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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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Connecting driving lights switch to low beam?

Guys, any idea which wire to use to connect driving lights switch to low beam instead of high beam?
I have three wires for the regular headlight.

High beam: yellow/green;
Low beam: ?

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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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Dont do it. Illegal in every state and you will blind people coming at you

They are NOT meant to be on with lows:impatient
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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sure, just want to have more flexibility...

Originally Posted by chows4us
Dont do it. Illegal in every state and you will blind people coming at you

They are NOT meant to be on with lows:impatient
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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you can just wire the trigger to your low beam wires, but as
chows mentioned, dont use them in traffic as you WILL blind
oncoming traffic.

i wired my trigger to a switched fuse so i can turn it on
when the key is in the on position. but i don't use the driving
lights unless i really need it in the pitch dark rural areas.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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so, any idea which wire is for low beam?
Originally Posted by kenchan
you can just wire the trigger to your low beam wires, but as
chows mentioned, dont use them in traffic as you WILL blind
oncoming traffic.

i wired my trigger to a switched fuse so i can turn it on
when the key is in the on position. but i don't use the driving
lights unless i really need it in the pitch dark rural areas.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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From: Just around the corner from the Dragon :~)
Originally Posted by yogaII
so, any idea which wire is for low beam?
It will be the other large gauged wire in the connector. They are different between model years and between left and right lights. Have a multimeter or a test light, easy to figure out.

Having given you the "power" don't misuse it. Nothing bothers us more then getting the crap blinded out of you while driving these back roads. We get enough of that from the Saturn drivers
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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just run the wire to your battery pos. you're a big boy you won't leave them on .
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by herbie hind
just run the wire to your battery pos. you're a big boy you won't leave them on .
That's what I did, so I can turn the switch one whenever. The PIAAs I have I turn on with the Xenon low beams and the color of light produced is much better than with the "yellow" light from the high beams in there, too. But, as mentioned, I only use them out in the pitch-black rural areas, they aren't for everyday use as much as I would like them to be...
 
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Yup... as others have said "don't do it". Only kidding because I have mine
wired up that way too.

With that out of the way, go to Sears / Radio Shack / etc and get a cheap automobile circuit test light thing. That way you'll know for sure. And it just may end up coming in handy at some other time too.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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Thanks for all the info... battery pos sounds a good idea.
 
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