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Does anyone else do this? The main reason why I'm doing it, is because I bought a really quality HID kit with 4300 kelvin Phillip bulbs. They perform phenomenally and are even brighter than many LEDs on the road, but 4300k is a warm white color and it has a slight tint of yellow. I don't like this very much. The stock LED bulbs from luxury vehicles, usually have bulbs in the 5500-6000 kelvin. They are cool white.
My bulbs are Phillips and are supposed to color shift to 4700 kelvins after 100 hour of use. I've have only put 20 hours on them and based on how little I drive during the night, if nothing at all, it will take forever. I have to drive with my headlights on during the day for them to shift sooner, not to mention it looks cool.
I deactivated my yellow daytime running lights because they look fugly, so driving with the headlights on, helps with making my car visible to other drivers and stand out, it basically works as daytime running lights.
Only if pulling my trailer to increase the generator output so it helps to keep the trailer batteries charged and fridge going on 12V. Otherwise, I'll let my LED DRLs show others I am coming.
Most new cars have auto/on/off feature. It's a safety thing. Ever notice many big truck rigs have Them on too. If you drive across the country you'll often come across road signs that say "lights on for Safety".
Yeah, having your lights on for "safety" while you're texting and listening to the radio and looking at your tv screen and your phone makes a hell of a difference. Shut the junk OFF and pay attention to what you're doing instead, if you want to drive safely ! Lights do not make it safer !
Yeah, having your lights on for "safety" while you're texting and listening to the radio and looking at your tv screen and your phone makes a hell of a difference. Shut the junk OFF and pay attention to what you're doing instead, if you want to drive safely ! Lights do not make it safer !
I'm only doing so my hid bulbs color shift bro lol
Yes they do. That is why they are required on many roads. As just one example....If you are driving down the road and you see headlights in your lane, guess what? You are about to get creamed head on. It gives you a bit more time to get out of the way. It also makes you more visible so some moron might see you better and not pull out in front of you.
The last time I drove through Canada on my way to Alaska, having the headlights on was by law. Back then the Canadian cops would give you a big ticket if you got caught with the lights off on the ALCAN.
A lot of the newer automobiles turn the drive lights on automatically. In some American trucks the headlights come on automatically when the daylight sensor on the dash behind the windshield does not sense daylight. On the 2001 Silverado you can turn the automatic lights-on feature by pressing an override button that's located below the rotary light switch four times in a row. The lights will go out as long as the light switch is in the OFF position. On the Silverado both the headlights and tail lights will come on automatically, but a lot of new automobiles only turn the drive lights on, and some drivers have no idea that the tail lights are off (the look at the dash and figure that the headlights are on, without knowing that the taillights are off).
This is required where I live (Denmark). Most cars marketed in Denmark have this feature wired in, already, so you can't avoid it.
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