bww3588

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95's have a sealed beam system which the lows are always on.

98+ have a hallogen system, which is by far superior to the sealed beam system so they made the lows turn off becasuse they would be too bright to be legal.

Chattanooga

AHH

gotcha

was wondering wtf was up

WhiteBird00

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Yes, the change came with the redesign of the Camaro front end but it has nothing to do with the legality. It is perfectly legal to have all four headlights on when using the high beams (Firebirds do this). State laws specify the minimum amount of light that headlights must produce but I have yet to see a state law that limits the maximum light (and I have read at least half of them). The laws usually cover excessive glare for oncoming drivers but that wouldn't apply to leaving properly aimed low beams on with the high beams since you are required to dim the high beams for approaching traffic.

01CamaroV6

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Does someone maybe have night shots of before and after of this so we can see what difference it makes as far as brightness while driving?

pentavolvo

its deff a noticable difference, pics i dont have though

QWIK Z of OP

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i did this yesterday using a quick splice and it worked great! thank you!

greendrazil

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Those of us who do 98+ Conversions have it easy here.

Corvettekid82

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how about all 6?
Projector lows, stock highs and fogs.



Projectors and fogs on:


Highs, projectors and fogs on:



gives you an idea on how much light output is affected.

funkymonkeys409

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because 8 is better than six.
don't worry, never have all on at once. looks stupid.
either fogs and centers or headlights and center

mikedamageinc

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I just did this mod and when I turn off the high beams there is a delay for them to actually turn off. The light on the cluster goes out right away but the highs don't actually dim anywhere from one to ten seconds? I dont know if it matters but Ihave a headlight upgrade harness that takes power straight from the battery to the lights and uses the stock plugs as switch power to the new relays. I use this same harness on other (non F body) vegicles with the same setup (all 4 lights on at a time) with no problem.

Anyone else had this problem? maybe if I use a relay instead of a straight jumper?

funkymonkeys409

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my only guess on that would be a relay going out in a way that it is not disengaging or the other harness you have is making some kind of interference

mikedamageinc

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Where is the relay for the lights? I looked at the block under the hood and nothing. Under the dash?

WhiteBird00

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There is no relay in the factory headlight circuit. You're the one who said you installed an aftermarket harness that redirects power from the battery - these usually have a relay.

99corvette

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so how do you get the fogs to stay on also?

mikedamageinc

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Oh yea I checked those and I thought there was a factory one too.

Anyways I figured out the highs only stayed on when the fog lights were on, if I turn them off, the highs go off to. So I did the "fog lights on with high beams" and it fixed the problem. Dont know why, dont care but now I have more lights on and they work like they should.

Fosnot

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wouldn't it be... safer? or least better looking to use a scotchlock or something, opposed to the stripping of insulation on those two wires and electrical taping a wire between 'em?

fucter

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ancient thread, but awesome writeup, thanks

destroyer1362

^x2 hi 4 mod.. just what I was looking for

jackal342

Hey thanks for the info! I have a 97 firebird that I did the front end conversion on to give it the 98 - 02 look. I have been trying to get mine to be like the real 98 - 02 firebirds. This should do the trick! I will put up some pics when I get a chance to do it!

Cold06

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I will be doing this when my car is out the body shop!!