SimonMTL
Active member
Well, my quest to duplicate the SL's superb LED lighting has finally ended. I have bought some CREE LED headlights to replace my halogen H13 hi-lo beam lamps. There were no instructions in the package. 3 wires to be plugged onto an adapter: +hi, +lo, -ground. Since there was no H13 tail to plug onto the car's socket, I just plugged each wire together, starting with the connection of the black wires together, and then switching the yellow and green ones around, so that the LO beam activates one CREE chip, and the HI beam activates both CREE chips. I put the wires together with electrical tape, no soldering.
Pretty much the same as these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/9008-H13-CR...Parts_Accessories&hash=item19e91e6d6e&vxp=mtr
Now, I have a Canadian car, which has automatic daytime running lights. Those basically turn on the Hi-beam filament on an H13 bulb, but at a very low amperage. So of course, the DRL running on CREE LED bulbs turn on both chips, but at a lower amperage. So far so good, everything works. *ALMOST*
The DRL flickers due to amperage fluctuations, between normal and low amperage lighting. Sometimes that flickering occurs simultaneously on both headlamps, but most of the time they unfortunately alternate between the left and the right, and it looks like police car headlights flashing! Not good!!
Is there some sort of capacitor or something else that I need to fit between two wires to avoid having those fluctuations in current?
Any help appreciated!!
PS: those light are so bright, they are absolutely fantastic!! If I could just avoid the flickering, they would be perfect! Should work great on a US car.
Pretty much the same as these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/9008-H13-CR...Parts_Accessories&hash=item19e91e6d6e&vxp=mtr
Now, I have a Canadian car, which has automatic daytime running lights. Those basically turn on the Hi-beam filament on an H13 bulb, but at a very low amperage. So of course, the DRL running on CREE LED bulbs turn on both chips, but at a lower amperage. So far so good, everything works. *ALMOST*
The DRL flickers due to amperage fluctuations, between normal and low amperage lighting. Sometimes that flickering occurs simultaneously on both headlamps, but most of the time they unfortunately alternate between the left and the right, and it looks like police car headlights flashing! Not good!!
Is there some sort of capacitor or something else that I need to fit between two wires to avoid having those fluctuations in current?
Any help appreciated!!
PS: those light are so bright, they are absolutely fantastic!! If I could just avoid the flickering, they would be perfect! Should work great on a US car.