drl led lights from ebay

[jaymausantos]

hi guys, i hope i'm posting this in the right section. i just bought a 1990 accord coupe and i'm thinking of getting DRL led lights at ebay ... it says to put the negative on the battery and the positive to the ignition fuse box so the lights will turn on when the key is on ignition mode. I looked on my fuse box, under the dashboard driver side and also inside the hood, front of passenger side but i didn't see any thing about ignition or accessory. can any body tell me where it is or where i should hook up the wires so it'll turn on when i put the key to ignition mode. Thanks

[cuate01221]

First thing you want is a diagnosis light thingy and a friend. Turn the key to the on position and check on of the fuses. The light should turn on. Tell your friend to move the key to the ACC position, if the light turns off, do not use that fuse. Keep on checking until you find one. Then hook up the wire to that fuse on the back of the fuse box. Finally but not least. Hope that your fuse doesn't blow!

[FatManChunk]

First thing you want is a diagnosis light thingy and a friend. Turn the key to the on position and check on of the fuses. The light should turn on. Tell your friend to move the key to the ACC position, if the light turns off, do not use that fuse. Keep on checking until you find one. Then hook up the wire to that fuse on the back of the fuse box. Finally but not least. Hope that your fuse doesn't blow!

You have that backwards. If the OP want DRL's, he needs to find a fuse that is only active in the ON position. If he hooks that up to a circuit that is live when the key is in the ACC position, his DRL's will be on from the moment he turns the key. Example: He wants to sit in the parking lot and listeen to his stereo while hanging with some buddies and hooked the wires up the way you described, his DRL's will be on the whole time.

OP, you need to get a circuit tester/test light on probe the fuse panel for a fuse that is only on in the ON keyed position. Once you find that, you need to plug a wire into the FUSED side and run it to a relay to power your DRL's so you dont pop that fuse. If needed, I can draw up a diagram for you.

[cloudasc]

On my fit, my daytime running lights do not come on until I lower the parking brake, then they stay on until the car is completely shut off.

Maybe the op wires the drl leds to come on when the parking brake is not in use. That would probably be the best way. Do it right and the drl's shouldn't come on until you have the key on acc/on, and the e-brake is down. A relay will most likely be required to do it this way.

[FatManChunk]

On my fit, my daytime running lights do not come on until I lower the parking brake, then they stay on until the car is completely shut off.

Maybe the op wires the drl leds to come on when the parking brake is not in use. That would probably be the best way. Do it right and the drl's shouldn't come on until you have the key on acc/on, and the e-brake is down. A relay will most likely be required to do it this way.

That way actually aint a bad idea to a point but it would require two relays. One for the actual DRL's and one for the parking break circuit. Doing it with the parking brake will complicate things and require extra parts but is easily fesable if you have the know how.

[cloudasc]

^^ Depends upon which type of relay you use. I'm pretty sure there is a relay out there that turns on something when power is deactivated from its signal wire. If you managed to find this relay, you should be able to keep the regular functional circuit of the brake switch intact, just splice a couple wires into it.

[FatManChunk]

^^ Depends upon which type of relay you use. I'm pretty sure there is a relay out there that turns on something when power is deactivated from its signal wire. If you managed to find this relay, you should be able to keep the regular functional circuit of the brake switch intact, just splice a couple wires into it.

Yea, I wanna say they are self grounding relays and when power(from the parking brake) is sent the relay turns off. I had forgotten all about those.

OP, fiind one of those and I can write up a "wiring diagram" for ya so itll be simple. Just so you know, LED's suck as headlights. So youll either have to lose your high beam or turn signals or something somewhere.

[cloudasc]

Yea, I wanna say they are self grounding relays and when power(from the parking brake) is sent the relay turns off. I had forgotten all about those.

I am not sure exactly what they are called either.

The video game Minecraft comes to mind, I've had to make plenty of "inverters", that flip the on/off state. Learning how to make redstone circuits work in the game is a fun way to learn how to make simple and even complex circuits, and it is great for understanding "logic" associated with them.

[jaymausantos]

thanks!!! wiring diagram would be great! i'm not gonna use it as a headlight... i'm just putting the led's so my car would be visible during the daytime

[Ander]

Like I said in your OTTHERRR thread, instead of messing with all of that and screwing something up.
Just use one of those open ports in the fuse box down in the driver side footwell.

#3 comes on with the headlights. That doesn't mean your headlights have to actually be on, as it will still come on with your headlight switch in the first position (corner lights only)

[cloudasc]

Daytime running lights are meant to be on even if the running lights are off. Just my two cents.

[STREET-SPEC]

what about the fuse that says "day lights" under the dash? does this "fuse" get power when the car is started? i went out last night with a tester and i couldn't get any of my fuses to light up. I tried with the acc on and with the car started but i couldn't see i know it was something i was doing wrong, but i was trying to see if the "day lights" fuse get power when the car starts.

[jaymausantos]

[IMG]LED Daytime Running Light DRL Relay Harness Automatic On/Off Control Honda Acura











IS THIS A GOOD BUY FROM EBAY? I'M THINKING OF JUST GETTING THIS INSTEAD OF ALL THE TROUBLES /WORK I'M GONNA GO THROUGH.

[jaymausantos]

I'M TRYING TO POST THE PICTURE OF THE LED Daytime Running Light DRL Relay Harness Automatic On/Off Control Honda Acura BUT I CAN'T DO IT THOUGH. ANYWAYS THEY SELL AT EBAY FOR $30. IS THIS A GOOD BUY?

[cloudasc]

The way you post pictures is {img}the url of the image{/img}, but instead of {}'s use [].
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