Just a little project for Evo's with factory HID's. As you might or might not know the DRL bulb twists into a plastic base. This base isn't a standard headlight base size e.g 9005, 9006, H1, This meant I would have to make it fit somehow. So what I did was: 1.remove the DRL harness/ headlight back cover (the DRL harness passes thru a grommet in it) 2. gutted the DRL's plastic base of the harness and the metal piece that holds the bulb. 3. made a hole thru the plastic base to allow the HID bulb bottom to site in side it. 4. epoxy the HID bulb in the plastic base. 5.trim the HID bulb so it fits into the headlight housing. Also I ordered 4300k bulbs... found out they were 6000k after I was done. Well that was a little late since that epoxy isn't coming loose lol!

Now from the pics you can see I cut the HID bulb's harness to allow it to pass thru the bulb base and headlight covers grommet. I also used a relay to power the HID ballasts. I installed a switch to trip the relay and activate the DRL HID's. Light out put is good, I don't get people flashing me. So I don't think there's going to be an issue with the DRL's reflector light pattern.

The HID's bulb base is black. The plastic DRL base I modified is the grey plastic.


You can see where I cut the HID's wiring harness and passed it thru the plastic base and the headlights back cover and grommet.


You can see that there is enough room for the HID's bulb to fit in the DRL's reflector.


Just the DRL HID's turned on.


Factory HID's on, DRL HID's on and HID fogs.

 

overkill?

 

hid much?

you will be blinding oncoming traffic with those HIDs...

 

Props to the integration - but u should think about a projector retrofit to accompany this.

 

I thought the DRLs shut off when the headlights came on?

 

I thought this too

 

that is over kill...not to say i wouldnt do it..i like that a alot.good job.

 

I dont think it's over kill at all, Nice job! it's all about making your car YOURS!

 

Poor people who come towards you... In slovenia you would get your license plates taken for doing something as stupid as this... Why do you think HIDs use projectors normally?

 

Hmm i wonder now... so u added a relay to supply a power for the HID ballast for the DRL...

For non-SSS guys suffering a flickering DRL when they change the lowbeam/DRL to HID lights... can your relay/mod be a cure so that we would have both DRL and Lowbeam working even after putting a HID kit?

 

They do but im not using the DRL's to power the HID's. I'm using a relay pulling power from the battery.

 

The beam pattern isn't blinding oncoming traffic. The way the reflector is it isn't shooting the beam very high. It acts more like a fog light does. I also have it wired to be independently operated. This lets me choose how much light I need.

 

probably would have looked better with the 4300K bulbs. Sucks that you got sent the wrong ones.

 

Powering the ballast via a relay should help. Just get a good quality HID kit and if need be add a capacitor in line with the ballast. This will help regulate the power in put.

 

Agreed but the 6000k have less output. I'm finding this helps in the snow and rain. I can power off the main headlights and just use these.