Just got some drl's in the mail today. Going to install them over the weekend hopefully. I hope to put pics up and also do a DIY for everyone.

If anyone has do an install and knows where to wire them please let me know so I can save install and research time.

 

Looking forward to the end result.

 

Which DRLs are they? I believe there are similar directions for different cars. It all comes down to mounting where you want them..and then wiring them to either a Power Spot or directly to the battery.

 

Nice man, please post pics, I'm debating wether or not to get some DRLs. Maybe your pics will push me to get some lol.

 

I ordered some off eBay from a post another guy put up called 1st mod. I will take lots of pics but I need to figure out where to wire them too.

 

the DRL's with housings that you get from V-LEDs absolutely crush the eBay ones in terms of light output. ask me how I know

 

How do you know?

 

Ghozt, do you own vleds?

 

I started with V-LEDs LED strips, the black ones that are flexible with 3M adhesive on the back. Then went to ebay Switchbacks with housings. Then finally did V-LEDs. Here's a pic, V-LEDs switchback on the left, eBay switch on the right. Yes they're both on.

To accomplish this I had to trim the V-LEDs DRL and re-seal the ends with silicone, and then cut a hole in the brake duct for it to fit. Not for the faint of heart, but I've actually gotten a lot of compliments on them including stuff like "those are the only aftermarket LED strips I've seen that look nice, everything else looks cheesy"

 

So Ghozt, are these the one's that also have the amber that flash when you apply the turn signal?

 

Yup

 

I think I went through 3 Led's for the brake ducts and nothing was bright. I saw Ghozt's and asked (I think last year) where he got them from which are from Vleds.com Bought them and I gave them a shot. When I plugged and tested them, damn they were bright!!! If Ghozt didn't suggest the vleds to me, I would of ended up with another crappy set so thanks Ghozt for your recommendation. I trimmed mine like Ghozt did and if you have the guts to trim your brake ducts, go ahead. I previously trimmed the brake ducts with the old sets of leds so I was already used to cutting.

1st from vleds.

From jdmtoy.com

vleds

 

^^^ Those suckers are bright! Look great too!

 

Is there a DIY? Also anyone have a link to the vled website where the LEDs ghozt is using can be found?

 

http://www.vleds.com/8k-white-exteri...ip-lights.html

is that it? do you guys recommend 8k or 6k? I know its a rookie question, but what quantity do I order?

 

the product I'm using now are these - http://www.vleds.com/universal/drl-f...ts-1-pair.html

they also make them in a non-switchback version (only white). switchback means they blink amber with my turn signals (you splice into turn signal wire to achieve this)

theres no DIY, just hold them up to your brake duct and see how much you need to trim off. i used a chop-saw with a metal cutting blade so it took maybe 30 seconds to trim mine and then re-sealed the ends with clear silicone (didn't use much, just a light coating). then i put painters tape on the brake grill duct, traced the DRL so I had a rough idea of how large it was and where i needed to cut, and used a dremel very carefully to cut a rectangular hole for it. to get it to fit flush i used a metal file to just shave down the edges until it fit nice and to attach it i used 3m body molding tape (the black stuff) to adhere it to the plastic "fin" above it. holds extremely well

 

here's a pic of how i trimmed mine :


here they are installed :

 

Thanks Ghozt, that looks really sick

 

Do you happen to remember what the actual kit/wiring look like? Did it come with a control module, or was it just the red/black wire? Just want to make sure it's something i can install myself before i pull the trigger.

 

Off topic, that grill is tough! Custom??

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Thanks MIA_SHIFT. Yup well sorta custom I guess you can say that. I made a DIY thread on this. I know a couple people doing this to 2012 grills and it looks sweet with no emblem since it doesn't have that drop in the center like 09-11 has. Another member named staggered (silver max w/ CV1 Vossen wheels) did this to his grill as well. He has no emblem on the center.

http://forums.maxima.org/7th-generat...oem-grill.html

 

I think that DRL are mandatory in Canada and Europe. If so it will be interesting to see what they look like and if a kit can be ordered from Nissan

 

One order of daytime running lights coming right up. Looks stock and aggressive.

 

Thanks MIA_SHIFT. Yup well sorta custom I guess you can say that. I made a DIY thread on this. I know a couple people doing this to 2012 grills and it looks sweet with no emblem since it doesn't have that drop in the center like 09-11 has. Another member named staggered (silver max w/ CV1 Vossen wheels) did this to his grill as well. He has no emblem on the center.

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Sweet! Thanks for the link, might look into it!

 

No pictures from the OP yet? In for pics.

 

Hey guys, so my VLED DRLs were just delivered, and I have question. How did you guys wire these? The instructions are not clear at all. I'm pretty sure that the red and black wires go directly to the battery, the white goes to the headlamp, and the orange goes to the turn signals. I was very anxious to see how bright these were, so I popped the hood and was playing around with the control module / wiring. I disconnected the black battery terminal, connected black to black, red to red, and reconnected the battery. The lights immediately turned on while the car was off. Turned on the car, and then they turned off. Any idea why? Also is connecting directly to the battery best practice? I've heard tapping into the accessories line, but I'm not familiar with this or where it's located on our cars. Thought?

 

I agree ghozt the new ones I got from vleds are brighter then I thought and how I wanted them to be I can finally see them in the daytime vs others you cant

 

Mines were wired into the park lights and the amber is wired into the turn signal.

 

I have tried to find the VLED DRL that are both amber and white as listed above and the site seems to be extremely limited.. I call and no one answers either. I cannot email because I have a yahoo account... company seems a little sketchy.. or am I just overly concerned? Anyhow. All I want to do is order the DRLS, does anyone know somewhere else to get the same quality?

 

No they arent sketchy ive called them in the past and they have picked up. I ordered the last pair of the white/amber one not to to long ago abut the site still had the regular white ones.I just went on the site and I guess they are sold out and dont make them anymore .

 

Looks to me like they are on back order, if we're talking about the same switchbacks.

 

Damn I wanted to do this upgrade. Seems like a fun and fairly cheap mod. Link the Ghozt supplied does not work.

 

Has anybody here heard of law enforcement having issues with the VLEDS Triton switchbacks due their overly bright output?
I thought I saw this mentioned on another forum site but I don't remember which one I read it on.

 

hey ghozt your link for those lights is dead.. have another?

 

Actually, it is no where on the site.
Either they have discontinued it, currently out of stock, or currently designing another version.