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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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Zenon on all the time

Noticing several cars use the zenon bulbs burn like my daylight bulbs.

I would like the zenons to be on all the time. Any reason not to have it that way AND how would I wire it to do that?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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you can have your dealer program day time running lights on but i think that'd in fact be high beam on at low intensity, instead of the HID low beam. the cars you see are people driving around during the day w/ their low beams turned on just to look cool. i think very few or no cars have HID high beams
 
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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Seems like the new Saabs have Zenon low beams on all the time and use them as day light
 
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by roaduscarnivorous
i think very few or no cars have HID high beams
All Bi-Xenons are, by definition, HID high beams.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by roaduscarnivorous
you can have your dealer program day time running lights on but i think that'd in fact be high beam on at low intensity, instead of the HID low beam. the cars you see are people driving around during the day w/ their low beams turned on just to look cool. i think very few or no cars have HID high beams
.....or just to be more visible. Mr. Cynic.:impatient Cool is an acceptable by-product.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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.....or just to be more visible. Mr. Cynic.:impatient Cool is an acceptable by-product.
Guilty. I always have my lights on. Turning the lights on is as automatic to me as buckling my seatbelt. The "cool factor" is nice, but if having my lights on catches just one fellow motorist's eye and prevents them from running me down - then mission accomplished.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by chows4us
All Bi-Xenons are, by definition, HID high beams.

I don't want zenon high beame, just want to keep them like they are but come on instead of the day time lights
 
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