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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 07:49 PM
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Default Daytime Running Lights

Hey guys, I just wired up some drl light on my crx
Total cost was about $2.00 for the strips on ebay
I had wiring, an inline fuse with a 10 fuse, shrink wrap, and female spade crimps at home. Otherwise it'd be about $10.00
I think for as small as our cars are, and how simple and easy it was to install. Everyone should do it for the added safety.

The lights are on when the car is on

I ran a ~20 gauge wire through the rear washer hose grommet in the firewall(you can run it in the fuel return line, but a hot wire and fuel didn't sound safe to me).
Inline fuse to the first male outlet on the fusebox( there's two for accessories on the top section. one on the left is hot+ with ignition, one on the right is hot+ in for an alarm to the headlights, or hot+ with headlights on)
There's three more near the bottom (Hot+ with ignition, hot+ with headlights, and always hot+)
Then I just taped them up top of the headlights in between the hood gap.
They are really bright. the LED strips have sideways facing LEDS, so make sure you place them on correctly.

If any of you know, is a 10 fuse okay or should I run a 5 rated fuse?

Raining here now, but I will post pics soon.

I know the studies might be skewed, DRL's are on newer cars with ABS ans TCS which chages the results, etc etc. But it can't hurt.
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Old Oct 16, 2016 | 03:49 PM
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Default Re: Daytime Running Lights

Get yourself one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/Uni-T-UT210E-...words=amnmeter

Then you can see how much current your circuits draw, then you know what you should fuse them with.
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Old Oct 17, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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This is pretty cool - and the price is great.
You could also have just gotten DRL resistor box and stuff from a Canada car, but not for what you paid.
Good job!
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