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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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does anyone have the headlight wiring schematic for an 06, I am going to try and remove the bulb out warning light with some load resistors.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by JP19640_0
does anyone have the headlight wiring schematic for an 06, I am going to try and remove the bulb out warning light with some load resistors.
Not Advised! It's been documented that some Model Years will not take the LED Conversion! I'm assuming that this is your issue and not the Headlights which should not give you a Warning when simply changing bulbs (HID). Laters,
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Sorry guys, what I meant way the daytime running lights. My headlights are xenon. I put LED bulbs in the DRL and am getting the warning.

I have also tried the load resistors in the head light housing and it works to get rid of the warning but my problem is the housing is all plastic and the resistors heat up a lot so I was going to mount them to something metal outside the headlight housing

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no one has it at all?
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Originally Posted by JP19640_0
no one has it at all?
Will this help?
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mishar
Will this help?
that exactly what I'm looking for but I didnt see anywhere about the day time running lights, unless I missed it?
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You didn't. A8 use fog lights (Canada) or low beam HID's (practically rest of the world) as DRL. Not sure about newer models.
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You didn't. A8 use fog lights (Canada) or low beam HID's (practically rest of the world) as DRL. Not sure about newer models.
Ok cool, I pickup my car from the states though. It has te option to turn on or off the DRL they were jut regular bulbs till I changed them to LED
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Which ones are those? 35W halogen just next to HID's? If so, they can be set to work as high beams giving way more light all together.

I don't know that DRL setting but I like it. It is way better than using HID's all the time.
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Originally Posted by mishar
Which ones are those? 35W halogen just next to HID's? If so, they can be set to work as high beams giving way more light all together.

I don't know that DRL setting but I like it. It is way better than using HID's all the time.
I think those are the ones. I'm not really looking to set them as high beams though. I like the look of the bright white LED's. Just need to know where the wires run so I can install a load resistor.
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