Replace DRLs with different lights

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KITT222
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Replace DRLs with different lights

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Hello all! What I want to do is install some LED strip lights, and use those as my DRLs, instead of my headlights. Now since I have little to no electronic experience, I would like some help. How exactly would I be able to do this? Any help is appreciated!Thanks!
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Re: Replace DRLs with different lights (KITT222)

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the drl are the same lights as the regular. same wiring, relay, etc. in order to do that you'd have to custom everything. not an easy mod.
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epcIII
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Re: Replace DRLs with different lights (KITT222)

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I kind of did this, but I didn't disable my DRLs. I just hooked them up to my parking lights, so they turn on when I turn those on, and blink with them too. Here's a link to the post I did for that: http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=2I still need to show how I hooked them up to the turn signals/parking lights though(it was pretty easy and I'm no electrician).
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Post by KITT222 »

I don't want to disable the DRLs, I want to make it so some LED strip lights are the DRLs, and the headlights are just headlights. Maybe something like have a switch to change the lights from the headlights to the LED lights.
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Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »I don't want to disable the DRLs, I want to make it so some LED strip lights are the DRLs, and the headlights are just headlights. Maybe something like have a switch to change the lights from the headlights to the LED lights. Ohh.... now I gotcha. That would be pretty cool!
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Re: Replace DRLs with different lights (epcIII)

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Quote, originally posted by epcIII »I kind of did this, but I didn't disable my DRLs. I just hooked them up to my parking lights, so they turn on when I turn those on, and blink with them too. Here's a link to the post I did for that: http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=2I still need to show how I hooked them up to the turn signals/parking lights though(it was pretty easy and I'm no electrician). What you did in that thread is actually really close to what I want to do, minus the parking lights. I'm thinking I'll have shorter lights, and put them where your option A was.
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