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[ricleosg]

 

Am using Phillips Ultra Vision bulbs. 4000k, just nice LTA limit.

 

thanks for the reply. how's the reliability of the Philips bulbs? saw some posts about OSRAMs spoiling after 6mths, wonder if it's worth the risk in terms of reliability.

[Maomao82]

 

thanks for the reply. how's the reliability of the Philips bulbs? saw some posts about OSRAMs spoiling after 6mths, wonder if it's worth the risk in terms of reliability.

 

Previous ride was on Phillips Diamond Vision 5000k, no issue passing LTA inspection.

 

Life Span ~ Typically 8months~11months. For my case a bit special, coz right hand side bulb always blows 1st, after which 3months later left side will follow.

 

Actuali $5X yearly quite affordable though.. but now on HID lagi more shiok

[FinalNitro]

 

thanks for the reply. how's the reliability of the Philips bulbs? saw some posts about OSRAMs spoiling after 6mths, wonder if it's worth the risk in terms of reliability.

 

Been using it for 3 months, so far so good. If you want, I recommend you go for the Crystal Vision. There's abit of grey area for LTA whether the colour temperature is 4000k or 4300k. Blue Vision Ultra (mine), 4000k. Crystal Vision, 4300k, looks better.

 

Same reason why I went for Phillips. Seen the Osram reliability issue so didn't want to risk.

[sgBuyer]

 

I did it myself. It's quite simple actually. Just a matter of shifting the fuse tap wire to the correct circuit.

 

This is how my original wiring looked like. The red circle shows the fuse tap. There should be 2 of such wires - 1 for continuous recording when engine is on, and 1 for parking mode. For my case, the 1st wire is tapped to the cigarette lighter fuse near the top (not shown in the photo). And the 2nd one is tapped to the interior lights fuse.

 

 

If you are game enough to diy, here's what you should do:

(Disclaimer: I bear no responsibility for any consequence as a result of following these steps)

 

Pre-requisite - You need a tweezer with curved end. Alternatively, you can use the plastic fuse puller from the main fuse panel in the engine compartment.

 

1. Remove the fuse panel cover under the steering wheel.

2. Locate your fuse tap wire for the parking mode. If your case is same as mine, then it will be at the interior lights fuse. Pull out the wire head from the fuse socket.

3. There should be 2 fuses at the wire head - a 7.5A one for the interior lights, and a 3A one for the cam.

4. Use the tweezer to pluck out the 7.5A fuse and insert it back into the interior lights fuse socket at the fuse panel

5. The fuse for the door lock/unlock is the 20A one besides OFF (blue circle). Use the tweezer to pluck out the 20A fuse and insert it into the now-empty socket at the fuse tap wire head. So now the fuse tap should have a 20A fuse and a 3A fuse.

6. Insert the fuse tap into the door lock/unlock fuse socket

7. Put back fuse panel cover

 

That's it. You can now start engine, off engine and then test your parking mode. In my case, I used the Thinkware software to enable the blinking led so that I can easily see whether the cam is still on after i lock my car.

 

Hope this helps.

Thanks again for the details.

I have the same initial connections as you.

They wired it to the interior lighting for the parking mode.as shown below..

 

I like to apply your solution by moving the parking mode cable to tap the door lock power 20A.. but i am not sure about the tools u mentioned n how about to get it done properly. Will u be so kind to provide pic of your tools n the resultant connection on ur fuse panel. Thanks lotz

 

Btw besides putting the ignition switch to off, did you disconnect ur car battery / or turned the fuse switch to off? Cos i read some where in the manual that doing the above may reset some of ur electronics in the car which will require some action if reseted. E.g sunroof.

[Smartiecm]

Thanks again for the details.

I have the same initial connections as you.

They wired it to the interior lighting for the parking mode.as shown below..

 

I like to apply your solution by moving the parking mode cable to tap the door lock power 20A.. but i am not sure about the tools u mentioned n how about to get it done properly. Will u be so kind to provide pic of your tools n the resultant connection on ur fuse panel. Thanks lotz

 

Btw besides putting the ignition switch to off, did you disconnect ur car battery / or turned the fuse switch to off? Cos i read some where in the manual that doing the above may reset some of ur electronics in the car which will require some action if reseted. E.g sunroof.

 

The tool is just something to help you grip the fuse to pluck it out. It can be a tweezer, a plier, or even your thumb and forefinger. In fact, for the fuse on the fuse tap wire, I used my fingers. It's only the 20A one on the fuse panel that I needed the fuse puller because it's quite tight and my fat fingers cannot pull it out

 

After you pull out the fuse tap wire, it should look something like this

 

If you look at the fuse tap with the legs facing down, the top one should be a 3A fuse and the bottom one should be a 7.5A one. Take out the 7.5A one and push it back into the interior lights fuse socket.

 

Then pull out the 20A door lock fuse and insert it into the fuse tap wire. Actually, in your case, you can also use the 10A trunk fuse (middle one in leftmost column) because I see your wire is long enough. Then just push the fuse tap wire into whichever socket you are tapping from.

 

I did not disconnect battery or turn off the fuse switch, so no reset needed. I'll try to take a photo later of how my connection now looks like and post it here.

