How can I convert 21-24 DRL to separate additional high beam?

I have searched and searched for a post about just this that I once saw... And can't find it.

I'd like to delete the DRL's and run a separate circuit for additional high beams. Some bright LED's. Anyone done this or know of a simple way? What bulbs?

Thanks,
Scott

 

There is no way to do it with the OEM lights. The High beam and Low beam are the same component.

 

On mine, the low and high beam live in one position in the outermost part of the housing. It looks like they utilized what was once a high beam bulb location and made it a low power DRL. I may be missing your point, but I thought I could repurpose that bulb location.

 

I thought I saw a harness from someone. Let me search.

Edit: It’s an option with the harness I know of if you are converting from halogen.

 

Are you thinking of adding something behind the grill like I did? I disabled the DRL's through the infotainment system menu and run the Diode Dynamics SS5 Pro spot beams via a relay off of the high beam circuit.



The results are more than adequate:

 

Do you have any info on the wiring?

 

The wiring is pretty simple actually. I don't have a schematic since it was so simple. (I've done this many times before.) Basically, I built my own harness which you can sort of see in the pic below going across the horizontal cross bar. The negatives got to a body ground. The positives go to a relay located on the inside of the driver side of the core support. The backlight wires go to the parking light circuit and the relay trigger wire goes to the high beams. Hope that helps

 

Somewhere I saw a post where they used the drl housing for extra brights . I have a 2023 with led headlights.

 

Sorry to take 6 months to respond! Got busy with work, but now back looking at some changes.

I did find this video by LionRunner and thinking again about starting here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesGHtosIHk&list=PLCybvBZI2npHIbTSVLPJko83CYjNJAtbU&index=3

However, I am about to wrap up installing an Auxbeam Switch Panel Kit, so hopefully that will simplify wiring.

Too Stroked, thanks for the pictures. Man, the more I look at that set up, the more I like it. Well done! Do you have a switch panel?

 

Installed, but not connected yet…

 

RoyalT Lighting did it on his personal unit just recently. He and i were talking about it, i am not sure if he wired a relay and used the OEM high beam light as a trigger or what he did, i will have to ask and update back.

I do know however from others here, the 2022+ 3 wire headlight with integrated high beam / low beam together has a different reflector on the DRL side than the previous 2014-2022 2 wire headlight that used the DRL on 6v and high beam on 12v. The plastic reflector behind the light is different on the new headlight and this poses a problem for the light output. I "think" the newer 2022+ 3 wire headlight design with the DRL throws a star pattern rather than a nice wide flood pattern for the previous version that still used high beam separate.

You can always do what i do, for high beams, put a LED light bar in the bumper and use the high beams as a trigger on a relay.

 

Interesting!

Makes sense that they might tweak the lense shape knowing that it would be a DRL going forward. Once I get the switch panel hooked up, I was going to buy (or possibly make if I can figure that out), a wiring harness and two Nilight LED bulbs. See what happens. At least it won’t be too expensive…

I like your idea though. Is yours behind the grille?

here is a screenshot from the LionRunner video - I wonder if that is the star pattern?