Any way to make front LED's dim less when headlights are on?
07-12-16, 01:53 PM
#1
Any way to make front LED's dim less when headlights are on?
The Nike strips. Can we program it to dim less when we turn on the headlights?
I know on BMW's you can reprogram ("code") it so it's at certain percentage of brightness.
Instead of dropping to 30-40% level. I am hoping to to up it to ~60% to make the white color pop.
I know on BMW's you can reprogram ("code") it so it's at certain percentage of brightness.
Instead of dropping to 30-40% level. I am hoping to to up it to ~60% to make the white color pop.
07-13-16, 07:09 PM
#3
Lexus Test Driver
Sounds logical, because you'd have to find some way to keep the voltage up when the headlights come on. I'm sure there's a relay that adds resistance to the LED's when the headlights are on so they dim properly. You'd have to wire power around that circuit so the LED's kept full power at all times (when on) and play with resistance to dim them below 100%.
07-13-16, 08:22 PM
#4
Sounds logical, because you'd have to find some way to keep the voltage up when the headlights come on. I'm sure there's a relay that adds resistance to the LED's when the headlights are on so they dim properly. You'd have to wire power around that circuit so the LED's kept full power at all times (when on) and play with resistance to dim them below 100%.
07-14-16, 02:40 PM
#6
^ is that the diagram to end world hunger? 
I am sure some electrician can figure it out. I doesn't seem too hard, if you can understand the diagram.
nothing there says anything about a dimmer.. where is the voltage controlled? if it's different set of wires for the dim mode, i would think it's easy as just reducing the resistance..
i have no idea.. i can see the concept, but not sure how to execute..
I am sure some electrician can figure it out. I doesn't seem too hard, if you can understand the diagram.
nothing there says anything about a dimmer.. where is the voltage controlled? if it's different set of wires for the dim mode, i would think it's easy as just reducing the resistance..
i have no idea.. i can see the concept, but not sure how to execute..
Last edited by joedaddy1; 07-14-16 at 02:56 PM.
07-14-16, 09:26 PM
#7
Lexus Test Driver
The "integration relay" is doing all the work here, and the ECU is telling it what/when/how, probably through a signal instead of voltage. I imagine the relay checks voltage output and throws a code if nobody is home on the wire, just like the ECU probably throws a code if it can't talk to the relay through its connector.
For an electrician who isn't me, it's probably a matter of taking that relay output and running it through a dedicated circuit that gives it the right amount of power all the time. The ECU will still control the on/off state via the relay but you'll be interfering after the relay.
Run it by a car audio shop, they usually have at least one wire nerd that understands this stuff.
For an electrician who isn't me, it's probably a matter of taking that relay output and running it through a dedicated circuit that gives it the right amount of power all the time. The ECU will still control the on/off state via the relay but you'll be interfering after the relay.
Run it by a car audio shop, they usually have at least one wire nerd that understands this stuff.
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07-15-16, 12:46 PM
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Skipper makes a system for this on the GS and LS, The product page is in Japanese (I used google chrome and it auto translated) and the part can be ordered by dealers over here in the US. Here is the link: http://www.skipper.co.jp/products/clcs/index.php
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