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Wuiquen · 10-02-2012, 05:45 AM

Hey guys,

So I have the old P13W plasma from ACC and one of them just went out. is that happened to another person?
What are you guys using nowadays? I want to get new bulbs that match the halos better. please send me any suggestion.

I still have to check the connection

The Stig · 10-02-2012, 06:13 AM

The regular p13w bulbs match the halos better. Downside is that they can burn out due to the PWM

Wuiquen · 10-02-2012, 10:45 AM

Ok sooo today just now I checked the DRL and they both work.. but this morning it didnt.. but it was dark so the halos were one... So to double check I turn the halos on and then that one DRL would not be on.. So do you guys thing that my Ttap cable disconnected or something went wrong with it?? I mean both DRLs work on the auto mode during the day but then turn the know one click to the right and one doesnt.

The Stig · 10-02-2012, 11:05 AM

I would just double check your connections. Might be a loose wire or something.

qwen3579 · 10-02-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Wuiquen

Ok sooo today just now I checked the DRL and they both work.. but this morning it didnt.. but it was dark so the halos were one... So to double check I turn the halos on and then that one DRL would not be on.. So do you guys thing that my Ttap cable disconnected or something went wrong with it?? I mean both DRLs work on the auto mode during the day but then turn the know one click to the right and one doesnt.

Sounds like a loose connection. When I first installed my t-taps, one of the DRL would not come on and the halo on that same side was a little dim. I went back and re-seated my t-taps and it worked.

Wuiquen · 10-02-2012, 03:07 PM

ok I will look at it maybe today later today.. thank you guys

Wuiquen · 10-03-2012, 07:21 PM

So I checked today the connection becauase the DRL stopped working again.. and everything seems fine and connected right.. however, if I shake all the cables the light kinda stops working.. idk whats wrong with it.. I have no idea how to fix it.. made sure the Ttaps were good and all the way in.. I need to tak a closer look at the connections but I want to remove the bumper for that so itll be a while..

Calikenn · 10-03-2012, 07:53 PM

Wuiquen...can you remove the t-taps, tape the wires up and get a DRL harness? A vendor has one for $50...it goes in between the OEM harnesses...no wire tapping or splicing...or worries about loose connections...and your DRLs on at night. Isn't that worth a little peace of mind?

10-02-2012, 05:45 AM	#1
Wuiquen Drives: 2018 Hot Red ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,599	DRL not working Hey guys, So I have the old P13W plasma from ACC and one of them just went out. is that happened to another person? What are you guys using nowadays? I want to get new bulbs that match the halos better. please send me any suggestion. I still have to check the connection __________________

10-02-2012, 06:13 AM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	The regular p13w bulbs match the halos better. Downside is that they can burn out due to the PWM __________________

10-02-2012, 10:45 AM	#3
Wuiquen Drives: 2018 Hot Red ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,599	Ok sooo today just now I checked the DRL and they both work.. but this morning it didnt.. but it was dark so the halos were one... So to double check I turn the halos on and then that one DRL would not be on.. So do you guys thing that my Ttap cable disconnected or something went wrong with it?? I mean both DRLs work on the auto mode during the day but then turn the know one click to the right and one doesnt. __________________

10-02-2012, 11:05 AM	#4
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	I would just double check your connections. Might be a loose wire or something. __________________

10-02-2012, 03:07 PM	#6
Wuiquen Drives: 2018 Hot Red ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,599	ok I will look at it maybe today later today.. thank you guys __________________

10-03-2012, 07:21 PM	#7
Wuiquen Drives: 2018 Hot Red ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,599	So I checked today the connection becauase the DRL stopped working again.. and everything seems fine and connected right.. however, if I shake all the cables the light kinda stops working.. idk whats wrong with it.. I have no idea how to fix it.. made sure the Ttaps were good and all the way in.. I need to tak a closer look at the connections but I want to remove the bumper for that so itll be a while.. __________________

10-03-2012, 07:53 PM	#8
Calikenn Drives: 2012 Corvette GS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sunny California Posts: 620	Wuiquen...can you remove the t-taps, tape the wires up and get a DRL harness? A vendor has one for $50...it goes in between the OEM harnesses...no wire tapping or splicing...or worries about loose connections...and your DRLs on at night. Isn't that worth a little peace of mind?