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Old 12-07-11, 10:25 PM
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Default Garax LED DRL

Hi everyone!

I am about to replace my high beam with Garax 6000K LED DRL, but before I do I wanted to ask what functionality you can do with it? Will you be able to turn it on and off, or would it stay on the whole time no matter what?

Also, does anyone have any 6000K and 8000K pictures on their IS? I'm not sure which one is the color that I want ..

Thanks!
Old 12-08-11, 12:26 AM
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I didnt think garax made led drls. Link plz
Old 12-08-11, 12:44 AM
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Old 12-08-11, 01:11 AM
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I have the ones from V-leds as DRL. 6000K= pure white. Be aware that you will lose your high beam lights as LED bulbs do not shoot to long distance.
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Didn't know Garax made LED DRL's, but i wouldn't doubt it since i did read they make LED's somewhere before. As far as the functionality, with the decoder (needed), it will operate just like the factory DRL. That is, it will always be on when your headlights aren't on and you're in drive, and it will turn off when you turn your lights on. Like the post above me said, you will lose your high beam function as well. If you have HID headlights, you have bi-xenon headlights so you'll stick have some sort of high beam, but you wont have the DRL acting as a high beam as well anymore.

6000k = Pure white
8000k = Blue (but not deep blue like 10000k)
Old 12-08-11, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by KillaIS250
Didn't know Garax made LED DRL's, but i wouldn't doubt it since i did read they make LED's somewhere before. As far as the functionality, with the decoder (needed), it will operate just like the factory DRL. That is, it will always be on when your headlights aren't on and you're in drive, and it will turn off when you turn your lights on. Like the post above me said, you will lose your high beam function as well. If you have HID headlights, you have bi-xenon headlights so you'll stick have some sort of high beam, but you wont have the DRL acting as a high beam as well anymore.

6000k = Pure white
8000k = Blue (but not deep blue like 10000k)
Heh really? You were the one sent me the link to the LED DRL:

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9005-LED-Da...d_sku45_r4.htm

Wouldn't the DRL still be on even if you turn on your headlight? That's what I thought ..

And When I talked to them they told me 8000k = deep blue, that why I went with 6000K I do want a little blue .. err
Old 12-08-11, 08:20 AM
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The link you posted isn't Garax and the drl's dosn't turn on the same time as the headlights.
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Oh my bad, I thought it was. Does anyone know what the quality of it?
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Yeah its a pretty good kit. iJDMtoy and V-LEDs DRL kits are the most popular ones used here.
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I see, thanks does anyone own a 6000k or 8000k? They said 8000k was deep blue but I thought it was just light blue..
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Originally Posted by dorkacho
I see, thanks does anyone own a 6000k or 8000k? They said 8000k was deep blue but I thought it was just light blue..
i think you're confusing LED with HID. 8000K HID would have some slight blue. With LED, it's basically either white or deep blue.
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Originally Posted by raptor22
i think you're confusing LED with HID. 8000K HID would have some slight blue. With LED, it's basically either white or deep blue.
Thanks for pointing that out! I thought if they are both same K degree they would yield same color. But I guess not

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Old 12-08-11, 04:25 PM
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We got both Garax HID bulbs AND our iJDMTOY LED DRL bulbs, check out our thread for more info!

P.S. We're getting very close to releasing our slim decoders too
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