How To: DRL's and HID's
Option 1: HID's are ON with switch in Position 1, 2 or 3 (no flicker)
1) Buy an HID kit that has a wiring harness AND relay (most of them nowadays do)
2) Install everything as normal in the HID kit including wiring the remote turn on lead to the factory 9006 bulb harness
3) Remove relay from socket and use a voltmeter to measure the polarity in the relay socket on pins 85 and 86 to see which is positive and which is negative (when the headlight switch is in the ON position) - for mine, terminal 86 was positive and terminal 85 was negative
4) Buy an Electrolytic, Polarized Capacitor at Radio Shack or local electronics/stereo store 25V (or higher) and 2000uF (or higher)
1) Buy an HID kit that has a wiring harness AND relay (most of them nowadays do)
2) Install everything as normal in the HID kit including wiring the remote turn on lead to the factory 9006 bulb harness
3) Remove relay from socket and use a voltmeter to measure the polarity in the relay socket on pins 85 and 86 to see which is positive and which is negative (when the headlight switch is in the ON position) - for mine, terminal 86 was positive and terminal 85 was negative
4) Buy an Electrolytic, Polarized Capacitor at Radio Shack or local electronics/stereo store 25V (or higher) and 2000uF (or higher)
Ok so here is a picture.... note the black wire broke off the mosfet and I will replace the mosfet if I cant solder it back on. That was only because it bent too much while i was getting the electrical tape off to take the picture.
Anyways the problem is that DRL's are not disabled with this circuit. The lights still work if I turn it to position three but if they are not in position three they flicker. And everyone thinks I am the police lol. I have another picture zoomed out some but I will have to re upload that.
http://www.filesavr.com/img2033
Anyways the problem is that DRL's are not disabled with this circuit. The lights still work if I turn it to position three but if they are not in position three they flicker. And everyone thinks I am the police lol. I have another picture zoomed out some but I will have to re upload that.
http://www.filesavr.com/img2033
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Sorry for being away so long guys, it's been busy at work. In any case, I will reply to this thread with answers to everyone's questions and will also post new information along the way...
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DVDee: If you are unable to find those two resistor values, you can substitute them - as long as the ratio remains the same. i.e. R1/R2 should be very close to 50/28 = 1.79, but as posted above - see below for a modified circuit that will help with resistor values.
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morsredigo: 2 caps in parallel effectively doubles the capacitance (i.e. 4400uF) so if this worked, then you are good to go. However, you should not have 35v on the line! It should be 13-14V.
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The "plug and play" harness from 02-Lancer-Es is just the parallel capacitor option #1. You can buy it ready made from him and save the hassle. Or if you are so inclined, you can follow the simple steps in Option 1.
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Evoryder: No, it is 2000uF. For Option 1 (the easiest option) - you are filtering a higher amount of current and thus the capacitance needs to be higher. The higher the capacitance, the smoother the waveform.