Crazy LUX startup sequence w/ vid

Sina · 11-15-2007, 07:36 PM

i saw this vid on youtube:

i installed lux 4.0 earlier this week, and im really happy with results. however, my lux has never performed this "startup test". is anyone else having this issue, and how can i get mine to do it. looks pretty cool

InfamousM3 · 11-15-2007, 07:39 PM

do you have LED's in your turn signals as well?

Sina · 11-15-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by infamous335i

do you have LED's in your turn signals as well?

na, is that the reason why his lights are doing that? i thought it was the lux

Kev · 11-15-2007, 08:04 PM

The Lux should blink when you turn over your engine, but the catch is you need to set your light to off.

nyc3r · 11-15-2007, 08:05 PM

I think the car will send power to test that the bulbs are working, since these are LED, they will flash. don't think this is a problem, looks pretty cool. I see them flash when I start my car.

MDS should be able to answer this better.

Sina · 11-15-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

The Lux should blink when you turn over your engine, but the catch is you need to set your light to off.

i've tried all 3 light settings (off, angels, projectors) while cranking to no avail. do you have the led turn signals too, im wondering if thats why that sequence turns on??

just4kickz · 11-15-2007, 08:29 PM

it should blink that way cause its testing if the bulbs are working properly... with the halogens or whatever oem uses there shouldnt be any blinking. i dont know if it works with PIAA but it does work with Lux. and that is a member's car... i think it was KOREAN_BULLET who posted the video a few weeks ago.

Kev · 11-15-2007, 08:34 PM

Hmm...... I do have LED turn signals

mds82 · 11-15-2007, 08:37 PM

+1 - the car tests the exterior bulbs, and because LED's use very little current, just the slightest flash of power will light them up, where as a halogen bulb takes too long to power on

Cool Vid!

daheechang · 11-15-2007, 08:50 PM

woah, very cool, does it work w/ piaa's?

SGxi · 11-15-2007, 08:55 PM

It does on my PIAAs.

Sina · 11-15-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mds82

+1 - the car tests the exterior bulbs, and because LED's use very little current, just the slightest flash of power will light them up, where as a halogen bulb takes too long to power on

Cool Vid!

so does that mean i need the lux turn signals or piaa to have this light show sequence?

thanks

wj4 · 11-15-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sina

so does that mean i need the lux turn signals or piaa to have this light show sequence?

thanks

No. I have the LUX 3.0 with no LED turn signals and my lights flash like that. PS there is no LUX turn signals.

karliejai · 11-16-2007, 12:08 AM

so if i put my lights in "off" position, will it still flash?

mds82 · 11-16-2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by karliejai

so if i put my lights in "off" position, will it still flash?

Yes

jonerik26 · 11-16-2007, 12:34 PM

my lights do it as well and i have lux 1.0........but it works so never really mind it

tizzletom · 11-16-2007, 12:50 PM

light show

Shinchan · 11-16-2007, 01:13 PM

your car is winking at u....

InfamousM3 · 11-16-2007, 02:29 PM

but what im saying is that his side turn signals blink as well.. so he has LED's in the turn signals that tests itself with the angel eyes to make that effect.. doesnt that pull up a malfunction in your gauge cluster? Led in turn signals?

Autobot · 11-16-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by infamous335i

but what im saying is that his side turn signals blink as well.. so he has LED's in the turn signals that tests itself with the angel eyes to make that effect.. doesnt that pull up a malfunction in your gauge cluster? Led in turn signals?

Only if you don't have the resistors

Josh49 · 11-16-2007, 03:20 PM

Haven't watched the vid, by my lux 4.0 blink like crazy on startup, even with them off. One of these days I'm going to get out and watch. At night from inside the car it looks pretty cool.

Sina · 11-16-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

The Lux should blink when you turn over your engine, but the catch is you need to set your light to off.

it worked! looks badass. thanks everybody. the next question is if we could program it to keep flashing like that? is this even a possibility?

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