4 Hi Headlight Mod

[Randyzzz]

DDRLs are primarily a propaganda device, a way for manufacturers to claim "safety" while keeping the costs WAY DOWN.

There's no real point to them, and they're annoying as hell for other motorists.

I will agree, although I did disable them initially and it was like I became invisible. I have to believe other drivers do notice them. With them disabled, people pulled out in front of me more often. So I want to keep some iteration of them.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Is the issue that you're less visible, or that we have too much distracting crap along the roadsides? I believe in sign size limits and eliminating billboards.

 

[Scooterwrench]

Is the issue that you're less visible, or that we have too much distracting crap along the roadsides? I believe in sign size limits and eliminating billboards.

Too much distracting crap going on behind the wheel.

 

[Caman96]

Too much distracting crap going on behind the wheel.

Like this.

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[Scooterwrench]

Like this.

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Yeah,that would be one. Texting is another.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Is the issue that you're less visible, or that we have too much distracting crap along the roadsides? I believe in sign size limits and eliminating billboards.

Don't know how it is in Oklahoma, but in Houston area there are plenty of poorly lit streets, crappy pavement and potholes, distracted drivers, idiots who don't have any lights on when it's been dark for hours, and the boy racers and bro dozers. Often it takes all three of us to watch all directions; people are bad about coming up on you real fast, before you can see them.

 

[Erik the Awful]

I hate towing the race car through Houston. But guess who gets volunteered every time...

 

[mars2878]

I hate towing the race car through Houston. But guess who gets volunteered every time...

Not me, lol

 

[Randyzzz]

Here’s the beginning of my solution. I installed Carifex LED bulbs, and didn’t want them on all the time. So I created a “breakout” harness. I gutted a 280 style relay and jumped the headlamp terminals so the headlamps are only controlled by the headlamp switch. I then soldered in the leads from a relay holder so I could reinstall the DRL relay remotely. The soldered wires were potted in epoxy and the relay cover drilled and reinstalled. So now during daytime, the DRL power is routed to the red wire shown. I am considering doing switchback style bulbs for the inner park/turn bulbs under the high beams. That way they will be white when the DRL’s are on and flash amber for the turn signals. I’ll post up pics once I get that done

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[Chevy Down under]

Great step by step guide. On my list of things to do