the key to off. I only flip the installed button when I park and am waiting in the car with the radio on and don't want any lights on (like in a parking lot of a grocery store).
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http://www.pepboys.com/product/detai...79/?quantity=1 The extra wiring I just bought from Radio Shack that was around 10 gauge? I just bought a roll. The sole purpose was to extend the wiring to reach beyond the firewall and into/under the car dash. All the wiring and harnesses are located behind the console dimming switch and down by the hood release lever. The Toyota link i posted before comes with the switch and all the wiring but they charge more. I bought the same kit you did and then DIY'd the rest. It's basically the same thing but with a switch and wired to the mirror dimming wire. I didn't take the time to take pictures during my install but I remember finding another link on this site that had some additional wiring diagrams from another type of install. I will post when I find them. |
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I love these LED strip lights. They work well and are bright enough for my taste. Even if you wire it up like the kit suggests, it works like it's supposed to. Great alternative to the fog lights plus they are LED.
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However if you're still going to tap the glove lighter, I don't see it affecting the charging capacity of that socket too much but it's probably easier for the installer to tap the fuse panel instead. It's really fiddly to tap the lighter socket, especially with big hands. I chose to have the DRL's dim when the headlights are on. As they are really bright on 100%, I thought it would be overkill to keep them on full with my HID's on as well. To make them dim, the installer needs to tap the blue wire from the kit to the +ve (red) wire leading to a lowbeam headlight. |
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These were an installed option when I got my car, and I have to say that you definitely want them to dim at night, they are EXTREMELY bright.
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