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So, I looked through all the forums, and I couldn't find the post I was looking at before. I'm interesting in converting my DRLs to LED. I would put the LED strip above the headlights.

My main question is the electronics. I've been told that on the Kizashi, the DRLs are just dimmed brights. Therefore, if I use the DRL circuit, I would lose bright functionality.

My intent is for the brights to only be used for brights, the LED DRLs always on. No other changes...

How would someone wire this up?



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binarycow wrote:So, I looked through all the forums, and I couldn't find the post I was looking at before. I'm interesting in converting my DRLs to LED. I would put the LED strip above the headlights.

My main question is the electronics. I've been told that on the Kizashi, the DRLs are just dimmed brights. Therefore, if I use the DRL circuit, I would lose bright functionality.

My intent is for the brights to only be used for brights, the LED DRLs always on. No other changes...

How would someone wire this up?



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I'm also interested in this wiring. I have the LEDs on top of my headlights and could take pics to show how I wired them but my DRLs are still always on as well as my LEDs. I didn't want to loose my high beams.

You could probably disable the built in DRL's with one of these tools: http://www.kizashiclub.com/forum/viewto ... =12&t=2847

Pittsburghjoe, I might be able to deal with the stock DRLs staying on, if I could wire the LEDs to be always on. How did you do it? Keep in mind I'm totally NOT a car guy or an electrical guy.

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Murcod... The official tool costs too much for me. And the knockoffs... Too much for a risky chance that it will do what I want. Maybe if someone could vouch for the knockoff tools.

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binarycow wrote:Murcod... The official tool costs too much for me. And the knockoffs... Too much for a risky chance that it will do what I want. Maybe if someone could vouch for the knockoff tools.

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Perhaps try and talk to a knowledgeable tech at your local Suzuki dealer and ask if it's possible? You might even be able to get it done for a small fee?

It would be better than "butchering" your factory wiring trying to somehow over ride it.

I have one Suzuki dealership in a 4 hour radius. Their prices are ridiculous. But I need to see them anyway, believe my blower motor is going out AGAIN... So I will ask while I'm there. Thanks!

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If you want it on all the time, that's easy, just come off the switched side of the ignition to throw a relay - don't need to get into the headlight circuit at all


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~tc~ wrote:If you want it on all the time, that's easy, just come off the switched side of the ignition to throw a relay - don't need to get into the headlight circuit at all
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The original post reads (to me) that the desire is to turn the factory DRL's off and run aftermarket DRL's.

binarycow wrote:I'm interesting in converting my DRLs to LED. I would put the LED strip above the headlights.

My main question is the electronics. I've been told that on the Kizashi, the DRLs are just dimmed brights. Therefore, if I use the DRL circuit, I would lose bright functionality.

My intent is for the brights to only be used for brights, the LED DRLs always on. No other changes...

The disabling of the high beam DRL function (whilst not affecting the normal high beam operation) will be difficult. Unless it is part of the BCM functionality and can be programmed via the SDT?

There was a disable procedure posted on this forum about three weeks ago, I printed it out. A couple of people said they couldn't get it to work, I haven't tried it yet.