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Old 02-27-2019, 01:26 PM
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I was thinking drl with switchback
You can power your DRL by tapping into your angel eyes (you have a facelift E53 I think). Switchback would be powered by tapping off your turn signal.

Like others said, since the E53 is designed to run incandescent bulbs, the 12V is modulated to save power. LEDs like constant power. But from the reviews on Amazon, it looks like it runs off PWM just fine.
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You can power your DRL by tapping into your angel eyes (you have a facelift E53 I think). Switchback would be powered by tapping off your turn signal.

Like others said, since the E53 is designed to run incandescent bulbs, the 12V is modulated to save power. LEDs like constant power. But from the reviews on Amazon, it looks like it runs off PWM just fine.
If it does end up being a problem, a relay setup will cure that fairly easily.
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You can power your DRL by tapping into your angel eyes (you have a facelift E53 I think). Switchback would be powered by tapping off your turn signal.

Like others said, since the E53 is designed to run incandescent bulbs, the 12V is modulated to save power. LEDs like constant power. But from the reviews on Amazon, it looks like it runs off PWM just fine.
so how would I tap the angel eyes to be drl? They aren't on all the time, or maybe I'm not understanding something.
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so how would I tap the angel eyes to be drl? They aren't on all the time, or maybe I'm not understanding something.
Tap into any +12v ACC power source for DRL and then side markers for the signal lights. The one I use is in the engine bay ECU box. Forget the wire color but I did make a thread about it so the info is on here somewhere.
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Tap into any +12v ACC power source for DRL and then side markers for the signal lights. The one I use is in the engine bay ECU box. Forget the wire color but I did make a thread about it so the info is on here somewhere.
And based on that diode dynamics link that you sent me, can I get the halos in without disassembling the whole headlight unit?
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