The Great Quest for Headlights

[crankin]

Canadian guy did you get your LEDs? Just wondering about the DRL still.

E-mailed I recieved from Xenodept.

Our LED bulbs do not have canbus built in. If you have a daytime running light you would have to wire it in to prevent flickering. The product code is CBFIX on our site for the canbus adapter.



Thanks,



John


Canadianguy can probably confirm because some do and some don't.

 

[CanadianGuy]

E-mailed I recieved from Xenodept.

Our LED bulbs do not have canbus built in. If you have a daytime running light you would have to wire it in to prevent flickering. The product code is CBFIX on our site for the canbus adapter.



Thanks,



John


Canadianguy can probably confirm because some do and some don't.

I have not received anything yet. Once I do I will let everyone know.

 

[jproy12]

I have not received anything yet. Once I do I will let everyone know.

Received an email and they told me that they are expected to ship out my the end of the week.

 

[mYsTiCfAc3]

If they end up flickering with DRL...I'll just sitck them in the fogs

 

[CanadianGuy]

If they end up flickering with DRL...I'll just sitck them in the fogs

That is a good option. Another option if this is a PWM signal is to add a capacitor (bulk cap) that will fill in the Voltage off times. Not to difficult and may give a interesting slow dim when the vehicle turns off. Again I will post my success / failures when I get the lights AND the vehicle (eta 3 weeks).

 

[D1JL]

Are you guys sure that the DRLs are the low beam?
On the '11 & '12 the DRLs used the high beam.



Dave

 

[mYsTiCfAc3]

100% sure they are the lows... I remember having fun with the switch and the e-brake in front of the garage door ( oouh ! off, dim, full, )

 

[zxtost]

I spoke with Xenondepot. They have a CANBUS available soon that is plug and play with the connector, if needed. This means the lights will be on full all the time when driving in DRL mode or low beam... I'm not crazy about it. Basically it will look like we drive with low beams on all the time, one of those

 

[D1JL]

Sorry to hear that as it is a piss poor way of doing it.
With the DRLs on the low beam as you know they are on all the time thereby reducing the life of the light.
So when they do fail, your backup is the high beams and blinding people.



Dave

 

[zxtost]

Yup I'm not happy with it either. And u look like a knob driving around with your headlights on when at midday. Can't we just turn it off and use our fogs as DRL?

 

[jproy12]

Yup I'm not happy with it either. And u look like a knob driving around with your headlights on when at midday. Can't we just turn it off and use our fogs as DRL?

I wish... I haven't found a way to bypass this

 

[Etyrnus]

You do have to consider, the LEDs have a life span of ~50,000 hours. So the main thing is the appearance issue, unless you're in your car all day.

 

[zxtost]

True, I've already ordered these, so I will have to wait and see. If the lighting at night is dramatically improved then I guess its worth the trade off.

 

[crankin]

I wish... I haven't found a way to bypass this

I was reading a post on these leds on a Toyota website. He stated when he ran the canbus fix from depot his drl didn't function and the lights would only fire when asked to.

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/3...ew-phillips-lmz-led-headlight-kit-review.html

 

[zxtost]

Thanks for sharing, what a thorough review. Looks pretty good and I guess having the LEDs on as DRL isn't that noticeable

 

[MMMTRBO]

Good lord that review was in depth. That took some serious time lol

For those that have installed these LEDs, any issues with the Auto-On feature?

 

[Etyrnus]

Good lord that review was in depth. That took some serious time lol

For those that have installed these LEDs, any issues with the Auto-On feature?

They work well with the auto on. Come on just like halogen.

 

[mYsTiCfAc3]

my kit as shipped...without a tracking number
I will most likely have it by tuesday at the latest if they indeed ship from ON

 

[Etyrnus]

I didn't initially receive a tracking number from them either. I ordered mine on a Friday and they were delivered on the following monday, and I'm in NC.

 

[CanadianGuy]

My tracking number was not emailed but was in my order status page on their website . Got my nitro blue high beam as they were shipped direct from putco.