okashira

went ahead and tried two in parallel on one side. didn't work.

With only one LED connected:

1. with DRL on, igniton on, LED flashes for about 0.5 seconds then off

2. with HL on,ignition on, LED flashes for about 2 seconds then off

with two in parallel

1. both DRL and HL, LED's flash for about 0.5 seconds then off

Very strange

If someone has a service manual wiring diagram, any hints as to headlight sensor location ?

I am not that great at electrical stuff but could you wire both headlights on the same circuit as one headlight and kind of double the draw.

 

By the way, how many watts are your saving ?

 

When you say it puts out good light, is it better than the standard bulbs ?

 

Since you may still have one of each it would be great chance to test it out.

 

Thanks.

Yes that is an excellent idea, and exactly what I thought of last night. I will try two bulbs off one side, leaving the other side unplugged

May not be today, other stuff to do, as I will need to do some cutting stripping and soldering...

I will find a separate ignition switched 12v source if I need to. Not putting in a giant load resistor just to waste energy.

When I get time I will add resistors in parallel to see what it takes to get the computer to cooperate.

Tested out some LED headlights from ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111352932312?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The LED's work fine and seem to put out good light.

Installed one to one side..

When I turn on the ignition, it lights for about two seconds, then turns off. The halogen side stays on.

I am guessing it is CANBUS problem, related to the current draw:

The car detects lower current then expected, then shuts off the light.

Strange thing is there are no errors on the instrument cluster showing bad headlight... Even if I remove the light and drive.

What is the best way to fix this without a parallel load resistor, which would defeat the purpose of installing an LED...