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Old 10-03-2012, 05:57 AM
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Is there any way to do this? I'm trying to run my dlr lights/high beams with my fogs. I wanna run hids in my highs and fogs but keep the zxe bulbs in my lows for night driving.
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:40 AM
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Yes, you can use the DRL and fog lights simultaniously, but installing HIDs in the high beam location will lead to problems. The DRL are the high beams at half power. I don't think the HIDs would cooperate very well unless you rewired the entire high beam/DRL circuit.
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 10:22 AM
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Yea that is a bad idea to run hids in the high beams, I tried that in my old car. This lead to major problems.
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 10:26 AM
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I have hid high beams but its on its own harness with a new switch
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 11:22 AM
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I don't understand your post....

You should put the 'ZXE' bulbs in your high beams, don't do high beam HIDs whether they're on their own switch or not, unless you run quad beams because they take too much time to light up and will leave you blind for some time.

I would run the low beam hids... 6000k or below, and then run fog lights on a seperate switch for the fogs, also 6000k or below.
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 02:04 PM
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I would but only problem is I have the zxe lows. And it takes a different bulb for the high beams
 
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Old 10-03-2012, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Murray137
I would but only problem is I have the zxe lows. And it takes a different bulb for the high beams
I'm not really suggesting this but you could buy the ZXE highs and return the lows in the high's packaging. But I didn't tell you to do that lol

You won't really need high beams once you get the HID lows. and if you ever do want to use the highs it's easier just to have a good halogen bulb in there.
 
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Old 10-04-2012, 05:29 AM
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I'll look into it. Maybe ill just order the fogs and wait on the others. I was just gunna run hids in the highs since I don't use them. Was just going to run them during the day
 
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Old 10-07-2012, 10:28 AM
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just a thought, but i dont use my highbeams at night, so if the light is running at 1/2 power could i put the hid's in my dlr and run them with out any problems? just as long as i dont use them at night?
 
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Originally Posted by Murray137
Is there any way to do this? I'm trying to run my dlr lights/high beams with my fogs. I wanna run hids in my highs and fogs but keep the zxe bulbs in my lows for night driving.
Yes, if you wire your fogs to be independant on the switch, you can turn them on whenever you want. I have my AM fogs wired independantly from the lights to a switch. So everytime I run my car, I flip them on. Goes good with the DRL's
 
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