CC DRL's from China-link attached thru ebay anyone have any experience?

[CC Rider]

True. I like the oracle lights in the turn signal a little better but they are pricy so I wanted to try these first to see if I liked these. If not I was going to buy the oracles anyway lol. But I've gotten a lot of comments at work about them all good and most of us drive vw now

[RudydG]

i can tell you, the conversion from plain halogen (yellow) to the HID lamps is just fantastic!!! No cheap look, no blinding, but light,,, light..... a lot of it!!

Bad news. Did a long trip in France, and got a lot of reactions from people who where blinded, even if my lights where pointing down. The sides, sure the right side, but also the left side, are way to bright.
And the horizontal lines re not so well defined.
I believe the reflectors are not so wel suited for the HID bulbs
I will try putting some projector lenses in the headlight, involves opening the units.
Let's see where i come out.

[chillybone]

with that being said im going to save up for the euro projectors lol...

i was going to put hid 6k in my headlights and fogs but ill pass untill i get a projector beam instead of a reflector housing beam

[das lowe]

Well I ordered mine Wednesday night got a email Thursday moring asking for my phone number for shipping and guess what showed up this morning? only 6 days to ship and they look pretty cool IMHO. 20 minutes to install.

[das lowe]

They don't shut off when I turn my car off. Any one know what the other three wires are for?

[chicositos]

Has anyone installed jlstuning V2 DRL lights?
http://www.jlstuning.com/drl-led-sig...DRL%20Version2
How do they look? and quality?
Regards

[CC'ed]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=221127904607

I just bought these, $210, took 5 days to ship from China, very well packed. They look well made, 5 white LEDs for DRL, and 6 amber LEDs for blinker. They connect to the battery, and automatically turn the DRLs on and off. Another wire connects to the blinker wire, and switches off the white DRLs when the amber blinker is active. There is one more wire, which can be connected to the park/marker lights, which will turn-off the DRLs when the headlights are turned on. The DRLs look pretty bright, but not as bright as OEM DRLs. I have not yet installed them, so I don't know if it will set any blinker-bulb-out warnings. These do not include the clear end-parts of these corners, you have to add those yourself.

[JLondon]

I'm interested to see how these work out for you as I was looking very closely at these as well. Strange that on their video the individual headlight (left or right) also turn on (constant) when the directional is switched on...I don't think I would want my headlights to work that way.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=221127904607

I just bought these, $210, took 5 days to ship from China, very well packed. They look well made, 5 white LEDs for DRL, and 6 amber LEDs for blinker. They connect to the battery, and automatically turn the DRLs on and off. Another wire connects to the blinker wire, and switches off the white DRLs when the amber blinker is active. There is one more wire, which can be connected to the park/marker lights, which will turn-off the DRLs when the headlights are turned on. The DRLs look pretty bright, but not as bright as OEM DRLs. I have not yet installed them, so I don't know if it will set any blinker-bulb-out warnings. These do not include the clear end-parts of these corners, you have to add those yourself.

[baye]

I'm interested to see how these work out for you as I was looking very closely at these as well. Strange that on their video the individual headlight (left of right) also turn on (constant) when the directional is switched on...I don't think I would want my headlights to work that way.

That's just the cornering lights. I think it's supposed to do that.

I just returned the one with the wire box to that seller since it's not the one shown in the photos. The idea was supposed to be that the unit would come with stock turn signal connector which would be plug and play. And the only thing to wire would be for the DRL's power. The unit CC'ed described (that I sent back) simply has too many wire connections (plus a box that doesn't look very sturdy) that I worry about failed connections down the road.

I should be getting the simpler version in a week or so. Hopefully it'll work out ok.

[CC'ed]

That's just the cornering lights. I think it's supposed to do that.

I just returned the one with the wire box to that seller since it's not the one shown in the photos. The idea was supposed to be that the unit would come with stock turn signal connector which would be plug and play. And the only thing to wire would be for the DRL's power. The unit CC'ed described (that I sent back) simply has too many wire connections (plus a box that doesn't look very sturdy) that I worry about failed connections down the road.

I should be getting the simpler version in a week or so. Hopefully it'll work out ok.

Yes, the wire to connect to each existing turn-signal bulb must be spliced, it is not true "plug-n-play". It is not really very complicated. The wires on this unit are :
- One wire for ground.
- One wire, with fuse, to connect to switched or unswitched +12V. This powers and controls the DRLs, when the car is running they turn on automatically (they sense the rise in battery voltage when the car is running)
- One wire to connect to the power feed of the Left stock blinker bulb : remove the bulb and splice to the blinker power feed wire, at the bulb socket.
- One wire to connect to the Right blinker bulb (like above)
- One wire to optionally connect to a side-marker/park light, if you want the DRLs to shut off when the park (or headlights) are turned ON.

Any info on the "simpler" version you are getting??

[baye]

Any info on the "simpler" version you are getting??

Check out Ampiler's posts in the what did you do today thread, around p175. The unit comes with just 1 red power wire and a fixed turn signal receptacle that plugs into the stock turn signal connector. The turn signal is plug n play and the power wire can be tapped into a +12v source of your choosing for the LEDs. This is similar to Achtuning Korea's setup with their LEDs. The unit, as far as I know, is self-grounded and does not throw errors.

