First of all, all help is welcomed and appreciated. However, I know some of you are going to ask me why I would even want drls or why I want to use a drl kit. So I'll answer them once, but please don't ask again I just need an productive answer related to my question. Thanks.

Why I want DRL's
I have a retrofit in my low-beams, so almost never use my high beams. So what I want to do is, like others before me, put yellow bulbs in my high beams. Then find a high beam drl kit that reduces the light intensity by 50-60% and wire the kit to a jdm fog light switch instead of wiring the drl's to the ignition. So the drl kit only turns on when I push the button.

Why I want a DRL kit as opposed to a DIY
As I understand it, resistors get hot and I'd rather reduce the headlight intensity using the pulse modulation that the drl kit offers, which is the best method as well as being less likely to cause problems in the future.

Having said that, I have searched extensively and the problem I'm running into is that almost all the kits are made for the low beam or they are 2 lamp systems, as opposed to the 4 lamp kit which I would need for the integra. 2 lamp systems are made for cars that have the high beam and the low beam in the same headlight housing, like a civic. 4 lamp systems, as would be used for the integra, obviously are headlights that have separate lamps for high and low beams.

I have found a couple of drl kits I'm considering:
- The Hamsar: 45035
- A pacific insight model

I know there are people that are running daytime running light kits on integras. So my question to all of you running kits is:

1. What drl kits are you integra owners using in your high beams?
2. How long have you have the kits? Any problems?
3. If you had it to do over again would you use the same kit or buy another?

I just want something that will work reliably for my application without the risk of over heating/fire or other complications. Help me out H-T...

 

You could always call up a Canadian junkyard and see what it would cost to get a used OEM DRL system shipped. Integras up there came with DRL (at least for some years).

 

Thanks I'll do that, tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I did some searching in regards to oem Canadian drl's on usdm tegs. According to this thread, LINK, the Canadian wiring harnesses are different from the usdm harness. I'll do some more searching on Canadian drl and let you guys know for sure.





Modified by noeticnormy at 11:52 PM 11/12/2008

 

After rereading the original post, I just noticed this portion.

You do realize that running the high beams, even with yellow bulbs and at reduced power, will still be blinding to oncoming traffic at night, right? This is due to how the reflector spreads the light, as high beams allow light to shine above horizontal, which you never want to allow after dark.

 

I called daytime-running-lights.com, a company that offers a wide variety of drl modules for different cars. They also offer a 60-day "no risk guarantee," which I found impressive. I spoke to the guy that sounded very knowledgeable. Unfortunately, he told me that they don't offer any high beam kits for drl kits. He recommended getting a kit that reduces the intensity of the high beam no less than 50-60%. He said anything less would be too bright even for daytime use. So I'm shooting for a drl kit that provides 60% reduction, or 40% light output from the high beams, but if I find one that's 50% reduction I'm going to jump on it. There are some kits high beam kits that run at 75% of the original output but I know that's no good. That's a good way to asked to be pulled over.

 

I'd suggest if you don't use your highbeams to get LED conversion bulbs for your high beams bulbs, while they won't provide usefull light, they will illuminate and give the same effect while not wasting more energy than needed...