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

[Mark Strangways]

Big Turbo = no budget for OEM HID's
No budget for OEM HID = 9006 to HID conversion pak.
9006 conversion pak > 9005 in the low beam position.
9005 in the low beam position > stock Audi POS lighting.

Simple math :-)
Monday morning humor .... ( I state that openly so Igor don't think I am 
trying to make him mad)

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor Kessel" <KBATPO at comcast.net>
To: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at ae.ca>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Keeping DRLs with a McCullough HID kit via the fogs? 
Is it possible?


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
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