DRL general questions

[prodh22accord]

I want to run drls on my jdm one piecers, but I want only the high to run, but I want it to run with city lights and lows on, and kick full power on when I apply the highs. any way this is possible with out adding another bulb? and is it possible with HIDs?

[accordztech]

so you want city lights? or drl?

the HID will be just an HID.

[prodh22accord]

no I mean I want the DRL on the highs to run while the "city lights" or parking lights are on... basically I want the highs to run half brightness with all light selections unless the highs are actually on... and i'm asking if you can do this with HIDs.

[accordztech]

you cant change the brightness of HID's

You can buy adjustable brightness HID's but it wont be significant.

But if you use a standard halogen bulb in the h1 high beam spot it is possible.

and to get it to run with the parking lights isnt a problem at all.

I have done the drl setup with high beam funtion as well as making the h4 high beam function at the same time. However I ran my drl h1 at full brightness, which wasnt much at all in the daytime.

[prodh22accord]

awesome! ok so just no HIDs for the high and it should be fine? which is the best DRL system? is insight or whatever it's called good? also is it possible to run the half highs even with the lows on?

[accordztech]

the drl system I used was the insight. But I dont know if it can be found anymore.

You can run the highs at half the brightness with a small capacitor, but then if you want to retain a full brightness when you hit the highbeams you need alot more wiring.

But like I said, in the daytime if the highbeams are on it doesnt bother people at full brightness.