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Old 04-11-2009, 03:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Rewiring low beams to stay on when hi's are activated

Is it possible? If so, how?

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Old 04-11-2009, 04:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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can i ask why
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
uh..no, it's not a hybrid
 
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I am pretty sure that mine already do that from factory.
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM   #4 (permalink)
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maybe you can connect the low beams directly to the battery with an inline fuse and just have a separate switch on your dash.
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Old 04-11-2009, 08:35 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Your lowbeams should automatically stay on when the highbeams are activated. Only lights that turn off when your hi beams are on are the fog lamps.
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Old 04-11-2009, 08:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
uh..no, it's not a hybrid
 
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Maybe its a Canadian thing....either that or we are more observant...
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Old 04-11-2009, 08:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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USA version here... and lows definitely deactivate when hi's are activated
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The lows on the Camry turn off when the high beams are activated. (unless you have aftermarket like myself)

And the lows on my Aunts 'Rolla turn off as well.
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Interesting...yet another region specific feature.....
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indeed..
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I have never seen any car in the US of any make in which the lows stay on when the highs are switched on. Perhaps they exist, but they must be rare.
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Yeah, I think we've adequately established USA version has low's that turn off w/ hi beams, while Canadians have lows that stay on w/ hi beams

can we please stay on topic? Looking for help trying to rewire USA version to be like Canadian one.

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Old 04-11-2009, 11:43 PM   #13 (permalink)
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mine...aftermarket though. High beam on and low beams on still.
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Well when your MFS wiring burns up you'll wish you hadn't done that.
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Old 04-12-2009, 03:23 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I didn't do it that way, the aftermarket lights are plug and play and it just happened to be that way. When the lows are on, the DRL/highs are off..
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