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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:Will DRLs shorten headlamp bulb life or lower fuel economy?

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Running vehicle lights in the daytime does not significantly shorten bulb life. Systems like those on General Motors cars that use high beams are designed to operate at half their normal power during daylight hours, thereby conserving energy and reducing the effect on a vehicle's fuel economy. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that only a fraction of a mile per gallon will be lost, depending on the type of system used. GM estimates the cost to be about $3 per year for the average driver. Transport Canada estimates the extra annual fuel and bulb replacement costs to be $3-15 for systems using reduced-intensity headlights or other low-intensity lights and more than $40 a year for DRL systems using regular low-beam headlights.

Q:Where are DRLs required?

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Laws in Canada and many European countries require vehicles to operate with lights on during the daytime. There are two types of laws. Canada's requires vehicles to be equipped with DRLs. Laws in Europe require motorists to turn on their headlights if their vehicles do not have automatic DRLs. In 1972, Finland mandated daytime running lights in winter on rural roads and a decade later made DRLs mandatory year-round.

Sweden's law took effect in 1977, Norway's in 1986, Iceland's in 1988, and Denmark's in 1990. Hungary has required drivers on rural roads to operate with vehicle lights on since 1993. Canada requires DRLs for vehicles made after Dec. 1, 1989. No US state mandates DRLs, but some require drivers to operate vehicles with lights on in bad weather.

Q:What are the safety advantages of DRLs?

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Daytime running lights (DRLs) are a low-cost method to reduce crashes. They are especially    effective in preventing daytime head-on and front-corner collisions by increasing vehicle conspicuity and making it easier to detect approaching vehicles from farther away

Q:What is the DRL?

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DRL is the Daytime Running Light for short, A daytime running lamp (DRL, also daylight running lamp or daytime running light) is an automotive lighting device on the front of a roadgoing motor vehicle, installed in pairs, automatically switched on when the vehicle is moving forward, emitting white, yellow, or amber light to increase the conspicuity of the vehicle during daylight conditions

Q:How does a parking/backup sensor system work?

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 The CPU in the main control unit of the Parking/Backup Sensor System determines obstacle distance by measuring the time needed for the ultrasonic wave emitted by a sensor to reach an obstacle and for the sensor to receive the ultrasonic wave reflected from the obstacle.
 
Given the speed of the ultrasonic wave, the CPU can then calculate the distance between the sensor and the obstacle. That is also why some people call Parking Sensor System as Parking Radar because of the similarity in determining obstacle distance.

Q:Why do I need a Parking Sensor System?

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Having a Parking Sensor System is like having eyes in the front and back of your vehicle and can help you avoid costly accidents and injuries.
 
Our Parking/Backup Sensor System is a perfect parking aid for backing up/reverse parking, street parking, parallel parking, garage parking, and wherever parking in a tight spot ...
 
We have different Parking Sensor Systems designed for various types of vehicles. They are especially useful and helpful in SUV's, vans, buses, trucks, RV's, and full size sedans which have poor front and rear visibility. 
 
The systems can detect still and moving objects including children and small pets in front and rear blind area of your vehicle. Your small kids or pets will never again be in danger of getting in the way of your vehicle while you are parking/backing up your vehicle.  
 
You never again have to get someone to watch the rear or front of your vehicle while parking. 
 
With our parking/backup sensor system, you won't have to worry about getting too close to the vehicle in front (6 or 8 sensor systems only) and rear of your vehicle while street parking, or scraping them while getting out of a tight parking spot.
 

Q:How does HID work?

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HID lighting systems use a special quartz bulb that contains no filament and is filled with xenon gas and a small amount of mercury and other metal salts. Inside the bulb are two electrodes separated by a small gap (about 4 mm or 3/16th inch). When high voltage current is applied to the electrodes, it excites the gases inside the bulb and forms an electrical arc between the electrodes. The hot ionized gas produces a "plasma discharge" that generates an extremely intense, bluish-white light. 
 
Like street lamps and fluorescent bulbs, HID headlamps require a high voltage ignition source to start. It typically takes up to 23,000 volts to start a xenon bulb, but only about 80 to 90 volts to keep it operating once the initial arc has formed. The normal 12 volts DC from the vehicle's electrical system is stepped up and controlled by an igniter module and inverter (ballast), which also converts the voltage to AC (alternating current) which is necessary to operate the HID headlamps.
 
The Digital Ballast adjusts the voltage and current frequency to operating requirements. The AC ballast frequency is usually in the 250 to 450 Hz range.
 
When HID headlamps are first turned on, the light appears more bluish but quickly brightens as the bulbs warm up. Because there is no brittle filament inside a xenon HID bulb to break or burn out, the headlamps typically last up to ten times longer than halogen headlamps. 

Q:The HID works initially but starts to flicker sometimes.

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It might be caused by damage bulbs / ballast or loose connection.
 
Inspection Procedure: Disconnect all the connectors immediately. Clean each connector with alcohol or cleaning solution. Wait more than 5 minutes (reset ballast Safety Micro Chip) then reconnect or reinstall each connector. Check the connections between the ballast and factory harness (Power Source); check all connection between igniters and bulbs (yellow silicone connectors); check your upgraded fuse. They must be 20amp minimum. Remember, each connection has to be 100% secured with one another

Q:Both HID bulbs keep flickering and making clicking noise.

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1. Make sure the HID bulbs have been connected to the ballast.
2. Check for proper voltage output from your car battery.
3. If your car’s low beam has daytime running lights, make sure to disable that before installing the HID kit.

Q:HID bulb modules do not fit

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1. Inspect if you bought the appropriate bulb type for your and secured to the stock harness. Vehicle. Select your vehicle make on the top left corner to display the bulb type for your vehicle. PLEASE NOTE:
2. Some vehicles require adaptor that can be custom ordered from us (ex. BMW E46). Please contact us for information.

Q:The ballasts make electric noise when first turn on.

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This is normal. HID ballasts receive charge from the car battery in order to activate HIDs.

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