If you looked closely at the eBay link you posted above, you'll notice the unit in the photos is the kind I'm describing. The seller claim the design was recently changed to the multi-wire setup you described but having spoken with Ampiler and confirming how simple his setup is, I can't understand why they would go with this more complicated configuration.

[CC'ed]

The install pics I saw of the Actuning DRLs shows the cutting of the stock blinker bulb socket wires, and the splicing-in of their shrink-wrapped black electronics module.

[baye]

The install pics I saw of the Actuning DRLs shows the cutting of the stock blinker bulb socket wires, and the splicing-in of their shrink-wrapped black electronics module.

Yeah, which you don't have to do with the version I'm talking about. I was referring to the way they tapped into the fuse box (cigarette lighter, in their case) for the single power wire. I'm assuming all the necessary hardware (resisters, control to turn LED DRL off when turn signals are on, etc.) are built into the housing so the only wire needed is the power wire for the LED DRLs.

I triple checked with the seller, who confirmed that no cutting or splicing of existing wires is necessary (this was before he realized he was sending out redesigned units). I wouldn't have minded even if it required a bit of wire work like Achtuning's unit, but I just couldn't get over the "redesigned" unit's complexity knowing there's something else that's simpler out there.

Anyway, I'll know for sure in another week or so. All this talk is making me wish they could just teleport the damn thing to my door so I can start verifying already.

[das lowe]

Fixed the problem just had to move a switch. I think they look pretty cool

[Stero1D]

Fixed the problem just had to move a switch. I think they look pretty cool

what kind of fog bulbs r you running?

[Cpartipilo]

SOON!

[das lowe]

what kind of fog bulbs r you running?

Actual I have these http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...hts/ES1873339/
Thinking about taking them off and going to piaa ion bulbs to have the more clear look

[CC'ed]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Bright...item337ca1cb5b

Installed these today, no bulb-out warnings. The white DRLs are fairly bright, but it depends on the viewing angle. The amber turn-signal LEDs should be brighter though. I RTV siliconed the housing seams and the black plastic control box seams to make sure they are waterproof. I took the old bulb-holders and cut the bulb socket part off so I could solder wires so I could use the plug, so the new DRLs plug-in without any cutting or splicing of the factory wire harness. The plus 12V feed connects under an existing nut-connection on the front of the under-hood fuse/relay box. Now to disable the stock low-beam DRLs......

[baye]

The plus 12V feed connects under an existing nut-connection on the front of the under-hood fuse/relay box.

So you tapped a connection in front of the fuse box? Care to take a photo so the rest of us know which one? How does it behave (on with ignition or when key is inserted)? I'd love to avoid having to get the driver side fuse box involved and keep everything in the engine compartment.

[CC'ed]

All wiring can be done in the engine compartment, no wires need to be run through the firewall.

The underhood fuse/relay box is located to the right of the battery. Slide the two locking tabs to the unlock position, and pull the black plastic cover straight up. On the front of the box is a metal strip, with wires (and fuses) attached to with hex-nuts. This metal strip is hot +12V all the time (it is connected to the battery + terminal), so don't short to chassis ground with your wrench or ratchet.

The DRL +12V power wire (red with its own small in-line fuse) has a spade-lug on the end. Remove one of the hex-nuts and add the DRL spade-lug to the terminal, under the existing lug that was there, replace the nut and tighten.

These DRLs turn ON automatically when the engine is started, and turn-off when the engine is stopped. They do this by sensing the approx 1V rise of the battery voltage when the alternator is charging, and therefore do not need to be connected to a switched +12V source.

[baye]

Excellent. Thanks for the info!

[Jusa358Sonic]

Hi - i am new to the site, actually first post. I bought these, removed the chrome and tapped into the wire for the existing dRL. No codes, no issues, looks pretty cool in my opinion. They turn on and off with the regular DRL's.

[Stero1D]

Actual I have these http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...hts/ES1873339/
Thinking about taking them off and going to piaa ion bulbs to have the more clear look

U got a close up picture of those with light on and off? It gives yellow looks to the fogs?

[das lowe]

U got a close up picture of those with light on and off? It gives yellow looks to the fogs?

I'll take a photo or two when I get home today pm me your email and I will send you them. They do give off a nice yellow on the road. Oh and they are way cheaper then new bulbs too.

[baye]

Started new thread about this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...stall-and-Pics

[baye]

Finished the install. Everything's working now and I can finally check this one off the list. I'll do a bit of a write up in a separate thread so I don't end up clogging this one up with my pictures.

[RICO85]

Finished the install. Everything's working now and I can finally check this one off the list. I'll do a bit of a write up in a separate thread so I don't end up clogging this one up with my pictures.

Will definitely be keeping an eye out for that write up when I do mine. I might just say the hell with it, and install them already. I just dodn't want the guys at the stealership to flip out because the old guy in the service department gave me the "shame on you" look when he saw my aespherical mirrors last time I was there. If I get bored tomorrow I might decide to instal them, and my plasma yellow PIAA fog light bulbs.