HELP NEEDED: Wiring LED Halos

[jerssrt]

Hey guys,

I installed a set of led halos in my headlamps last week. I tried to wire them to replace the daytime running lights. I bought this: V-LEDS 9005 PLUG N' PLAY DRL DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE in hopes that it would up the voltage (~7 volts?) enough to run the leds. However, they only light up for the first second after start up and then die . If I turn the high beams on, they work fine.

Any ideas??

[AACstyle.com]

Originally Posted by jerssrt

Hey guys,

I installed a set of led halos in my headlamps last week. I tried to wire them to replace the daytime running lights. I bought this: V-LEDS 9005 PLUG N' PLAY DRL DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT MODULE in hopes that it would up the voltage (~7 volts?) enough to run the leds. However, they only light up for the first second after start up and then die . If I turn the high beams on, they work fine.

Any ideas??

You need 12V+ to run the LEDs on. 7V is not goign to cut it, why not run them to your parking lights?

You can also run to a switch like so:

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

no what he is saying Justin is that norm on the DRL is 7volts and that device is supposed to up that to a level 12volts for LED and HID high beams..

sounds like something is wrong with the DRL convertor bro, contact the seller, I have that same one on my GF's Camry and it works correctly.

[BlkLikeMe]

Marc,

Is there any way to run this module with the 9005 HID kit? This way I could retain my high beams and DRL's? I seen the LEDs installed with this module and they look great "decoratively" but aren't functional.

Thanks,

Chris

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

no what he is saying Justin is that norm on the DRL is 7volts and that device is supposed to up that to a level 12volts for LED and HID high beams..



sounds like something is wrong with the DRL convertor bro, contact the seller, I have that same one on my GF's Camry and it works correctly.

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

it is supposed to pump the voltage up to 13.5 - 14.5v where DRL's are normally around 7v so HIDs at 7v flicker.. so in theory yes it would work, basically making the HID DRLs full brightness of the high beam.

personally I hate DRL's and disabled mine.. the Wink feature more than anything really annoys me

[BlkLikeMe]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

it is supposed to pump the voltage up to 13.5 - 14.5v where DRL's are normally around 7v so HIDs at 7v flicker.. so in theory yes it would work, basically making the HID DRLs full brightness of the high beam.

personally I hate DRL's and disabled mine.. the Wink feature more than anything really annoys me

Thanks, I was afraid of full brightness lol I'm sure full brightness couldn't do too much harm during daylight hours lol Yeah, the wink feature I could do without also. Considering the DRL's shaved me a few dollars on the insurance I can tolerate them, especially being back in Texas with drivers who can't see worth a da*n!

[jerssrt]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, the device inputs anywhere from 3v to 14.5v and outputs 14.5v. I'm not sure why they work when the high-beams are on but not with the DRLs. I'm going to call vleds today and see what they say. I tried wiring them to the parking lights but they are way too bright to drive with at night. If this doesn't work, I'm just going to run them to a dedicated switch.