High beams + low beams?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Prince George VA
High beams + low beams?
I am installing depo headlights this weekend. I have ordered HID kits for both low and high beams. Is there any way for the low beams to stay on with the high beams? I notice with my car now that if I drive with the high beams on for a while and then a car is coming towards me. When I turn off the highs and go back to the lows I cant see the road hardly for a good 5 seconds since the hid's arent warmed up. By leaving the lows on with the highs I wont have this problem when turning the highs off.
Has anyone been able to do this? And if so, how?
Has anyone been able to do this? And if so, how?
Tech Contributor
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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Here's a link to a mod that was posted for stock lights some time ago
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...n-at-once.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...n-at-once.html
Racer
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From: Bay Area/Central Valley CA California
I have radioflyer's Hi4 relay kit. George really has it sorted, even with the Ford relay
I install my HID high's to complement my HID lows in my Depo's this weekend, but it's been working just fine with the hid lows/halogen highs since last April.
You could probably find the wiring, terminals, and relay yourself and save a few $'s, but I found it nice just to open up the package and clip everything in. Attach the relay, run a ground, you're done.
I install my HID high's to complement my HID lows in my Depo's this weekend, but it's been working just fine with the hid lows/halogen highs since last April.
You could probably find the wiring, terminals, and relay yourself and save a few $'s, but I found it nice just to open up the package and clip everything in. Attach the relay, run a ground, you're done.
Melting Slicks
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From: pawleys island sc
Here's a link to a mod that was posted for stock lights some time ago
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...n-at-once.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...n-at-once.html
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i think it's called the A4 kit but i'm not certain. pretty simple install in the fuse box next to the battery.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sartell Minnesota
With the ACA's couldn't you just NOT use the harness it comes with? Just plug the headlights directly in and be done with it. So essentially they would look just like a stock hookup. I've never understood why the ACA's came with that harness
Burning Brakes
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From: Aiken SC
Not really sure either....I think (& I have been wrong once before) it also allows the closing on the lights with the high beams on. Without the harness you have to go back to your low beams to lower the headlights. So if you have your hi beams on & turn off your lights, they will remain in the up position. You have to turn your light back on, then dim to the low beams to retract the light doors. Does that make sense? Again, I may not be even close, some one with electrical knowledge would be able to answer better than me.
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What the ACA harness does is enable you to run high and lows at the same time. That is what the harness does, If you don't want to have your lows on when you go to highs you can install them without the harness, I have the ACA and I did the relay mod, It is a lot quicker than the ACA harness.
Racer
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Jhonathon will hook you up, just email, PM, or call him.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Prince George VA
If anyone has ran hid on the depos. How did you run your wiring into the headlight housing? Did you drill a new hole for the boot that is made into the wiring?
I just got my depo headlights in the mail today and I must say they look great. Great quality pieces. The projectors are much larger than I thought they were as well.
Racer
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I got my kits off ebay. They look liek high quality kits. I got them in the mail the other day. The company that makes them is VVME which is a german company. I paid about 55 bucks a set. I am going with 55w 6000k low beams and 55w 4300k high beams. I also got a 35w 3300k fog light kit as well. I can't wait to see how these perform.
If anyone has ran hid on the depos. How did you run your wiring into the headlight housing? Did you drill a new hole for the boot that is made into the wiring?
I just got my depo headlights in the mail today and I must say they look great. Great quality pieces. The projectors are much larger than I thought they were as well.
If anyone has ran hid on the depos. How did you run your wiring into the headlight housing? Did you drill a new hole for the boot that is made into the wiring?
I just got my depo headlights in the mail today and I must say they look great. Great quality pieces. The projectors are much larger than I thought they were as well.
I'll have to measure again later today when I get home and install the HID highs I've had laying around for 10 months.
