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[MENTION=140164]jkchu[/MENTION] - Did you install a canbus component?
Steve
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XenonDepot HID vs LED, initial photo. (Pics reposted)
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[MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] I installed the kit without the relays
[MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] I installed the kit without the relays
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Hi,
Are you saying that your headlights do not shut off after you turn the car off? That doesn't make any sense, as the ballasts would only remain on if they were receiving power from the OE wiring. Are you certain that you don't have some sort of headlight delay which you may of not noticed before?
Steve
Are you saying that your headlights do not shut off after you turn the car off? That doesn't make any sense, as the ballasts would only remain on if they were receiving power from the OE wiring. Are you certain that you don't have some sort of headlight delay which you may of not noticed before?
Steve
Hey - with my stock lights, if I left the stem turned all the way to have the headlights on, and turned my car off, they would eventually turn off within 10 seconds or so? (never really timed it). With the HID's installed, they no longer turn off automatically. I can actually turn the lights on at the stem with the car off and no key in the ignition.
XenonDepot
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I understand. I'm just saying that the only way that the HID lights would remain on would be if the ballasts were still getting power from the OEM wiring.
Steve
Steve
Gotcha - ya im not sure. I mean its not a huge deal, just noticed the difference and have to note to make sure I turn my lights off just in case.
If you leave the lights on and lock the car with the fob (2 clicks) they will turn off instantly otherwise it takes more like 30 seconds for the lights to turn off if you just press the fob once
rigtec
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Hi jkchu,
The auto-ON/OFF feature has nothing to do with the bulbs/ballasts; it's completely independent from the output, you're having a timer issue. There's a few things that could prevent the auto-off feature from working but the first thing I would do is RESET the main body ECU as it manages most of the other ecu's for lighting and interior accessories. BTW: I have HID headlights on my limited and no issues!
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How would one go about doing that? Pull unhooking the battery?
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Yes! To explain, most of our accessories are software driven so all too often I've seen these 4Runners behave the way cars in the '80s would behave when there was a short or a bad switch or something. But now we've got these trucks straight off the showroom floor that are demonstrating faulty electrical system symptoms without enough mileage on them for a switch or relay to wear out!
So... before I drive myself crazy trying to troubleshoot an electrical problem, I'll usually go straight to the source; the device that controls the electrical system which is an ECU. Nine ^Xs out of ten it's soft/firmware related so a MASTER RESET will usually eradicate the problem! To perform a M/R, just disconnect the battery and leave it disconnected for at lease 4 hours, giving it's memory module a chance to clear. When it does it will automatically default to the way the factory programmed it and discarding damaged/corrupt temporary files!
PS: ...if you don't wait long long enough and reconnect the battery prematurely, you'll have to start over. The engineers at Toyota were smart enough to give the memory enough time w/o the battery connected so a technician could work on the vehicle with the electrical system disconnected and not have to reset all of the customer's accessories e.g. clock, radio stations, compass...etc manually! I usually would disconnect when I'm home for the night giving it more than enough time to reset!
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[MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] what are your thoughts on this article?
Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply
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[MENTION=141414]pearlvsn[/MENTION] - My thoughts are that you can't group all halogen headlights into the same category. There is no doubt that some halogen headlights are terrible with an HID kit, but I believe that generalizing ALL halogen headlights into the same category is not a fair statement.
Steve
Steve
But you fail to answer the question about how you justify putting an hid bulb in a housing meant for a halogen bulb? Wouldn't it be best to replace the entire housing instead if you plan on going with hid?
This discussion has occurred many times before. You are adding nothing new and simply being a troll.
[MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] is afraid of the truth which is why "Steve" isn't replying.
"HID kits" in halogen-bulb headlamps or
fog/auxiliary lamps (any kit, any lamp, any vehicle no
matter whether it's a car, truck, motorcycle, etc.) do not
work safely or effectively, which is why they are illegal.
See
Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply
Same goes for "LED conversion" bulb kits. They are not a
legitimate, safe, effective, or legal product. No matter
whose name is on them or what the vendor claims, these are a
fraudulent scam. They are not capable of producing even a
fraction of the amount of light produced by the filament
bulb they supposedly replace, let alone producing it in the
right pattern for the lamp's optics to work.
"HID kits" in halogen-bulb headlamps or
fog/auxiliary lamps (any kit, any lamp, any vehicle no
matter whether it's a car, truck, motorcycle, etc.) do not
work safely or effectively, which is why they are illegal.
See
Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply
Same goes for "LED conversion" bulb kits. They are not a
legitimate, safe, effective, or legal product. No matter
whose name is on them or what the vendor claims, these are a
fraudulent scam. They are not capable of producing even a
fraction of the amount of light produced by the filament
bulb they supposedly replace, let alone producing it in the
right pattern for the lamp's optics to work.
Not quite. You are being disrespectful to a vendor and attempting to 1 up them.
What you have discussed here has been discussed on this forum MANY times, and a simple use of the search tool would have gotten you your answer. Furthermore, your questions seem to contain a background that you already know the answer.
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