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Installed LED Flashback Turn Signals Now Need DRL Feature back.

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by BigE, Jun 28, 2016.

  1. Jun 28, 2016 at 6:55 PM
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    BigE

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    Ok, So before everybody starts telling me to take the Led Flashbacks out and undo what I did. Here's some back story.

    I have a 2014 Sport DCLB and I installed LED Flashbacks. In order to install them and have them work, I had to cut the green/red wire that goes to the flasher module. Everything works perfectly fine and I'm super happy with the results. But, now it only turns on when I skip my DRL switch and go straight to the parking light feature.

    Which is all fine for now, but I have a retrofit being done for me at the moment and I got the Panamera LED switch back shroud for it because it already has the halo in the back and the 4 little LED's in the corners as the DRL feature.

    Now the question is: How do I get the DRL feature working on my stalk so that when I wire in the shroud, I can turn on the 4 small LED's on the shroud itself with the factory switch on the stalk? Or rather How do I wire up the 4 corner LED's as my DRL's when the DRL feature doesn't work now?
     
  2. Jun 28, 2016 at 11:11 PM
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  3. Jun 28, 2016 at 11:28 PM
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    I think I read somewhere from @csjumper2003 that you don't have to cut the wire. I just ordered amber DRL's and I know they only use a resistor... they possibly pull power from another source to avoid popping fuses. You might send him a message and see for sure.

    I would fix that issue and then you can just use the DRL's to run the headlight leds. I doubt they are pulling much power but you could even put them on a small relay if needed.
     
  4. Jun 28, 2016 at 11:40 PM
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    I actually got mine from @csjumper2003 and I've followed his instructions down to the T. He did mention that 2012+ have diff wiring and it works this way only. I'm just trying to get input and see if anybody else is or was in the same boat as me.
     
  5. Jun 29, 2016 at 12:14 AM
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    There are a lot of threads about it... if you bought them awhile back you may ask him again. You could wire them with their own power source and use the DRL fuse to tap into. A little playing around with a multimeter and it could be figured out pretty quick.

    You could always go amber only too. If you're getting those lights from @hyper15125 you really won't need the light output from the DRL unless if you are wanting it for looks. I don't know how well the color will match up to your HID's / LED's in the light either.

    Sorry I'm not much help. I almost went down that road but I love how amber looks.
     
  6. Jun 29, 2016 at 12:21 AM
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    I actually bought the flashback last weekend and had them installed the next day. But unfortunately, looks like I'll have to play around with the multimeter. I figured somebody by now shouldve paved the way in regards to figuring out how it might work.

    And no, I'm not getting the lights from @hyper15125 mine are being done by my cousin in KY. Same look though, but all black and a red passive demon eye.
     

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