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Jun 30, 2015 | 07:26 PM

cwmoss

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? about headlights

just need to know if high beams and low should both come on when high beams are used

Jun 30, 2015 | 09:17 PM

63Corvette

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just need to know if high beams and low should both come on when high beams are used

No, not allowed by US law.

Jun 30, 2015 | 09:56 PM

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No, not allowed by US law.

Only when the high beams are on and you pull back on the turn signal stock.

Jul 1, 2015 | 05:44 AM

Street Approved

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Now they do sell a wire that bypasses that to where both comes on.

Jul 1, 2015 | 08:12 AM

cwmoss

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Now they do sell a wire that bypasses that to where both comes on.

and just where do you get that,inquiring minds need to know

Jul 1, 2015 | 09:12 AM

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No, not allowed by US law.

I don't believe that's true. A lot of cars had low beams that stayed on with the high beams. As an example, on my '99 Honda Accord both sets of lights would be lit.

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and just where do you get that,inquiring minds need to know

One of our forum vendors... I believe it's the Hi-4 relay kit, sold by Radioflyer, but I might be wrong.

Jul 1, 2015 | 10:07 AM

cwmoss

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I don't believe that's true. A lot of cars had low beams that stayed on with the high beams. As an example, on my '99 Honda Accord both sets of lights would be lit.

One of our forum vendors... I believe it's the Hi-4 relay kit, sold by Radioflyer, but I might be wrong.

I do thank you much

Jul 2, 2015 | 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 63Corvette

No, not allowed by US law.

close but not quite, but I have yet to see this and it would make bi-xenon headlight illegal.

The regulation is that no more than 4 forward projecting lights may be illuminated at any time. For a typical reflector-type headlight system, it makes sense to shut off the low beams when high beams are active since high beams are designed to illuminate further and in order to be effective foreground lighting needs to be minimized. The problem is with the C5's horribly dated fresnel headlights and older halogen bulbs, the driver needs all the output he can get just to see safely.