jasonlouis2217

Tossing a few ideas around and curious as to how feasible they are. Say my low beams sufficed, could I turn the high beam side into the turn signal or vice versa hi/no-lo/turn? But wait there's more - could I wire a led strip to become the new drl? I'm very unfamiliar with the limits of the wiring for the lights, if these are things you'd learn in lights 101 please excuse my "noobness". Constructive criticism only please and thank you.

Jistari

Not an LEO or an expert, and I thought you were required to have high beams, but I just looked up NYS VTL and I dont see anything that says you have to have both high and low beams, so I guess in theory just lows would be legal.

Problem is, and I know this isnt going to go over well here, Im not sure you are technically allowed to modify the factory lighting on any vehicle. Yes, yes I know.....many of us do (me included, I have Halo LED Tails) but technically GM had the lights they put on the car approved for this car, you arent even supposed to take lights off say a Cadillac, which are obviously DOT approved) and put them on another model.

Regarding DRL's, I would imagine that the color would be the issue. As long as they were yellow or white (whatever you were displaying before to wards the front) would get the least attention and subsequently the least aggravation for you. If you used red (gasp) blue, green or almost any other color, I would predict a Highway Officer in your future.

Good luck

DeeGee

Just a few thoughts. I had to modify the stock lights to pass the UK standards test so I'm familiar with the lighting.

The low beams are not massively powerful. Most owners look to upgrade them to get better output. I wouldn't ditch the highs without something better than the stock low beam driving lights. Your high only but low as T/S wouldn't work without blinding oncoming drivers.

I fitted Euro headlights which may give you what you want, although you'd need to drive around with the headlamps up. These have a dual filament H4 bulb to give low beam and high beam from one bulb. You fit a plug and play harness to convert the wiring loom. The harness and relays allow you to use either 65/55 or 135/90 bulbs. It also has a hole for a small bulb for the parking lights. You could fit an orange to make this act as a T/S if you wanted to. You'd just need to tap into the T/S circuit with some inline connectors.





Radioflyer has come up with an Audi style LED DRL kit that runs in the stock headlight housing. A search should turn up some details

HTH

jasonlouis2217

I wanted to keep it on the "DL" but I guess it'll help y'all better answer my questions so.... I plan on making a one-off custom front bumper and removing the turn signal housing, a more modern c6 look. I planned on buying the DEPO headlight unit modifying 1 "side" to the H4 dual filament hi/lo beam bulb, and the other "side" to the turn signal, and a l.e.d. across the front (Audi look) as the drl. Hopefully that gives you a better idea, and I didn't just confuse the sh*t outta you, lol! Thanks for any input.

jdmvette

here's my audi style.

jasonlouis2217

JDM I like that look but would like to incorporate the light into the actual headlight, removing the turn signal "spot" altogether.

MSG C5

What will you do in the daytime? Are you planning to keep the lights up all the time?

jasonlouis2217

I am thinking of ways to modify a non-pop up style headlight, probably depo's.

0TheRadioFlyer97

Hmm. I think your best bet would be a dual projector setup where one projector is a Bi-Xenon and the other projector is replaced by a marker style light.

Jistari

You know, Id like to claim I was on pain meds when I posted that last post....but I wasnt. Please just chalk it up to checking the board at 5am and . . .

Carry on