...... I dont think i will be ever using the highbeam function anyway cause im getting HID's too.
wtf does that mean? You can have high beams with HID....
Bi-xenon
wtf does that mean? You can have high beams with HID....
Bi-xenon
not with the stock housing halogen housing, it doesn't have the moving shutter to switch between hi/lo beams to make it 'bi-xenon'
Im thinking about just switching my yellow halogen DRL to the white 9005 LED bulbs. I hate the look of the yellow bulbs. I dont think i will be ever using the highbeam function anyway cause im getting HID's too. Do you guys think its a good idea?
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9005-LED-Daytime-Running-Light-For-Lexus-IS-GS-SC-p/led_sku45_r4.htm
not with the stock housing halogen housing, it doesn't have the moving shutter to switch between hi/lo beams to make it 'bi-xenon'
Exactly
So can anyone tell me what I need if all I want to do is change out the DRL's on a Touring without the Tech package? The regular head lights are bright enough for me but I want the DRL's to be a little whiter/brighter.
they most likely wont be brighter if they even work at all
to run high beams as drls most cars run a lower voltage feed to them,
that is bad for led's to run them under their designed power
if you found some leds that ran under a range of voltages then maybe, but without knowing what the car puts out in drl mode, you wouldn't know what appropriate range you should get and consequently run the risk of either having them not work, or having them die prematurely and replacing them 'frequently'
you could try running something like the sylvania ultra silver stars, they will be 'whiter' under normal usage, but not sure if they wont still be yellowish at reduced voltages as drls
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. The DRL's act as the high beams when the headlights are on?
yeah that appears to be just another halogen bulb but with a coating on the glass to make them appear more 'white' (although reducing total light output in the process) so it should operate as normalDo you think this could work to swap out the oem DRL halogen bulb with this one???? Do you think the high beam function would function as the oem bulb would?
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yeah that appears to be just another halogen bulb but with a coating on the glass to make them appear more 'white' (although reducing total light output in the process) so it should operate as normal
Oh okay, I see. So it's really just about finding a whiter bulb with the same voltages? And that bulb that Mike picked out looks like exactly what I want, around 5000k, but you say it's just a coating on the bulb that makes it seem whiter? Does that make a difference?ok, in the non-tech cars, the high beam does double duty as the drl also, since you can't drive around with highbeams on all day long they run them at a lower voltage than normal so its not as bright, so they can be used as drls
for instance (the drl voltage here is completely arbitrary on my part, just picked random value for sake of the description, i have no idea what the actual drl voltage is)
when headlights are on, and you select highbeams, the bulbs receive 12v dc
when headlights are off, and car initializes drls, the bulbs receive 8v dc so they aren't as bright as normal and dont glare
yeah that appears to be just another halogen bulb but with a coating on the glass to make them appear more 'white' (although reducing total light output in the process) so it should operate as normal
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. The DRL's act as the high beams when the headlights are on?