hi gang, I realize I'm late to the party on these things.. I've read all the threads I can about disabling DRL and AHL, but none of them mention the foglights.

My IDEAL situation would be:
disable DRL
disable AHL
low beams work as normal (with fogs on whenever fog switch is on)
high beams now include lows AND fogs (if switch is on)

the ideal would be all 3 light modes on at the same time (when switch is in high beam). I lost my Jimmy to a damn deer, and I do not want to hit another one... so the further I can see them, the better.

As near as I can tell, the "yellow wire to ground mod" wont work with the relay pin bend mod, and resistor in socket mod, correct or not?

I am so-so at vehicle electrics, so the simpler the better. What do you recommend? pics and schematics would help, natch

 

any thoughts? I figured ever possible AHL/DRL combo had been worked out by now

 

i disabled the AHL with the resistor mod.
i disabled the DRL by bending a pin on the relay.
i also did the QUAD beam mod, allowing low beams to stay on when you switch to high beams by grounding a wire(can't remember wich color, yellow ?)

i then installed a HID kit with a wire harness.

low beams HIDs are brigther then high beams + fogs... i never used high beams since then.

 

mind if I ask what HID kit you used? How much trouble is it to switch over from stock? (as in stuff to remove, how many hours, any other needs besides kit, etc)

 

i used one of those cheap E-Bay kits, 55$.
i choosed the 55w.
it took about 30mins to install, the front grill is held on by metal clips, and the headlights are held on by a plastic clip.

 

was it worth the time and money? Here's my problem... I lost my last Blazer to a deer I didnt see coming. I do not want that to happen again. So I want to light up the night, know what I mean? This truck has good stock lights (9005/9006/fogs) and I see no reason not to turn them all on with whatever the brightest bulbs I can get are, that wont melt the harness or lens.

So HID conversion kit or Silverstar Ultras, both about the same price I'd say. Plus the quad mod, and I should be good to go.

 

HID kits are cheaper then Silverstars. And they give off WAY more light. I am thinking about a 5000K 55w kit for my lows and maybe a 3000K kit for the fogs.

 

Thanks, I'll look into them.

 

I realize you started this back in Jan, but I agree that 55W HID is the way to go. High beams can't even come close. I recently disabled my AHL with a resistor and next is DRL. Did you figure out how to have low, high, and fog on at the same time? HID in all would be awesome and super bright, just make sure you get 55W. And if you get them from eBay make sure you check feedback. I bought a cheap kit and had to replace a bulb and 2 ballasts. The listing said 2 year warranty but after i left feedback i could not get a hold of anyone to get my lights working again. Had to buy new ones and open a PayPal dispute.

 

55w is a waste of money unless you get a reputable kit. You will be blowing bulbs with the cheap ebay kits at 55w, since they use cheap bulbs, ballasts ect.
You are better off spending more money, getting a good kit from lets say The Retrofit Source online: headlight upgrades for all applications or where I got mine HID Kits | Aftermarket Headlights | HID Conversion | KBcarstuff.com
Which both have real good warranties, and customer service, and amazing products, and are always the color temp they say they are going to, unlike the ebay kits, where you order 5000k, expect them to be pure white with a tiny bit of blue, you install them, and they look like 6000k