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Old 06-06-2020, 11:53 AM #76
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For the life of me I cannot figure out the drl’s. Wired correctly, but my high beams still act as the drl.
Also, when the drls are powered, they never shut off. *Review* Alpharex Pro headlights Thoughts?

I have the Luxx's so not exactly the same but similar. High beams will still be DRL unless you clip the wire that supplies the lower voltage on the wiring harness from the vehicle. Not sure why they did that. Seems like it could have been powering the new DRL strip instead. As for the Alpharex DRL, you have a fuse tap on the INJ fuse?
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Yeah. The add a fuse is in (ign). Maybe I was hoping they would work from the light stalk to turn on and off.
Which is the low voltage to the vehicle?
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I have the Luxx's so not exactly the same but similar. High beams will still be DRL unless you clip the wire that supplies the lower voltage on the wiring harness from the vehicle. Not sure why they did that. Seems like it could have been powering the new DRL strip instead. As for the Alpharex DRL, you have a fuse tap on the INJ fuse?
Just to be clear, does "clip" mean "snip" or "cut"? That's irritating, if so. I really don't want to have to cut wiring harnesses, etc. to be able to install stuff that should basically be plug-and-play.
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Yeah. The add a fuse is in (ign). Maybe I was hoping they would work from the light stalk to turn on and off.
Which is the low voltage to the vehicle?

Yeah they aren't going to do that. Again, if Alpharex had tapped the DRL wire for the new DRLs then you would be able to.
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Just to be clear, does "clip" mean "snip" or "cut"? That's irritating, if so. I really don't want to have to cut wiring harnesses, etc. to be able to install stuff that should basically be plug-and-play.

Yep. Alpharex doesn't mention doing that but I ran across it in another thread.

Come to think of it, someone who is more handy with electronics could probably wire up something that works correctly. If you could get a male and female versions of the highbeam/DRL harnesses, you could probably pass the highbeam and ground wires through and take the DRL signal and add a capacitor (I think that's what is used to keep LEDs from flickering at pulsing voltages) that then runs to the DRL positive wire.

I do agree though that it is annoying to not be truly plug and play.
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That’s a bummer. Guess I’ll have to keep playing with em. I do wish it was an actual plug n play.
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That’s a bummer. Guess I’ll have to keep playing with em. I do wish it was an actual plug n play.

Your best bet for stalk controlled DRLs is to hijack the DRL wire. I think the harness is in the fuse box. I can do some more looking into it. I think the antiflicker adapters for LEDs on other makes of vehicles would work. I have some of those laying around. If I can get the male and female connectors I'll give it a go.
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I have the Luxx's so not exactly the same but similar. High beams will still be DRL unless you clip the wire that supplies the lower voltage on the wiring harness from the vehicle. Not sure why they did that. Seems like it could have been powering the new DRL strip instead. As for the Alpharex DRL, you have a fuse tap on the INJ fuse?

Sheesh that sucks. Let me know if you figure it out.


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TRDJon did a review on the alpharex Luxx series headlights heres some links

ALPHAREX Luxx Series Install and First Impressions - Toyota 4Runner
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Alpharex Luxx Series Night Drive Only - Toyota 4Runner
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Update: June 29, 2020

I put my stock headlights back in. The alpharex pros with HIDs are a huge improvement over stock, but they are too bright for my eyes.

The projectors need a foreground limiter. The intense foreground lighting dialates the pupils too much and makes everything farther out and to the sides too dark even though the lights are brighter than stock.

I can see why morimoto designed their lights with a dark spot in the front of the vehicle now.

I'm going to store these til I have the ambition to take them apart and tinker with adding foreground limiters.

Having driven with the stock headlights for a bit now, I realize my eyes are not as strained anymore after a long night drive.

The stock 4runner projectors are actually not that bad. They have a good foreground limiter, they don't blind drivers to your right when you are passing, but they do need higher output. Old tech but saves your night vision.

I can see why the best HID projectors have foreground limiters now (TL HID projectors, rx350, etc.)

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Update: June 29, 2020

I put my stock headlights back in. The alpharex pros with HIDs are a huge improvement over stock, but they are too bright for my eyes.

The projectors need a foreground limiter. The intense foreground lighting dialates the pupils too much and makes everything farther out and to the sides too dark even though the lights are brighter than stock.

I can see why morimoto designed their lights with a dark spot in the front of the vehicle now.

I'm going to store these til I have the ambition to take them apart and tinker with adding foreground limiters.

Having driven with the stock headlights for a bit now, I realize my eyes are not as strained anymore after a long night drive.

The stock 4runner projectors are actually not that bad. They have a good foreground limiter, they don't blind drivers to your right when you are passing, but they do need higher output. Old tech but saves your night vision.

I can see why the best HID projectors have foreground limiters now (TL HID projectors, rx350, etc.)
Thanks for keeping us updated.
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Thanks for keeping us updated.
You're welcome.

I'm always willing to help or give a heads up.
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For those who run PRO with HID. Can you fit the HID H11 bulb into pro series? The documentation says they take h7 bulbs only.
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TRDJon did a review on the alpharex Luxx series headlights heres some links

ALPHAREX Luxx Series Install and First Impressions - Toyota 4Runner
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Alpharex Luxx Series Night Drive Only - Toyota 4Runner
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meh. sounds sponsored.
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