mustangelite Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just Purchased a set of aftermarket Led/turn signal DRL's from China, have it almost all wired up, but it wants me to tap the new drl's (orange) wire, onto the drivers side turn signal wire, then I have to attatch the power wire and ground onto the battery. The passenger side, I have run the yellow turn signal power wire over that side to tap into that turn signals "power" signal. Each side is hooked up to a main control unit that connects it all to the new DRL's themselves. However, I am leaving the driver and passenger side (white) wires inoperable as they require being hooked up to the headlights and lower the LED's power consumption by 50% or so during the day. My question is, will I be alright leaving these white wires unused, and what (vehicle side)color wires do I need to tap into for the turn signal synch of our 2011 Ford edge Limited?? Thanks so much and I will add some pictures if I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just Purchased a set of aftermarket Led/turn signal DRL's from China, have it almost all wired up, but it wants me to tap the new drl's (orange) wire, onto the drivers side turn signal wire, then I have to attatch the power wire and ground onto the battery. The passenger side, I have run the yellow turn signal power wire over that side to tap into that turn signals "power" signal. Each side is hooked up to a main control unit that connects it all to the new DRL's themselves. However, I am leaving the driver and passenger side (white) wires inoperable as they require being hooked up to the headlights and lower the LED's power consumption by 50% or so during the day. My question is, will I be alright leaving these white wires unused, and what (vehicle side)color wires do I need to tap into for the turn signal synch of our 2011 Ford edge Limited?? Thanks so much and I will add some pictures if I can! Since this is basically the same kit that Drivebright sells without the nice instructions, I'd just go off there site's instructions/youtube videos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks for the heads up Halstead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Seeing conflicting wire info for what the specific color wires, of both drivers side and passenger side turn signal wires to tap, secondly, the white wire on the drivers side has to plug into the ACC?? Going to sit and watch some more video after I get home from work. So all is done, asside from knowing what turn signal wire colors to tap out of the 3 choices on each, and where to put this white ACC wire, thank again, pretty cool forum, hopefully I can post pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Seeing conflicting wire info for what the specific color wires, of both drivers side and passenger side turn signal wires to tap, secondly, the white wire on the drivers side has to plug into the ACC?? Going to sit and watch some more video after I get home from work. So all is done, asside from knowing what turn signal wire colors to tap out of the 3 choices on each, and where to put this white ACC wire, thank again, pretty cool forum, hopefully I can post pics sorry I can't be of much help man, I installed the drivebright kit 3 years ago on my old Edge but have since moved on the the 15. Which is why I reference you to the youtube video or to drivebrights page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 The turn signal wires are: Left side: turn signal power = blue/green, ground = black/green, parking light power = yellow/blue. Right side: turn signal power = yellow/purple, ground = black/gray, parking light power = yellow/blue. The white wire connects to the headlight or parking light circuit to dim the DRLs at night while the other lights are on. They will operate at full brightness as DRLs when the other lights are off (during the day). So you should connect the white wires as described to not have overwhelming bright lights on the bumper at night when they're not needed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I could Kiss you!!!!!! Buuuuut I WON'T!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Honest to God from the bottom of my heart Guys thank you so very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 I bought the adapter the you attach to the ACC Port in the fuse box, I believe the guy said it was either fuses 90,92 or 93, after I pull the 10 amp fuse I add the adapter in it's stead, then replace the old fuse back on top, do I need to add the second fuse to the top? The main power wire to the battery has a big red fuse built in as well....ALMOST DONE!!! We've been getting some hellacious rain down here in Florida so I'm eager to get this done and over with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizard Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Those add-a-fuse or add-a-circuit taps are very handy and easy to use. When you pull the original fuse, it goes in the bottom slot of the tap to complete the original circuit when the tap is plugged back into the fuse box. The fuse for your added circuit (the one that connects to the red wire) goes in the top slot. The added fuse should never be higher capacity than the original fuse (i.e. if the factory fuse is 10A then don't put anything more than a 10A fuse in the top slot). In the case of these lights, the added fuse should be smaller... 3A or 5A is plenty since the circuit is just a trigger signal and doesn't carry any significant current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangelite Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Duly noted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustafaa Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Mustangelite, Can you post a picture of the lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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