Hi, I own a Honda FIT sport 09, I've been driving it for months and haven't seen the DRL warning light was on. But after I installed the Philips BiXenon HID, I realized the DRL indicator was on every time when I released the hand brake. Is that something to do with the HID? I read some threads here on Fit freak, people said that was because HID didn't fully function as DRL. Is there anyway way to fix this so the DRL warning light will not be on? and aslo, does that damage the DRL module or the light bulb if I keep running HIDs on DRL mode?

Thanks so much for your time,

 

Its because the HID's that you have only light up when electric current passes one direction. For the DRL on the stock bulbs, I think the current applied is reversed. Because of this the HID's will not light up and the car will sense that there is a broken circuit, hence the warning light.

 

Pull fuse # 15 I think that was how people fixed it give it a try it disables the drls and nothing else

 

Thanks all for the info!

@blackvitzrs: does that mean I installed the HIDs in the wrong way? I'm not sure if I'm getting it right but the HID does light up when I release the hand brake and that's when the DRL indicator comes on on the dash too. But if I switch the headlight on to any position rather than off, the DRL goes off. So, do you think if there's any way you can fix thus if it's caused by reverse current?

@crash001: yes that's what I found in some of the threads. But I'm just curious if there's any other way to fix this so I can still have the DRL while the indicator is off. Coz I did once in a while forgot to turn on my headlight, but the indicator on the dash is annoying!!

Thanks all again

 

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I'm running into a similar problem with my '09 Fit.

So I had installed these HIDS on the car a year ago and drove it fine with no DRL light on the dash because these hid bulbs have a drl light on it as well.

Last month I removed the hids and installed the factory bulbs back in for warranty work on a leaky headlight. After warranty work, I go back to installing the hids on and to my amazement there was a DRL light on the dash when driving AND on top of the my highbeam light on the hid bulb doesn't work anymore.

Any suggestions? I'm guessing the drl light on the hid bulb could have possibly went out, or I did something wrong with the install :/ . The hids do turn on so I know the hid bulb works, but no clue on the drl halogen bulb that is attached to the hid bulb.

 

It most likely burnt out.

You can swap sides to confirm.

 

I talked to my HID salesman yesterday, and he asked me when was my car last taken to the dealer for work and I told him never. According to him, each time to take your car to a dealer for work or any kind of service they will always flash the ecu. So that it would give them one less thing to worry about later down the road, I mean I'm sure the drl/highbeam bulb on my hid bulb is still working because it hasn't been over a year that I've had them on. Ima just pull the fuse 15 off like everybody states and that should get rid of the DRL light on dash

 

Sorry, but that's bullshit. They only flash the ECU when NEEDED. Every time you flash the ECU you risk messing it up. If you fry it, the car is useless and the replacement part isn't cheap.

HIDs can burn out at anytime. Pulling fuse #15 won't help you get your highbeam back.

How hard is it to pull the bulb out and swap it from left to right? Or are the bulbs on both sides out?

I have PNP HIDs and I'm not the kind that says anyone should retrofit, but i absolutely hate the HID-low/Halogen-high H4 kits.

 

Both sides are not working, I know for a fact that halogen high beam bulb can't have mysteriously gone out.

So how did you go about ridding the DRL dash light?

 

No, actually, you don't. If a plain H4 bulb works, your HID kit is faulty. The halogen bulb in the kit doesn't require any special wiring/device to make it work, it should simply come on like the H4 filament for high beam.

I have dual H1 headlights, the low beam is H1 HID. The high beam is an actual separate H1 bulb. Sounds a little like your HID-low/Halogen-high, but the HID is in a projector, and the high has its own reflector. No worry about any offset pattern.

Fuse #15 never prevented high beam from activating in HIDs, it only caused it to be ON, in high beam mode, since HIDs don't do half power modes.

 

I appreciate your time explaining all this to me

This is what my HID bulb looks like

So the little halogen bulb on that one doesn't work anymore after re-installation of my hid kit, but the actual hid lowbeam bulb works when activated. Lets say the little halogen bulb DOES work and the car's ecu is finicky due to a possible dealer flash when I brought the car in for warranty.
Would pulling fuse #15 still enable the highbeam function of the small halogen bulb?

 

BUmping this thread for more answers

So today I installed back on the OEM bulbs and the DRL works and the DRL light on the dash went away, but as soon as I plugged back in the HIDs the DRL didn't work and the DRL light on the dash was back on again.

I attempted to locate fuse#15 underneath the driverside today to remove it, but didn't last long laying on the car's floormats in this 100+ degree weather :/

 

Sorry, I cannot post a diagram from PDF of fuse box.

The first row of fuses on the left side are numbered 1 to 9. The second row is 10 to 19. This should help you locate it.

Interesting I do not recall a DRL warning light on Canadian Fits or I just never noticed it.

My lights are stock other than replacing bulbs with Nighthawks.

 

So If i'm laying down on the under the drivers foot-area and looking directly up at the fuse box it would be the first row to left? It sucks that I can't lay down and rest my entire back on the floor due to my large frame

 

STOP there.

Your halogen bulb is busted. Don't bother pulling fuse #15. It won't solve anything. I already told you, but yet you choose to disbelieve me. Putting the OEM bulb proved that.

BTW, there's a freaking diagram of the fuse panel on the plastic right behind the hood release. OPEN YOUR EYES!!!

 

Why contorting? Did you pull the plastic panel off?


Ah Gooby some you cannot tell.

 

I'm sorry... I didn't realize that i was upset (about an older personal matter, related to the Fit) at the time of the posting. I just need to back off topics that have potential to become "last straws."

 

Poor Gooby. Hang in there.

 

Allright, you have a valid point there. I will go and try to get in touch with my HID dealer and see if I can try on a new set of bulbs since their's still warranty on these HIDS.

I did see the diagram, but in this 105 degree heat it was hard to find it lol. I know mega-fail

 

haha... whoops... i just realized a typo... it was supposed to say UNrelated to the Fit.