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High/low beam at same time

Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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High/low beam at same time

Ok mustang faithful...q/a time
Has anyone modded thier SN95 headlights so the low beam is on all the time when the headlights are on. Basically so when you have your highs on the lows are on as well just like when you pull the stalk back to "flash" someone?

If so was it hard was there any side effacts like too much heat build up in the bucket or maybe burned up wires or perhaps shorter bulb life?

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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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I have no idea how you would do it, but wonder why you would want to doug.

Seems like it might make too much heat.

My wife has a mazda cx7 and her tail light bulb melted a hole inside the housing...so I know the lights can get extremely hot and would be moreso if both were going.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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as far as the how.. its probably not to hard to wire in a switch that uses the "pulling the stalk back flash" function, just gotta trace the wires or find a diagram and put in a switch that keeps the circuit closed rather than just bouncing back with the stalk.

As far as heat, I have no real knowledge there, but dooes anyone know if there are LED kits to replace the bulbs? I thought about mostly from a "more light" perspective, but if thats an option, it could dramatically reduce the heat in the housing. Prob not necessary all the time, but might be helpful in this situation.

Whats the reason? I too am not sure why
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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As to why..when you have your high beams on the light actualy is effective from about 25 ft from the front of the bumper out..with low beams being from the bumper to about 25ft BUT with a very wide patter. the high is a long narrow pattern so combine these two and it's a brighter view and easier to see deer at all times. Where I live it's deer central here.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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I really do not think it would be difficult at all. What I would do is just clip the wire from the positive side on the switch to push back the stalk and use a T-connector to connect it in with the switch for pulling the stalk. Like stated above, the lights can get very hot, but I'm not sure how much hotter they are in that position, nor the temperature they can withstand.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 09:58 PM
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Isn't this impossible, being that the low/high beam is the same bulb??
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 11:27 PM
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they're two separate bulbs
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 07:17 PM
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no teh high low is the same bulb. They are a 9007 double filament bulb. I beleive they are single positive for each filament and a common ground.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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Thanks for your input guys. I've been offered a $150 HID kit for $35 so I'm going to try that route first.
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Not a bad deal

Keep us posted. And post sweet nighttime pichas
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Id much rather have an HID kit then to try and get both the highs and lows on at the same time. Less heat. . .
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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HID kit for the win!
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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If you're going to run projectors I would be down for HID's, but without proper headlights all you will be doing is throwing light everywhere even with your low beams.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by cntchds
If you're going to run projectors I would be down for HID's, but without proper headlights all you will be doing is throwing light everywhere even with your low beams.
Bah whateverrrrr. If people don't want to get blinded, don't stare at the shiny light?!
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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Bah whateverrrrr. If people don't want to get blinded, don't stare at the shiny light?!
couldn't have said it better myself.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by laserred38
Bah whateverrrrr. If people don't want to get blinded, don't stare at the shiny light?!
doesnt help me. I'm always blinded when driving at night. The combination of sitting so low and people with misaimed headlights is a killer.
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by StangMahn

doesnt help me. I'm always blinded when driving at night. The combination of sitting so low and people with misaimed headlights is a killer.
My SN95 is low too. Tundras are the worst! Their headlights are pretty much perfectly angled right into the windshield/rear view mirror. Still don't care. I just look away....
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by laserred38

My SN95 is low too. Tundras are the worst! Their headlights are pretty much perfectly angled right into the windshield/rear view mirror. Still don't care. I just look away....
The newish tundras you can aim the headlights from inside the car. Pretty cool concept.

So maybe they like haha lets aim these right at him!

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Old Dec 9, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Just to quell the curiosity about how to do it. Take a relay and connect it to your headlight harness. Power in wire would come from the high beam wire, power out to the low beam wire, and the activation wire would also come from the high beam wire. Having the relay in there would keep the high beams from coming on when you just have the lows on.
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