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High and low headlights being on at the same time?
Now i'm sure that if you just splice the wires into each other you can get it to work but is that safe to do it that way?
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Now i'm sure that if you just splice the wires into each other you can get it to work but is that safe to do it that way?
I'll paypal someone $1 if they do a Detailed DIY
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Just pull the turn signal stick towards you and hold it there. That turns on the fars while the lows are on. Pushing the stick away from you switches to far only.
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Rep Power: 0 yes i know that gearbox. i hope that you were saying that trying to help me. If so thanks for the reply but i'd like them to stay on permanently when i switch to high beam w/o having to hold the stick. If you were being sarcastic then.....
Anyways i was thinking about this diy and i thought i had it. Thought i could just splice the high beam wire and split it into the low also. but then i thought about it again and thought that the juice from the low would run back up that same wire and you'd have both high/low on no matter which way you had the switch.
Hmmm there has to be a way to correctly do this since you can manually do it by pulling the stick. Any ideas anyone?
Anyways i was thinking about this diy and i thought i had it. Thought i could just splice the high beam wire and split it into the low also. but then i thought about it again and thought that the juice from the low would run back up that same wire and you'd have both high/low on no matter which way you had the switch.
Hmmm there has to be a way to correctly do this since you can manually do it by pulling the stick. Any ideas anyone?
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Rep Power: 314 wouldnt it overload the wires? ive got 100w bulbs highs and lows in my projectors. and if they were both on it might burn up the wires! you might be able to do it if you run a wire directly to the source. <<shot in the dark i really have no idea but at least i am trying
not to mention that...
of coarse, it's gonna kill your bulb 's life for sure...
hey, wait.....im thinking in term of Sylvania ST low and high beam...
it's just plain crazy for silverstar user to turn on their high beam all the time.
1. pissed other drivers for sure
2. too bright...
3. gonna kill the bulbs...
nah...u don't want it, man..
of coarse, it's gonna kill your bulb 's life for sure...
hey, wait.....im thinking in term of Sylvania ST low and high beam...
it's just plain crazy for silverstar user to turn on their high beam all the time.
1. pissed other drivers for sure
2. too bright...
3. gonna kill the bulbs...
nah...u don't want it, man..
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Rep Power: 812 I was just trying to help. There are also problems with this. Since there is only one bulb with two filaments, I doubt you'll be able to keep them on more than a few minutes before they get too hot and burn out. The light bulb was designed to work with only one filament on at a time. Also, having both on will drop free voltage considerably. And our cars need all the power they can get for accessories.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by ohiojosh78
yes i know that gearbox. i hope that you were saying that trying to help me. If so thanks for the reply but i'd like them to stay on permanently when i switch to high beam w/o having to hold the stick. If you were being sarcastic then.....
Anyways i was thinking about this diy and i thought i had it. Thought i could just splice the high beam wire and split it into the low also. but then i thought about it again and thought that the juice from the low would run back up that same wire and you'd have both high/low on no matter which way you had the switch.
Hmmm there has to be a way to correctly do this since you can manually do it by pulling the stick. Any ideas anyone?
yes i know that gearbox. i hope that you were saying that trying to help me. If so thanks for the reply but i'd like them to stay on permanently when i switch to high beam w/o having to hold the stick. If you were being sarcastic then.....
Anyways i was thinking about this diy and i thought i had it. Thought i could just splice the high beam wire and split it into the low also. but then i thought about it again and thought that the juice from the low would run back up that same wire and you'd have both high/low on no matter which way you had the switch.
Hmmm there has to be a way to correctly do this since you can manually do it by pulling the stick. Any ideas anyone?
it would involve diodes and/or relays...
have fun =P
(id tell you how to do it, but i wanna see if you can figure it out on your own)
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Rep Power: 379 OK since no one has posted the answer here it goes.
A diode is a little device (can be bout at Radio Shack) that allows power to pass one way but not the other. What you do is link your ligh and low beam wires together with a diode so that when your low beams are on, your high beams (though they are directly connected to the lows via the diode) , do NOT come on because the diode only allows power to pass one way. Now when your high beams are on, the diode allows the power to go through it to the low beams, thus both lights stay on. Diodes have lines on them indicating which way to install them as well. I needed to learn all this when I put AUDI OEM HIDS into my car. I didn't want the HIDs to shut off when I turned on the halogen high beams. Now good luck and PEACE OUT......
A diode is a little device (can be bout at Radio Shack) that allows power to pass one way but not the other. What you do is link your ligh and low beam wires together with a diode so that when your low beams are on, your high beams (though they are directly connected to the lows via the diode) , do NOT come on because the diode only allows power to pass one way. Now when your high beams are on, the diode allows the power to go through it to the low beams, thus both lights stay on. Diodes have lines on them indicating which way to install them as well. I needed to learn all this when I put AUDI OEM HIDS into my car. I didn't want the HIDs to shut off when I turned on the halogen high beams. Now good luck and PEACE OUT......
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Rufus idea works well, but you should also install the relay for your H4 as well, as the factory wire will burn out quickly if you do that. Actually over in Thailand there is a kit (PIAA) H4 relay system that have the plug and goes device call "sport wing" that does exactly what you want, and yes it's much more brighter and suitable for off-road purpose, however, it makes your lamp wear out a little faster also if you used for a long period.
wow. i don't even know that i posted here.....
iccc...
but don't you think by the time u use ur high beam (+the low)...it's gonna burn ur projector up?
it's a pretty neat idea though...if the bulbs don't crack....the wires don't overcurrent....
iccc...
but don't you think by the time u use ur high beam (+the low)...it's gonna burn ur projector up?
it's a pretty neat idea though...if the bulbs don't crack....the wires don't overcurrent....
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Originally Posted by civices8353
Rufus idea works well, but you should also install the relay for your H4 as well, as the factory wire will burn out quickly if you do that. Actually over in Thailand there is a kit (PIAA) H4 relay system that have the plug and goes device call "sport wing" that does exactly what you want, and yes it's much more brighter and suitable for off-road purpose, however, it makes your lamp wear out a little faster also if you used for a long period.
Very true, I never installed a relay and my diode gets hot as a bitch. I never run the highs more than 5-10 minutes.
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Originally Posted by Rufus
Very true, I never installed a relay and my diode gets hot as a bitch. I never run the highs more than 5-10 minutes.
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Originally Posted by zen_master
wow. i don't even know that i posted here.....
iccc...
but don't you think by the time u use ur high beam (+the low)...it's gonna burn ur projector up?
it's a pretty neat idea though...if the bulbs don't crack....the wires don't overcurrent....
iccc...
but don't you think by the time u use ur high beam (+the low)...it's gonna burn ur projector up?
it's a pretty neat idea though...if the bulbs don't crack....the wires don't overcurrent....
So far I have tried, it's does not burn the projector, but sure it's get hotter than usual. (aussume you use a standard 65/55W bulb). however, now I use a 100/90W bulb and I dare not to have it on at the same time.
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