[csirac2]

Hate it when you are right rustynutz 

I checked the road traffic act of W.A. and the simplified driver guide book too. They removed it, I am certain it used to be there many years ago. My aussie licence was issued in '92 and it was one of the questions in the theory exam I had to take.

For what it's worth, I was with my dad in the car one day around 2002 (in Queensland), police pulled us over for driving with parking lights. It was approaching dusk. He appreciated that we had our lights on at all (most vehicles hadn't yet), but insisted that parking lights give drivers a false sense of visibility, his assertion was that they weren't useful on the road. He made a well-reasoned argument and we both now use parking lights only when parked/parking.

I remember this clearly because, it's the only time a young condescending policemen gave my dad driving advice which didn't result in a lecture about over-allocation of police resources to the nation's roads instead of "real crime"...

[RossC]

I was at the Sydney motor show the weekend just gone, and I saw the new 'SR' i30 thats coming out. I know the boys at concord customs here in Sydney who set to turning an ordinary i30 elite into the 'SR' concept car that was on display.

Next time I'm down that way, I'm going to stop in and see how they got the DRL's on that i30 to glow so bright, compared to mine..

[constipated]

I'm suspecting the Ebay source of these DRLs is not as good as the factory originals.

For what its worth, the items are 100% OEM parts. From the very same factory as the i30s with factory fitted DRL's

How does someone make sure this is the case either from ebay seller or once they have the goods in hand? Is it simply a matter of trust or are they stamped in some way which verifies this is the case?

[Phil №❶]

The only way to guarantee brightness is to buy the original lights from Hyundai. Regardless of what the ebay ad states, they can't be the same item. AFAIK, the originals are integrated into the light itself, stick on ones are obviously not the same item and probably have a lower output led. If you're disappointed with them, pay with Paypal and get your money back as misrepresented product. 

[i30premy]

I did notice a few markings that indicated that it was an OEM part - GD was moulded into the rear casing.

They aren't stick on LEDs, they are integrated into the assembly & the assembly is a straight swap from the originals. I couldn't see any manufacturer tooling up to make a few after market units just in the hope of selling a few on eBay

[Phil №❶]

EBay eh,

sorry, I'm still sceptical. I purchased "Genuine OEM" Kingston USB's all nicely printed, even with hologram Kingston on the back, but sadly they were fakes. I notified Kingston with photos to help them catch the perps. "GD" on the back wouldn't convince me I'm afraid. Is there a part number too.? 

[alexeiw123]

they had holographic Hyundai stickers on it. the box was labelled with KIA and Hyundai all over it. It is an ebay store for factory items.

I also had some communication with the factory trying to source some other parts, Their service was good and I am 100% satisfied these are the exact same item that would be fitted to one out of the factory. The build quality is identical to the originals, down to having the same little lumps and features on all the clips, fog light height adjustment mechanism, plugs.

there is one of 3) things causing dullnes

1) they are meant to be dull (seems unlikely), or I'm imagining it being dull
2) the circuitry in the relay unit is not delivering 12V to the LED's (or limiting current, but LED's draw so little in the first place)
3) factory Hyundai circuitry to the unit itself is >12V (seems unlikely)

I've popped a multimeter on mine, and I am definately sending 12V to the relay, I am not really jumping with excitement to take the front bumper off again to check the voltage at the plug of the DRL's

You'll notice on their website http://www.jayongmall.net/product.php?id_product=2753 they sell quite a few items labelled as OEM (and quite a few that aren't, obviously) including the reversing camera, led taillights, the HID version of the headlights (which are over $500 each). If these were counterfeit items, it would be way too much effort for the amount of sales they'd see.

[Phil №❶]

Based on your description it would seem possible that they are OEM.


The only other thing I can suggest is if you can get to the wiring at the relay, remove the wiring plug from the relay, then CAREFULLY jump directly from your battery to the lights, bypassing all switches, with the engine running. If you can, make up a correctly wired temporary plug and  simple +  &  - to go to the battery.

If the lights are brighter, then it's the relay or switch circuit. If not then 

[alexeiw123]

Based on your description it would seem possible that they are OEM.


