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Hi guys. Just received my LIBERAL JDM DRL kit today. Just need some advice on the wiring install since the instructions are in Japanese

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Here is part of the wiring instructions:

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It requires a power supply tap to an ignition or ACC source. My questions are:

1. Is there an ignition or ACC source in the engine bay where I could tap the positive red wire into? It would be easier to tap into a source located in the engine bay rather than having to snake the wires all the way into the fuse area and use fusetaps. I want the DRLs to turn on only when the ignition or ACC is switched on.

2. Any idea where the blue wire is for?
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Thanks for looking!
 
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why don't you tap into the stock DRL wiring? i'm assuming the blue wire would be a switch so that when you turn on your headlights it turns off the DRL's.
 
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Did you buy them from JapanParts? If so I would try and get in touch with them. When I bought my Liberal LED reflectors from them Yuki had me scan the instructions and email them to him. He in turn sent me back a translated copy of the instructions.
 
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I sent them a pic of the harness connections and this is what was translated for me:

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So red goes to ignition or accessories. The blue wire is what im confused about since they said that it goes to illumination. The only illumination i can think of is in the fuse box where i used a tap-a-fuse to tap in for my defi gauges. So thinking out loud, does the illumination wire serve as a switch which tuns off the drl at night when you turn on your park and headlights? I was thinking it had a similar function to wiring gauges in the sense that in daytime, it shines brightly but at night when you turn on your park/headlights, it dims the gauge lights so as not to appear too bright.


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wiretap_MD said:
I sent them a pic of the harness connections and this is what was translated for me:

So red goes to ignition or accessories. The blue wire is what im confused about since they said that it goes to illumination. The only illumination i can think of is in the fuse box where i used a tap-a-fuse to tap in for my defi gauges. So thinking out loud, does the illumination wire serve as a switch which tuns off the drl at night when you turn on your park and headlights? I was thinking it had a similar function to wiring gauges in the sense that in daytime, it shines brightly but at night when you turn on your park/headlights, it dims the gauge lights so as not to appear too bright.

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That would be my guess, so you don't have to connect it. You would just have an extra light at night.

I like these. What did they cost you? Please post pics when you have them installed.
 
Discussion starter · #10 ·
Did a trial harness hookup today using tap-a-fuse to the fusebox. Red wire to IGN 1, black wire to body ground, and blue to ILM. My assumptions were right: drl turns on at ignition start, then fades to a lower light ouput when parklight/headlights turn on. Very nice! Will find some time to hookup this weekend.

Now, should i leave the foglight garnish as-is as glossy black, or should i body color it to my WRB color?


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Can you take some pix on how you hook up the wires please? Mine will be here anytime soon, I could use it as a reference. BTW, my STi is EDM just like yours and I am in Taiwan =)

P.S. I bought the full kit, can't wait to see these!
 
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looks good!
 
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