It's been a few months since this topic was active so I thought I would bring this to the surface again for the benefit of new H2 owners. I did this modification with the diode last night in my 2004. 5 minutes to make the wire 4 minutes to install. Works great!!

It's been a few months since this topic was active so I thought I would bring this to the surface again for the benefit of new H2 owners. I did this modification with the diode last night in my 2004. 5 minutes to make the wire 4 minutes to install. Works great!!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by H2 Vette:
5 minutes to make the wire 4 minutes to install. Works great!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG??

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by H2 Vette:
5 minutes to make the wire 4 minutes to install. Works great!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG??

[/quote]_WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG??_ [/quote]

Too busy gutting out Bose. One day when I figure out how to post pics, I'll show all the work!

[/quote]_WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG??_ [/quote]

Too busy gutting out Bose. One day when I figure out how to post pics, I'll show all the work!

Made this mod in about 2 minutes, took longer to look up the wire. This is such a great idea. I hope everyone will share these ideas like this as it is just a little gem. I'm making a small personal note book off the ideas so i can always refer back on next rig. I used a real light gage wire. I think it was about 20 gage. Do You think that will be heavy enough. Has anyone experemented with wire size? I have not put diode in yet I'm watching to see if while driving around it gets others to take more notice so as to prevent someone from smashing into Me. I have always been a defensive driver but it is all the others I worry about on the road.
I'm wondering and it is not really all that important but I'm assuming a person would want to keep more replacement bulbs around as the increased time of the different bulbs being on when normally they would be off will upset how long they were supposed to last. This thought just came to Me as some of the billet trim like roof top marker billet is held on by 3M double side tape so the more often they need replaced then tape needs replaced. Where can I buy that 3M tape that is used in alot of the mods on H2? Your info will be appreciated. Also do You think the bulb life will shorten all that much as I mentioned?
Thanks
Rick

Made this mod in about 2 minutes, took longer to look up the wire. This is such a great idea. I hope everyone will share these ideas like this as it is just a little gem. I'm making a small personal note book off the ideas so i can always refer back on next rig. I used a real light gage wire. I think it was about 20 gage. Do You think that will be heavy enough. Has anyone experemented with wire size? I have not put diode in yet I'm watching to see if while driving around it gets others to take more notice so as to prevent someone from smashing into Me. I have always been a defensive driver but it is all the others I worry about on the road.
I'm wondering and it is not really all that important but I'm assuming a person would want to keep more replacement bulbs around as the increased time of the different bulbs being on when normally they would be off will upset how long they were supposed to last. This thought just came to Me as some of the billet trim like roof top marker billet is held on by 3M double side tape so the more often they need replaced then tape needs replaced. Where can I buy that 3M tape that is used in alot of the mods on H2? Your info will be appreciated. Also do You think the bulb life will shorten all that much as I mentioned?
Thanks
Rick

While I did the diode mod a couple months ago, and it works just fine, exactly like it is supposed to, the one thing I didn't like was the loss of the ability to run with only the parking lights on. By the way, to confirm what has already been mentioned, a small diode is all that is needed. The current draw for the relay, used to turn on the DRLs, is only 150 ma (0.15 amp).

To have no DRLs with the parking lights, is something that I still wanted when I go cruising in the Christmas Lane area of town (hundreds of houses lit up, and people cruise through without their headlights on – very holidayific!). The DRLs being on would be pretty annoying.

When I installed the diode, a while back, I used a "wire nut" (a little twisty thing that you put over the bare wires to tighten the two wires together. I figured that if ever I wanted to revert back to the original working all I needed to do was untwist the wire nut.

Yeah, that works, of course, but I wanted a cleaner solution. So, since I was under the hood to wire in some other accessory, I decided to bring the wires out for the DRL mod. It is a simple switch that I mounted on the dash, directly in series with those two wires.

Switch on (contacts bridged) and the mod is in place, giving me the DRLs on with the headlights.

Switch off (contacts open) and the action is like original. Thus I can have just the parking lights on (no DRLs).

AL MOORE had mentioned this a while back, but I only thought I’d resurrect the subject, to remind people that you can have both modes, with a simple switch. (Bringing the wires through the firewall was the HARD part, but I was already doing that for the other wiring I was doing anyway.)

While I did the diode mod a couple months ago, and it works just fine, exactly like it is supposed to, the one thing I didn't like was the loss of the ability to run with only the parking lights on. By the way, to confirm what has already been mentioned, a small diode is all that is needed. The current draw for the relay, used to turn on the DRLs, is only 150 ma (0.15 amp).

To have no DRLs with the parking lights, is something that I still wanted when I go cruising in the Christmas Lane area of town (hundreds of houses lit up, and people cruise through without their headlights on – very holidayific!). The DRLs being on would be pretty annoying.

When I installed the diode, a while back, I used a "wire nut" (a little twisty thing that you put over the bare wires to tighten the two wires together. I figured that if ever I wanted to revert back to the original working all I needed to do was untwist the wire nut.

Yeah, that works, of course, but I wanted a cleaner solution. So, since I was under the hood to wire in some other accessory, I decided to bring the wires out for the DRL mod. It is a simple switch that I mounted on the dash, directly in series with those two wires.

Switch on (contacts bridged) and the mod is in place, giving me the DRLs on with the headlights.

Switch off (contacts open) and the action is like original. Thus I can have just the parking lights on (no DRLs).

AL MOORE had mentioned this a while back, but I only thought I’d resurrect the subject, to remind people that you can have both modes, with a simple switch. (Bringing the wires through the firewall was the HARD part, but I was already doing that for the other wiring I was doing anyway.)

I think it was mentioned before, but I just hooked up the DRL's with the headlight jumper. So I have the option of having only the parking lights on. The DRL's are on during the day, and whenever the headlights switch on. Looks great at night! Merry Christmas!

I think it was mentioned before, but I just hooked up the DRL's with the headlight jumper. So I have the option of having only the parking lights on. The DRL's are on during the day, and whenever the headlights switch on. Looks great at night! Merry Christmas!

Hummm, connecting to the headlights...
Yes, that will give the usually preferred and cool (IMHO2) look of the forward four white lights on all at the same time, and you can still have the parking lights alone.

Good, but I still have the option to have the parking lights and the DRLs and not the headlights (not often, in reality).

I do like having the option, but if I were to want the DRLs+Headlights then your method would be an easy way, and no wires going through the firewall, too (what a chore). Thanks!

Hummm, connecting to the headlights...
Yes, that will give the usually preferred and cool (IMHO2) look of the forward four white lights on all at the same time, and you can still have the parking lights alone.

Good, but I still have the option to have the parking lights and the DRLs and not the headlights (not often, in reality).

I do like having the option, but if I were to want the DRLs+Headlights then your method would be an easy way, and no wires going through the firewall, too (what a chore). Thanks!

I saw where it was mentioned in the thread that the jump could be made to work with just low beams. With the Anal law enforcement officers around here that is what i would like to do. Does anyone have a diagram or picture to share?

Just connect along the yellow line there. You should also throw in the relay so the drl's don't turn on the headlights in the day...

Hey Doc,
So does that mean durring the day when your DRls are on your parking lights are not on as well? And at night when you throw on (or when it auto switches) the headlights the DRls automaticaly stay illuminated? If so I think thats what I would want. How is that done again?

This may be it????

That's relay, spelled D-I-O-D-E.