Ok so i want to get l/h hids, and i read there is a problem with the whole daytime running lights. i dont want to disable the drl, cause u have to have em in canada, even though im sure id never get pulled over for it, anyway, how do i make it so the hid low beam is used as my drl? hid needs full power which doesnt happen with drl. who has installed them and what do i do?

 

you dont need them cause not all cars have them if you had your hid low beams on all the time all day youd prob burn them out so fast...

 

lot of guys saying they do that, and they dont burn out. so ok then how do u disable the drl so i dont kill my hids

 

My car never turns the drl's in the day time and i always thought it would make my bulbs go out cus sometimes they would flicker, so i started turning my fog lights on in the daytime. I've been doing this for a while now and my fog lights still work fine(my fog lights are hid's). I'm pretty sure they'll be fine cus they're still bright as fu** and they don't flicker or take a long time to brighten up like they do just before they go out. Its been about a year.

 

if i turn on my fog lights my defi gauges dim. cant do that. i just want something to turn off the drl, or something that will give them full power instead of pulsing voltage. i might try the capasitor thing guys are doing that they say works. if anyone has an easier salution, please let me know. if there is a module or something out there to fix it.

 

i can flick my turn signal lever down and it turns them off read the owners manual maybe theres a way to permantely turn them off...and all hids burn out eventally they have a maximum run life just like stock halogens or bulbs in your house do there not like an everlasting gobstobber haha

 

Since you're in Canada, it may not be as easy to disable the DRLs. IIRC, there is a redundancy built in the Canadian bound cars. You could try pulling the DRL fuse and see if it kills it.

If not, just get a relay harness. It'll solve the infamous flickering issue that occurs with reduced voltage DRL systems.

 

I havent heard of this on Cobalts. I know of atleast one guy with a Cobalt that ran HID's and therfore pulled the DRL Fuse with no problems.

 

I've always heard pull the fuse. Its a 10A fuse under the hood labeled DRL

 

pull the fuse, drl be gone.

did it before I even left the dealership parking lot.

 

Just get the relay, its so much easier.

 

i can turn mine on and off by going under the screen where u restart your oil life just keep hitting the butten and u will see a spot where it says to turn them off or leave them on

 

how is that easier than pulling a fuse?!

 

why do I feel like we are the HID police. Telling everyone how to do it properly, yet still being bashed for our expertise.

I know more about HID's than 98% of this forum

 

I was thinking the same thing

 

WantedSS/TC I am totaly with you, although I did not construct my hids or the relay myself, I have enough knowledge to do so just not the time. I agree that the relay is a nessessity when it comes to HID, the relay harness system draws power from a 12 volt source such as the red terminal on the fuse box. This means that you will not strain the current oem harness cause it will only be used for the power signal and the operating lights. you will always have full power to the headlights even if the drls are on, I pulled my drl fuse because I live in US and we are not required to have them and I want to save my bulbs. The relays also give a more stable and consistant voltage as well.

DO it right or not at all is my closing statement.

 

and why is this in performance?

 

Pull the fuse...DONE.

 

I have DRL modules for sale to keep your DRL without harming your hids. PM me if interested.

 

i want to pm u, but that **** isnt working, it just keeps loading then goes to page not found.
so u pm me. how much and how does it work?

 

just pull the fuse, dont order from mike, he'll charge you too much, a goat, and your first three children

lol because the new kids know it all. even when they ask the questions they already know the answers. lol

 

lol, seriously. HEy, CAN I put 14k hi/low HID bulbs in my fog lights?@

 

but they wont stop flickering and im not going to pull the drl fuse because you dont need to

 

and I don't get why I'm getting ppl flashing their high beams at me when I drive by them at night. and I don't get why I cant see at night when it's raining and I would never do a retro fit

 

Everything is the same price if not lower then DDM...Website hasnt been updated..Please stop.