It appears that my 05 LC is missing the oem resistor. I don’t see anything that looks like the caged unit from other pics. Is there somewhere else to look for it?
LED DRL and High Beam for LX and LC
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@Luke111 After re-reading the thread again, it looks like I can put the resistor in line of the A3 terminal on the DRL relay since it appears that I don't have the OEM resistor in my '05 LC. I have a set of H7 Morimoto 2Strokes from TRS that will work with my 1 piece Depo housings that have an HID bi-xenon retrofit for the low beam so I would only require the resistor and harness. Let me know the best way to proceed purchasing just the harness and resistor. Thanks for your help.
@jerryb I'm having problems with my DRL's and/or low beams flickering or "pulsating". Do you know what may cause this?
No. Hid retrofit only. It's both sides but I do need to check and make sure it is low beam versus DRL.
@jerryb Can you confirm the best way to pick out the 3A wire from the DRL relay? My 05 TLC does not have the OEM resistor from what I can tell so I am looking for the best way to identify the 3A wire on the DRL relay for the LED resistor. Thanks.
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Take the relay apart. Not to sound like a dick or anything.
Having the fsm and wiring book helps. But you can use that one page posted and do some digging.
The exact wire is pictured somewhere on mud. To bad it's not pink instead of white black.
If you can, disconnect each ground with the car running and daytime running lights on one at a time until the daytime running lights go off.
That's the one.
I'd search pictures on here for a while before I de pinned anything, or cut.
Having the fsm and wiring book helps. But you can use that one page posted and do some digging.
The exact wire is pictured somewhere on mud. To bad it's not pink instead of white black.
If you can, disconnect each ground with the car running and daytime running lights on one at a time until the daytime running lights go off.
That's the one.
I'd search pictures on here for a while before I de pinned anything, or cut.
I disconnected the relay but didn't see anything that called out which pin was which. I will test the grounds. Thanks.
Sooo, my battery died a few days ago. Got a new one and the problem went away, so I am guessing that was the issue. How do I go about getting some low beams to match the high beams that I got from you for my LX?
Thanks @jerryb I double checked the relay and with some better lighting and found the tiny numbers stamped on the connector. I also found this post that has a diagram of the connectors:
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Hi, i did a search on disconnecting the DRL's , and found the thread started by : hrc0105. (in the FAQ for 100's) on my 2003 i cannot find the connector where that red wire with the blue stripe is located. i was wondering if the procedure had changed for that model year and how to locate the...
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@Luke111 hooked me up with a harness and a bare resistor that I spliced into the A3 wire. Removed the RH Upper 20A fuse as directed and the DRLs are working great. Thanks guys for all your help.
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Happy to help and it’s great information for anyone without a OEM DRL resistor looking to do this mod.Thanks @jerryb I double checked the relay and with some better lighting and found the tiny numbers stamped on the connector. I also found this post that has a diagram of the connectors:
DRL
Hi, i did a search on disconnecting the DRL's , and found the thread started by : hrc0105. (in the FAQ for 100's) on my 2003 i cannot find the connector where that red wire with the blue stripe is located. i was wondering if the procedure had changed for that model year and how to locate the...
@Luke111 hooked me up with a harness and a bare resistor that I spliced into the A3 wire. Removed the RH Upper 20A fuse as directed and the DRLs are working great. Thanks guys for all your help.
I've been running the Morimoto 2stroke LED in the DRL/high beam for a year now with some D2S HID retrofits in a 1-piece Depo housing. @Luke111 and @jerryb were very helpful with the wiring harness and resistor to get it all working. My DRL/high beams are slightly out of alignment while my HIDs are aligned. I figured the holes I drilled for the HID retrofit were slightly different so when I went to adjust the HID beams, one housing had to be adjusted higher than the other to get them to line up.
I am wondering if anyone has considered the Morimoto high beam projectors for their project? I like the instant-on of the LED high beams since I am often toggling back and forth and HID highs may not have time to warm up. I would hope that I could aim the projector itself to help fix my alignment issue in one of the housings. I am also hopeful this would help improve the light pattern of the high beam.
I am wondering if anyone has considered the Morimoto high beam projectors for their project? I like the instant-on of the LED high beams since I am often toggling back and forth and HID highs may not have time to warm up. I would hope that I could aim the projector itself to help fix my alignment issue in one of the housings. I am also hopeful this would help improve the light pattern of the high beam.
it has been a while since I did this mod, but I think there is a mechanism that connects and indexes the high and low beam up and down adjustment. You can remove it and adjust high and low beams independently. I had a similar issue with the high beams not being quite level and just left the indexing mechanism off.
Not my photos, but this is the piece you can remove to gain independent adjustment.
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So, your HID projectors and the LED bulbs sit in the same reflector? If you didn’t JB Weld the projector it would be easier to fix and align the one projector. Yes LED’s are instant on but there isn’t a HID HB that needs to warm up, it’s the same bulb, the shield simply drops opening up the projector when you toggle to high beams. So they are instant. Adding the HB LED which has a threaded shaft will require you to drill two more holes, bake and open up both headlights. Now you have to align those two projectors to the HID’s. It’s a big job and you’re not gonna get more output.
If the alignment bothers you, fix the one headlight, much easier and simple.
If the alignment bothers you, fix the one headlight, much easier and simple.
Just did this today!
Used Luke111s resistor spliced into the 3A black and white wire on the 6pin relay, and bam. Worked like a charm to dim the Morimoto 2stoke bulbs
Used Luke111s resistor spliced into the 3A black and white wire on the 6pin relay, and bam. Worked like a charm to dim the Morimoto 2stoke bulbs
