Daytime Running Lts. to Nightime Running Lights?

[MAC]

Wal-Mart has a line of Super White auto bulbs made by GE, I saw 9007(head lamps), H3(off-road lamps), not sure about 3157. The bulbs are transparent, don't know about the light. You can always return them, unlike eBay.

Thanks for the info on fog/off-road lamps. I used to live in San Francisco, 1/2 of the City is in dense fog 1/2 the year, reg. head light is reflected and of course you never should use high beam in the fog, fog lamps especially the yellow ones are most effective in the fog. As such, your statement about fog vs off-road lamps is logical.

Which reminds me H2 does not have fog lamps, I never noticed it before. Based on my driving experience in many states and Europe, fog lamps are not decorations but very important safety equipment, there were times I could not see anything nor go anywhere without the fog lamps.

On eBay, the H3 bulbs are described as fog lamps, not as off-road lamps. My H3 bulbs came from eBay, maybe I have fog bulbs in my off-road lamps. Whatever, I like the bright blue light.

[JCJ]

Would this option not be one "just" programmable through the vehicle's computer?
Has any one had experience with any possible programmable options wich can be set on/off by connecting the hand carried computer to the on-board computer?
The Chevy dealer here BTW is still waiting to have his computer upgraded with the H2 software, so he can program key-fob # 1, as this one never worked. Key fob # 2 works okay, but can't use the memory settings of chair/mirror etc. for fob # 1.
Is this H2 software hard to get or what?

[buddy]

are acturally amber. The stock bulbs did look pretty yellow though. I am going to try and find some whiter ones for the DRL's.

The HID's are from Breatheless Perf. Although they are single beam only(low beam), they do put a lot of light on the road, better than stock highs.

I spliced into the brown wire at the left turn signal(source wire to active the relay) and run it to terminal #86 of a common relay. Later, when I find the right switch, I'll run thru it and back to the relay.

The remote entry still operates the courtesy lights as stock. The headlamp switch actives the parking lamps and the DRL's together, turn off the parking lamps and you still have the DRL's, one more turn will turn the DRL's off all together. Installing thru a switch will allow you turn off the DRL's while the parking lamps are on.

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Buddy

[rpv]

Thanks, MAC...

I got the right bulbs and I also attatched the wire to allow DRL's to run with parking lights in the daytime and all to be on at night...the wire I used was a 12 gauge...very thick but worked...

PROBLEM: the new 3157 super cool blue bulb on the driver DRL blew after driving for a day...don't know if it was bec of too thick of a wire or cheap bulbs...HELP???

I also noticed the original bulbs had 4157 on them...are there bulbs with that #???

I'll go back to AUTOZONE and return the bulbs...if my orig DRL blows, then prob something wrong with the thick wire...

INPUTS please....

RPV

[NSXTC]

Buddy,

I actually like your switchless idea and activating the DRLs on the parking lights. This way, I don't have to mess with the troubles of running wires through the firewall, mounting the switch etc...

I'm going this route.

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03 Metallic Red H2
02 Ducati 998R

[rpv]

NSXTC,
thanks...got a 12 gauge wire, cheap super blue halogen/xenon headlight bulbs and will try to get DRL's on at night this weekend.
RPV

[buddy]

I'll try a see if this pic loads.

DRL's and HID headlights on together. The DRL's appear to create a lot of glare at night. The beam is almost like a flashlight on wide beam, only a lot brighter.

Buddy

[rpv]

After all the rewiring, will the DRL's still function during the day?

And can you turn off the DRL's at night if you wanted just the headlights?

RPV AR Razorback
Grateful and Proud H2 Sunset Metallic Orange owner since July 2002

[JCJ]

Which color do the parking light wires have?
Only want to splice the right wire, not he high beam wire, like James Bond always does during a bomb countdown.

[NSXTC]

Hey Buddy,

To get those DRLs to match the color of your HIDs,
try the blue/white tinted bulbs on the DRLs.

BTW, which HID kit did you use? Can you post a pic of the switch?

[NSXTC]

Use the hot wire (i.e., not black) from the 'parking light' (yellow lights not head lights). You won't have to worry about high beams.

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03 Metallic Red H2
02 Ducati 998R