The only other thing I can suggest is if you can get to the wiring at the relay, remove the wiring plug from the relay, then CAREFULLY jump directly from your battery to the lights, bypassing all switches, with the engine running. If you can, make up a correctly wired temporary plug and  simple +  &  - to go to the battery.

If the lights are brighter, then it's the relay or switch circuit. If not then 

yes that would definitely work, and would be an easy test, except the relay unit we got is a sealed job with no plugs. I may cut the wires and install some plugs myself though, just for the sake of flexibility.

I could spike the wires easily and check the voltage coming out of the relay.

Those relay units were fairly cheap, and mine even had red/black ass about, If I were to guess, I'd say that it's the culprit.

[Phil №❶]

Let us know how you get on if you go that way, there are others that want to install these as well, it would be a great help 

[RossC]

they had holographic Hyundai stickers on it. the box was labelled with KIA and Hyundai all over it. It is an ebay store for factory items.

I also had some communication with the factory trying to source some other parts, Their service was good and I am 100% satisfied these are the exact same item that would be fitted to one out of the factory. The build quality is identical to the originals, down to having the same little lumps and features on all the clips, fog light height adjustment mechanism, plugs.

there is one of 3) things causing dullnes

1) they are meant to be dull (seems unlikely), or I'm imagining it being dull
2) the circuitry in the relay unit is not delivering 12V to the LED's (or limiting current, but LED's draw so little in the first place)
3) factory Hyundai circuitry to the unit itself is >12V (seems unlikely)

I've popped a multimeter on mine, and I am definately sending 12V to the relay, I am not really jumping with excitement to take the front bumper off again to check the voltage at the plug of the DRL's

You'll notice on their website http://www.jayongmall.net/product.php?id_product=2753 they sell quite a few items labelled as OEM (and quite a few that aren't, obviously) including the reversing camera, led taillights, the HID version of the headlights (which are over $500 each). If these were counterfeit items, it would be way too much effort for the amount of sales they'd see.

. 

If you reach under the car, directly below the fog light, you can actually reach up and undo the plug to test the voltage

[alexeiw123]

they had holographic Hyundai stickers on it. the box was labelled with KIA and Hyundai all over it. It is an ebay store for factory items.

I also had some communication with the factory trying to source some other parts, Their service was good and I am 100% satisfied these are the exact same item that would be fitted to one out of the factory. The build quality is identical to the originals, down to having the same little lumps and features on all the clips, fog light height adjustment mechanism, plugs.

there is one of 3) things causing dullnes

1) they are meant to be dull (seems unlikely), or I'm imagining it being dull
2) the circuitry in the relay unit is not delivering 12V to the LED's (or limiting current, but LED's draw so little in the first place)
3) factory Hyundai circuitry to the unit itself is >12V (seems unlikely)

I've popped a multimeter on mine, and I am definately sending 12V to the relay, I am not really jumping with excitement to take the front bumper off again to check the voltage at the plug of the DRL's

You'll notice on their website http://www.jayongmall.net/product.php?id_product=2753 they sell quite a few items labelled as OEM (and quite a few that aren't, obviously) including the reversing camera, led taillights, the HID version of the headlights (which are over $500 each). If these were counterfeit items, it would be way too much effort for the amount of sales they'd see.

. 

If you reach under the car, directly below the fog light, you can actually reach up and undo the plug to test the voltage

yeah? i thought the splash guard wouldn't let you through! my multimeter has gone walkabout so I'll have to borrow a mates, but I will get on to that soon as I get a chance.

[RossC]

they had holographic Hyundai stickers on it. the box was labelled with KIA and Hyundai all over it. It is an ebay store for factory items.

