High Beam while headlights are down
10-15-11, 11:43 PM
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High Beam while headlights are down
Hey guys I saw this on another Rx7 at a meet before, but he somehow kept his high beams on while having his headlights down. I can do it but I have to hold down the stupid lever... I was wondering how this is down and if there's any tips/ specifics parts I need or need to solder.
10-16-11, 12:00 AM
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i did it wasnt hard at all
10-16-11, 10:21 AM
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http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/lights.htm
Safe, still maintains existing functionality, and easy to do.
Don't pull the retractor fuse because that renders the headlights unusable.
Safe, still maintains existing functionality, and easy to do.
Don't pull the retractor fuse because that renders the headlights unusable.
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10-18-11, 02:34 AM
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I ran little switch in the side of one of my old TII's headlight switches that intercepted the flip-up wire. Flip the switch, and the lights would turn on, but stay down, flip the switch on and the lights would pop up and down normally. Also had a little button at one time that I could press to make only one motor "wink"...I know...I was young.
Other 2nd gens, I'd just pop the fuse out too. But would only do that for temporary looks, like while in a well lit city cruise or meets. That sorta thing. Be no means was there any usable amount of light coming out the FTP lenses.
Other 2nd gens, I'd just pop the fuse out too. But would only do that for temporary looks, like while in a well lit city cruise or meets. That sorta thing. Be no means was there any usable amount of light coming out the FTP lenses.
10-18-11, 11:56 AM
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lets upgrade the lights to shine through a less than optimal port in the front of the car to kill the additional lighting quality!
i have mine on a switch so i can do it for aesthetics, but to pull the retractor fuse and run it like that full time is 100% rice.
it's sad when some people can't even tell that they are given a sarcastic answer and do it blindly, worse when they are satisfied with the results. when i use them as driving lights i can't see the road for **** even with my HID upgrades.
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10-18-11, 01:20 PM
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Or get housings with City Lights incorporated which push light throught the FTP lenses akin to JDM city lights. You can get them from danielsternlighting.com and you'll get a great education on aftermarket lighting just trolling through is web site.
That way you end up with best of both worlds. Just understand, it's pretty much only a for show thing. You really don't get any functional value that you don't already get with parking lights.
That way you end up with best of both worlds. Just understand, it's pretty much only a for show thing. You really don't get any functional value that you don't already get with parking lights.
10-18-11, 01:25 PM
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^or, better, driving lights that trigger off the high beams. That will get light up things way down the road, so a true added functional value.
10-18-11, 01:58 PM
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Two years, no heat damage issues. And I run them a lot. Same for the Driving Lights that also have HID's retrofitted which are a comparative much tighter fit.
There is a good amount of space inside the S5 fogs, so heat is spread pretty evenly. I've since removed the driving lights as the HID headlight kit from Sakebomb work so well they actually over power the driving lights at high beam. I'll put the driving lights on the GSLSE when I get around to it.
There is a good amount of space inside the S5 fogs, so heat is spread pretty evenly. I've since removed the driving lights as the HID headlight kit from Sakebomb work so well they actually over power the driving lights at high beam. I'll put the driving lights on the GSLSE when I get around to it.
10-18-11, 02:24 PM
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I'm volunteering for 7Stock, so will be getting there at O Dark 30. If you get there while it's still dark, look me up and you can see in person how well they upgrade the functionality of the stock fogs. Especially when using 3000k's.
10-18-11, 05:07 PM
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You just have to disable the trace to the relay shown in the schematics. That's the Retract relay.
Then turn the light switch to on and on high beam or low beam they work just the same as before except the headlight assys will not go up/down.
To make the headlight assys go up/down you use the small **** just above the headlight switch to go up or down. Easy peasy.
This has been written about before and there were jpgs showing the trace to the retract switch that needs to be cut . I ain't a gonna go search that for you.
Series five the same I believe. The trace is the gnd trace to the retract relay.
Then turn the light switch to on and on high beam or low beam they work just the same as before except the headlight assys will not go up/down.
To make the headlight assys go up/down you use the small **** just above the headlight switch to go up or down. Easy peasy.
This has been written about before and there were jpgs showing the trace to the retract switch that needs to be cut . I ain't a gonna go search that for you.
Series five the same I believe. The trace is the gnd trace to the retract relay.
10-19-11, 05:08 PM
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Yes you do because you cannot legally in CA drive with parking lights on anymore. Theres many times where I'm driving on the freeway, and its not dark enough to warrant me flipping the pop up headlights on yet, but I would still like to be a bit better seen. That would be a perfect situation to keep the headlights shining through the FTPs.
