DRL's

[DustynJames]

Can anybody tell me how to connect a hamsar universal drl control module kit# 45040 to my 96 Q45... please help! =) i need to get this piece installed so that i can get my saftey

[captainluigi]

What the hell are you talking about? And I thought i spoke & read Canuk.

The quality of ganja must have quadrupled since I was in London.

[naladude911]

hey dont diss canada! You need to get it installed by a Certified Nissan Dealer

[captainluigi]

DOH! I get it now DRL=daytime running lites & safety=inspection. EH?

What is diss? Is it something like dat?

[qsiguy]

I could not find a diagram for it on the companies web site. If you have a wiring diagram I can probably help you with the connections.

[DustynJames]

I couldn't find anything on the hamsar website either.. i do have a diagram for the kit.. black = ground red = positive on bat white = low beam orange = high beam yellow = parking light and green = wrap around spark plug wire... do i disconnect my old control module? is my old control module in the right front light in front of the battery? is there a cancelation unit for the drl's in the left front light? if so do i do anything to it?

[DustynJames]

yea it is somthin like dat eh captainluigi and tha ganja has quadrupled cause i hook it up thanks qsiguy for any help you can provide

[Jesda]

We are having a really hard time understanding your English.

[qsiguy]

Ok here's what I now know

Black=GroundRed=Battery 12V+White=Low Beam (+?)Orange=High Beam (+?)Yellow=Parking Light (+?)Green="wrap around spark plug wire"

First observation is that you won't find a spark plug wire to wrap this around. It's obviously an ignition sense wire so you will need to see of the manual offers another option. Maybe a tach lead that can be tapped into at the TCU or ECU easily. You need to find out if that's an option.

Next can you verify that the all the light output wires are positive (+)? I've seen some aftermarket products are use negative (-).

I wouldn't disconnect the OEM module as I don't think it's necessary. If you do you will almost certainly get some error messages and depending on how you decide to wire it the lights won't work at all.

Ok, now before I dive into the FSM and spend an hour working up a wiring procedure for you...what's your skill level? I don't want to spend the time working this up only for it to go way over your head.

Let me elaborate. The Q45's headlamp system is switched by a negative (-) signal from the headlight switch in the column. The parking light wire and the headlight wire at the switch are negative. They lead to the headlamp relay unit where it is switched to positive(+). If you tap in after the relay unit you will need to split your DRL systems outputs with relays as the left and right headlights have their own separate circuits. If you tap in before the relay unit you will still have to use relays to reverse the polarity of your DRL's output to negative(-).

If all of this is way over your head you might want to take it to a shop. How do you want to proceed?

[lino]

Here are the 3 page instructions from the HAMSAR kit I bought:

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Here are pics of the front and back of the packaging:

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