I also had some communication with the factory trying to source some other parts, Their service was good and I am 100% satisfied these are the exact same item that would be fitted to one out of the factory. The build quality is identical to the originals, down to having the same little lumps and features on all the clips, fog light height adjustment mechanism, plugs.

there is one of 3) things causing dullnes

1) they are meant to be dull (seems unlikely), or I'm imagining it being dull
2) the circuitry in the relay unit is not delivering 12V to the LED's (or limiting current, but LED's draw so little in the first place)
3) factory Hyundai circuitry to the unit itself is >12V (seems unlikely)

I've popped a multimeter on mine, and I am definately sending 12V to the relay, I am not really jumping with excitement to take the front bumper off again to check the voltage at the plug of the DRL's

You'll notice on their website http://www.jayongmall.net/product.php?id_product=2753 they sell quite a few items labelled as OEM (and quite a few that aren't, obviously) including the reversing camera, led taillights, the HID version of the headlights (which are over $500 each). If these were counterfeit items, it would be way too much effort for the amount of sales they'd see.

. 

If you reach under the car, directly below the fog light, you can actually reach up and undo the plug to test the voltage

yeah? i thought the splash guard wouldn't let you through! my multimeter has gone walkabout so I'll have to borrow a mates, but I will get on to that soon as I get a chance.

There's two or three clips and the whole corner of the splash guard hinges down. I figured this out when I changed my fog light bulbs to led. I didn't really feel like pulling the bumper off again just to change two bulbs

[alexeiw123]

handy info, thanks. hmm led foglight bulbs.. I like your thinking...

colour may look strange in my elite though, compared to colour of headlight though, seeing as yours would be HID, and mine are halogen.

[Phil №❶]

Pretty sure you can get LED's in warm white for halogen matching or cool white for HID matching.

[rustynutz]

I have white led's in my parking lights and they look similar in colour to the Night Breaker Plus globes which I have in the headlights.
I'd imagine that led fog light globes would be a similar colour....

[rickai]

Could be a silly question but what is a one-click connector? I tried connecting the white wire to the orange wire, it doesn't turn off when head lights are on? I'm connecting it like a T way, without cutting any of the wire off, just cut a little piece of the orange rubber and stuck the white wire on. Am i doing sonething wrong?

Edit: Btw, are these too blue? They suppose to be white.. according to seller

[RossC]

Could be a silly question but what is a one-click connector? I tried connecting the white wire to the orange wire, it doesn't turn off when head lights are on? I'm connecting it like a T way, without cutting any of the wire off, just cut a little piece of the orange rubber and stuck the white wire on. Am i doing sonething wrong?

Edit: Btw, are these too blue? They suppose to be white.. according to seller

What the..? Those are super blue...

[Dazzler]

Is it a trick of the camera? I though they were supposed to dim with the headlights on 

[rickai]

What the..? Those are super blue...

It's still legal right? Lol, might need to look for alternative if not.

Is it a trick of the camera? I though they were supposed to dim with the headlights on 

Yea.. I couldn't get them dimmed, dunno where to put the white wire..

[rustynutz]

It's still legal right? Lol, might need to look for alternative if not.

Gotta be white to be legal....

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2006L02306

[VaerO]

Where do we ho to order parts from Hyundai? Do we head down to our local dealer? Would they allow us to order parts that aren't  meant for our i30?

[Dazzler]

Where do we ho to order parts from Hyundai? Do we head down to our local dealer? Would they allow us to order parts that aren't  meant for our i30?

It's a free country .. although these days they usually ask for your reg or vin number to make sure you are getting the right part..

[i30premy]

Where do we ho to order parts from Hyundai? Do we head down to our local dealer? Would they allow us to order parts that aren't  meant for our i30?

When I attempted to find out if a Hyundai harness was available for my DRLs, my local dealer didn't want to know about it - "it's not a listed Oz part so sorry can't help"

Also had contacted H/Care & response was similar - "Sorry no assistance or coment available on non-Oz vehicles"

So if you are after non-Oz parts, your best bet would likely be one of the Korean eBay sellers.

[alexeiw123]

or cut a friendly deal with one of our mates from here in UK.

[mmjlw]

Have just installed my DRL to my I30 they look great and it only took me 2hrs to install them.

Thanks Marty for the detailed instructions.

Mark

[Doggie 1]

Welcome to the forum.
The DRLs look great.

[rustynutz]

 

[Phil №❶]

Welcome mmjlw,

Great start to the forum 

[AlanHo]

mmjlw

It loooks as though you may have front parking sensors on your car. If so - are they standard OEM ones on your model - or are they after-market ones?

Did you have them fitted yourself?