'06 Sedan DRLs - make them whiter? HID-ish? - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

Jun 12, 2006 | 12:23 AM

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'06 Sedan DRLs - make them whiter? HID-ish?

My fellow Canadians,

I'm really bugged that the DRLs (Daytime Running Lights) on my '06 sedan are not HID, since they run off the high-beams. I tried Sylvania Silverstars on my former car's DRLs (350Z) and saw only marginal improvement... it seems at 1/2 power they don't get enough juice to become white and remain sickly halogen-yellow.

I don't want to always be turning on my low-beams during the day purely to compensate for this cosmetic issue.

Has anyone found decent high-beam replacement bulbs that will shine white when operating as DRLs?

Jun 12, 2006 | 07:44 AM

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I'm using the Silverstars....
Like you said... helps a little but still not the best.

Jun 12, 2006 | 07:52 PM

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Same with me. Slight improvement with Silverstars but nothing like HID.

Jun 13, 2006 | 10:37 AM

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i don't think u can get around it without upgading to some sort of hid/projector set-up. i've noticed that my dad's mercedes is always running with his hid's on. he's also commented on why they even bother putting in an auto switch if the lights are always on.