[s-cars] Keeping DRLs with a McCullough HID kit via the fogs? Is it possible?

[Igor Kessel]

Dave Forgie wrote:
> Contrary to many people, I actually like DRLs and wouldn't want to lose  
> them when converting the low beams to HID via a McCullough kit.  I know  
> there are procedures to disable the DRLs so the circuit doesn't kill the HIDs
>  prematurely.  However, has anyone looked at keeping a form of DRL, i.e.
>  running the fogs (at 70% power) while disabling the DRL to the low beam
>  circuit.  I am sure it could be done, probably just by re-routing the DRL  
> power to the fogs via a relay (or relays).  I would still want to be able to
>  switch the fogs on full via the normal circuit as well as the HID lows via  
> the headlight switch.
> 
> Any Canadian-types (Fred?) done this yet?  
> 
> I like the McCullough HID conversion but I will not give up my DRLs.

Dave,
while I have nothing to contribute to the DRL retrofit question (I am in 
the opposite camp and have disabled mine as soon as I acquired my car) I 
would strongly recommend going the kosher OEM HID projector route rather 
than doing the 9006 to D2S base hack "grafting" praying that the HID hot 
spot would miraculously end up in the precise focal point of where the 
9006 filament used to sit. Failing that you will get a horrible beam 
dispersion worse than the OEM Halogen that you started with. They will 
still look cool in blue but the colour is probably not what you're 
after. Let alone the lack of the Fresnel lens in the OEM Halogen 
projector and the lack of the proper European 15º rise to the passenger 
side (the so-called European Asymmetrical Beam).

I am yet to be shown an aftermarket HID kit that would even remotely 
impress me after having driven w/two sets of OEM HID projectors for a 
couple of years now.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros
both w/proper European HIDs