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LSxJunkie · 11-02-2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ttazzijr700

I meen the Yellow Camaro in the picture. Is that how the car will look driving on the road at 3AM when is is pitch black

The way projector HIDs work is they give a SHARP cutoff of light. This is to keep from blinding people in oncoming traffic or in front of you with your headlights. If your viewing perspective is above the cutoff, then you're going to see a dot, not massive glare. Do not confuse glare with brightness. HID glare is what blinds people in the dark; it's a function of poorly aimed headlights. Brightness is how much light is being put out.

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Originally Posted by DMX

Are just the halos HID or are the actual headlights HID as well?

Headlights's are HIDs.

Halos are definitely not HID.

Probably CCFL.

StuMac · 11-02-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DMX

Are just the halos HID or are the actual headlights HID as well?

Quite the opposite, the actual headlights are HID and the halos aren't.

DMX · 11-02-2008, 10:24 PM

Great, Thanks

Mr_Draco · 11-03-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by zebra

sorry, but i don't think DRLs come on at night. at least on my truck, when it starts to get dark, it turns the DRLs off & the headlights on.

Every car that I've seen or drove have the DRL's on even at night.

There is a vid as well as some pics of a red RS pulling into a garage where you can see the halo's are on when outside and inside in the dark.

Hylton · 11-03-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Every car that I've seen or drove have the DRL's on even at night.

There is a vid as well as some pics of a red RS pulling into a garage where you can see the halo's are on when outside and inside in the dark.

That will not happen here. Some states do not allow people to run fog lights when encountering head-on traffic at night. Since all RS cars will have the fog lights as DRL's, they will have to turn off once the headlights turn on.

I gather the non RS cars signal lights (which will be the DRL's) will operate exactly the same way as our 4th gen cars DRL's work. The light intensity from the signal light diminishes as soon as the headlights are turned on.

I have yet to see a 5th gen Camaro with the proper DRL set-up so don't go by any pictures/videos that are out there right now. We still do not have any pre-production cars.

*DGthe3* · 11-03-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ttazzijr700

sorry, im not very familiar about how bmw halos work either....a bit of detail please

On BMW's they are always on, or at least they are on durring the day. I haven't done enough night driving to notice if BMW's have them on at night as well.

Chewy · 11-03-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

On BMW's they are always on, or at least they are on durring the day. I haven't done enough night driving to notice if BMW's have them on at night as well.

mine are aftermarket and i custom wired them to my liking, but i do believe stock halos stay on with lowbeams @ night too.

i have 3 settings:
Off
running lights - just halos and fogs (or fogs off)
lowbeams (which includes running lights, so my halos are automatically on)

wavrun2000 · 11-04-2008, 09:41 AM

I believe the new one the halos are the DRL and the stay on when the headlight are on to, so basically they are on when the car is on.

Hylton · 11-04-2008, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wavrun2000

I believe the new one the halos are the DRL and the stay on when the headlight are on to, so basically they are on when the car is on.

No. The halos do not emit a strong enough light for them to be DRL's. Scott has stated that the DRL's on RS cars (those equiped with halos), are the fog lights.

wavrun2000 · 11-04-2008, 06:28 PM

I was talking about the new BMWs not the Camaro i knew that the fog lights were on the Camaro

69er · 11-04-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hylton

No. The halos do not emit a strong enough light for them to be DRL's.

I never considered that. But, I bet they would be bright enough. If you can see them when the HIDs are on, I think they would be bright enough for DRLs. Even if they aren't legally bright enough, I'm still gonna try to make the them into DRLs. Even if it's only for the looks since that's all they are good for anyway.

Chewy · 11-04-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 69-er

I never considered that. But, I bet they would be bright enough. If you can see them when the HIDs are on, I think they would be bright enough for DRLs. Even if they aren't legally bright enough, I'm still gonna try to make the them into DRLs. Even if it's only for the looks since that's all they are good for anyway.

its an easy job - all you have to do is tap into the DRL power wire, or ur fogs

wavrun2000 · 11-04-2008, 10:25 PM

Or to an ignition wire so they will come on when ever the ignition is on.

TainoWarrior316 · 11-05-2008, 12:39 AM

I dont know if you guys seen the blacked out Camaro at the recent SEMA show but the halo lights it had were RED! That would be a great aftermarket application to ad some uniqueness to your Camaro. I hope some one comes out with that option.

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TainoWarrior316 Drives: 2000 Silverado 4.8 V8 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 71	I dont know if you guys seen the blacked out Camaro at the recent SEMA show but the halo lights it had were RED! That would be a great aftermarket application to ad some uniqueness to your Camaro. I hope some one comes out with that option. __________________ Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers, "What is a Camaro?" and were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs."

11-02-2008, 10:24 PM	#31
DMX Drives: CrownVic,Suburban,Silverado,F150 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 60	Great, Thanks

11-04-2008, 09:41 AM	#36
wavrun2000 o come on Drives: 06 GTO Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Naples FL Posts: 437	I believe the new one the halos are the DRL and the stay on when the headlight are on to, so basically they are on when the car is on.

11-04-2008, 06:28 PM	#38
wavrun2000 o come on Drives: 06 GTO Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Naples FL Posts: 437	I was talking about the new BMWs not the Camaro i knew that the fog lights were on the Camaro

11-04-2008, 10:25 PM	#41
wavrun2000 o come on Drives: 06 GTO Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Naples FL Posts: 437	Or to an ignition wire so they will come on when ever the ignition is on.