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6th Gen ('00-'05): DRL led question

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Old 05-10-2012, 02:17 PM
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Hey all! Has anybody here ever successfully installed an LED bulb in place of their DRL bulb and had the computer not freak out??? I am trying to get my Vleds to work so that I can run them with the vled fogs and parking lights. They run for a few seconds and then the computer kicks on my headlights and displays HIGHBEAM OUT! I know load resistors are used to solve fast blinker problems with LEDs, I wounder if this would work too! Thought I would ask before I go any farther. In my albums there is a pic of what I am hoping for. Thanks to anyone who has info!
 
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Old 05-10-2012, 02:57 PM
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becuase the led's use sooo much less power than a reqular bulb it is making it think that there is a highbeam out hence kicking it and saying highbeam out i do belive there is a way to trick it posibly a resistor(load eaqualider) jumped between the pos and neg
 
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Old 05-10-2012, 05:47 PM
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You do need a resistor.

I have two of them, they need wires.

Send me a PM I'll send you them for $5, just send it through paypal, I have no need for them, I just got an extra set.
 
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:36 AM
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That's what I thought. Thanks for the info.
 
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:16 PM
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Ordered up V-leds in line resistors. Can't wait to see if I can finally use my DRL's the way I have wanted to
 
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Old 05-31-2012, 02:38 PM
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To everyone who wondered the same thing, I installed the DRL plug and play resistors that I bought from V-LEDs and they work great! They get hot so they come with a bracket to mount on the vehicle.
 
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