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02-23-12, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by I nd ISF

I am sorry but Luminics are crap. They don't provide any useful light. If you are looking to change the color of you headlights, I highly recommend getting a HID kit to replace them. I learned the hard way and ended up swapping out the Luminics for HID kits for my headlights and fogs.

He's asking about the DRLs not his headlights

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does changing the drl loose your high beams?

Yes

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02-23-12, 08:08 AM

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I wish there was a way to change the DRL to something non yellow and keep good high beam light output.

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02-23-12, 08:16 AM

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I noticed when I engage the high beams (even though those my DRL lights are unplugged) the headlights actually changed. Try it. I might be hallucinating, but my headlights did. I use it all the time, and people get the point and they turn their brights off.

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02-23-12, 09:27 AM

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For 2012 is this a non-issue due to the new DRLs?

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02-23-12, 09:37 AM

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Dont turn it off by dealer or unplugged the fuses. Just get a pair of LED 5 or 6k out put. That would fixed the hideous oem yellow

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02-23-12, 09:44 AM

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For 2012 is this a non-issue due to the new DRLs?

Yes. We're complaining about old style DRLs which is a yellowish halogen. The newer headlights have the LED strip instead.

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02-23-12, 12:22 PM

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If you read the OP, he's asking about his DRLs, not headlights. I don't think an HID kit would work at the lower wattage that the inner bulbs see when they are running in DRLs. HIDs will run when high beams are on though.

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02-23-12, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fleadog99

lol, that's bi-xenon. It just flips up a shield in the HID projectors to allow full light output. The shield is what creates the sharp break-off line when you're in low beams.

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02-23-12, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fleadog99

That's because there is a shade inside the Bi-Xenon HID projector that raises up, when you engage the HIGH BEAM function...
It works in conjuction with the Halogen DRL/High Beam Bulb..

Unless you have unplugged it..

Then you still get a semi working high beam...

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Bi-Xenon™ High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlamps

An inner shade retracts within the headlamp allowing the High-Intensity Discharge (HID) light to work as both a low and high beam. This results in a brighter high beam. The Bi-Xenon™ feature also enables high beams to rotate as part of the Advanced Front Lighting System (AFS)

I had my dealership turn the DRL's OFF while I was signing my contract.. LoL

And heck, I even put Yellow Bulbs inside mine.. So I have "Mixed" yellow high beams when needed...

Please excuse dark photo..

~ Joe Z

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02-23-12, 02:21 PM

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I have to disagree with the Luminics "haters" lol. I doing think they are crap, at least from what I have owned. I have had zero issues so far, the high beam function of them works really well and they do what they are supposed to. I put luminics headlight bulbs in the wife's H3 and she has had no issues either.

Also, I am pretty sure using your high beams becomes pretty much useless with an LED correct?

I currently live in Texas where there are deer all over and I use my high beams quite often, that's really the only reason I chose a bulb vs LED.

Below is a pic I posted of how they look at night. All white with no hint of blue. When you get more power to them (high beam function) they have a blue tint instead of just white.