Before you flame, I've done LOTS of searching and reading, I'm almost positive no one has done what I'd like to do. I'm good at wiring but I'm not electrical Yoda. It's a tall order but I need your brilliant minds to help.
I have a 2014 Sport sedan i4 6-speed. I want LED strips on as running lights, BUT I also want the white to turn off and switch to orange/amber for turn signals. With the research I've done, it looks like I can have one or the other.
Yes, I can wire a 2 color led strip to switchback bulbs so they are white together or orange together. That is simple.
Problem 1: Can I do that AND have the white on all the time as a running light?
Problem 2: If we fix problem 1, I imagine the white will stay on while the orange also comes on. Can we get the white to turn off?
Brainstorming here. I don't want to tear up a lot of factory wiring and know LEDs don't need much power. What if I tapped the 12v+ from the regular DRL bulbs and ran it to the LED strip with a diode (to make sure power only flows one way), and also tapped the white color switchback bulb power into the same LED strip wire. Would it take power from each source when available or am I stupid?
I have a 2014 Sport sedan i4 6-speed. I want LED strips on as running lights, BUT I also want the white to turn off and switch to orange/amber for turn signals. With the research I've done, it looks like I can have one or the other.
Yes, I can wire a 2 color led strip to switchback bulbs so they are white together or orange together. That is simple.
Problem 1: Can I do that AND have the white on all the time as a running light?
Problem 2: If we fix problem 1, I imagine the white will stay on while the orange also comes on. Can we get the white to turn off?
Brainstorming here. I don't want to tear up a lot of factory wiring and know LEDs don't need much power. What if I tapped the 12v+ from the regular DRL bulbs and ran it to the LED strip with a diode (to make sure power only flows one way), and also tapped the white color switchback bulb power into the same LED strip wire. Would it take power from each source when available or am I stupid?