[Bigmouse1987]

Hey all, the fuse plucking thingy can be found in the fuse box within your engine bay (under the bonnet)

[sgBuyer]

 

The tool is just something to help you grip the fuse to pluck it out. It can be a tweezer, a plier, or even your thumb and forefinger. In fact, for the fuse on the fuse tap wire, I used my fingers. It's only the 20A one on the fuse panel that I needed the fuse puller because it's quite tight and my fat fingers cannot pull it out

 

After you pull out the fuse tap wire, it should look something like this

 

If you look at the fuse tap with the legs facing down, the top one should be a 3A fuse and the bottom one should be a 7.5A one. Take out the 7.5A one and push it back into the interior lights fuse socket.

 

Then pull out the 20A door lock fuse and insert it into the fuse tap wire. Actually, in your case, you can also use the 10A trunk fuse (middle one in leftmost column) because I see your wire is long enough. Then just push the fuse tap wire into whichever socket you are tapping from.

 

I did not disconnect battery or turn off the fuse switch, so no reset needed. I'll try to take a photo later of how my connection now looks like and post it here.

Really thankful for the detailed explanation. U guys are a great help.

I will try upload my final connection when i have the chance.

 

Hey Bigmouse thanks for the tip too =D

 

Hope what we have here can benefit anyone else with this problem. Cheers

[Smartiecm]

Really thankful for the detailed explanation. U guys are a great help.

I will try upload my final connection when i have the chance.

 

Hey Bigmouse thanks for the tip too =D

 

Hope what we have here can benefit anyone else with this problem. Cheers

 

Hehe... when I went to take photo of my fuse panel connection, I decided to bring along my multimeter this time. Wanted to test whether the spare 15A and spare 7.5A fuse sockets are live when engine off. True enough, both of them are live, so the parking mode can tap on these also. In the end, I itchy fingers moved my fuse tap wire to the spare 7.5A fuse socket

 

Anyway, I took photos for both 20A and 7.5A

 

a) This is tapping on the door lock 20A fuse

 

b) This is tapping on the spare 7.5A fuse

 

And 1 more photo to show where the fuse puller is in the engine compartment fuse box

[darkgod123]

i just realised, if u wanna find your car , how do u find it? no beep sound

[Enzomatrix]

memory lol

[Lurpsexx]

 

 

Hehe actually if you look at my last image post of my ride, i have the chrome window trimmings attached all over already.

 

I do have a spare set of the front A pillar chrome as I bought a replacement full upper chrome window trim after noticing a little imperfection on the driver side window upper trim. the top parts all come as a set.

 

pm me if interested.

 

 

 

 

OK bro.. I just reread what you wrote above.. will contact you when I sign for my ride.. which I hope to be very soon...

 

Thanks for all of your lobang URLs.. I saw them and they look good for this car...

[Bigmouse1987]

i just realised, if u wanna find your car , how do u find it? no beep sound

Using the stock alarm system, what you can do is to press the 'lock' button on your remote. The signal lights will flash, but of course, without the usual beeps or alarm. This is Kia's version of the car finder. Lol!

 

And if you are more adventurous, you can unlock the car from far away to activate your headlights. To get this working, your headlights lever need to be set to 'auto' and the 'welcome lights' must be switched on using the car trip computer.

[Enzomatrix]

Using the stock alarm system, what you can do is to press the 'lock' button on your remote. The signal lights will flash, but of course, without the usual beeps or alarm. This is Kia's version of the car finder. Lol!

 

And if you are more adventurous, you can unlock the car from far away to activate your headlights. To get this working, your headlights lever need to be set to 'auto' and the 'welcome lights' must be switched on using the car trip computer.

i tot the welcome lights are the lights at the door handle and side mirror, not ur headlamp.

[FinalNitro]

i tot the welcome lights are the lights at the door handle and side mirror, not ur headlamp.

 

I think he meant the DRL strip, not the main beams.

Edited September 7, 2015 by FinalNitro

[Enzomatrix]

Using the stock alarm system, what you can do is to press the 'lock' button on your remote. The signal lights will flash, but of course, without the usual beeps or alarm. This is Kia's version of the car finder. Lol!

 

And if you are more adventurous, you can unlock the car from far away to activate your headlights. To get this working, your headlights lever need to be set to 'auto' and the 'welcome lights' must be switched on using the car trip computer.

i tot the welcome lights are the lights at the door handle and side mirror, not ur headlamp.

 

 

the DRL will light up upon unlock? mine doesnt.. damn.

[Bigmouse1987]

i tot the welcome lights are the lights at the door handle and side mirror, not ur headlamp.

 

 

the DRL will light up upon unlock? mine doesnt.. damn.

"headlamp delay" or something like that. Yes," welcome light" is for the lights at the side mirrors.

 

When I say unlock, I mean unlock using your remote and not unlock by pressing the keyless entry button. :) The headlamps will not light up if you unlock using the keyless entry button.

[ricleosg]

"headlamp delay" or something like that. Yes," welcome light" is for the lights at the side mirrors.

 

When I say unlock, I mean unlock using your remote and not unlock by pressing the keyless entry button. :) The headlamps will not light up if you unlock using the keyless entry button.

 

i remember there was once when i had the smart key in my pocket, and i was fumbling and pressing the wrong button to open the boot a few times. i vaguely remember the alarm sounded together with the horn for a few beeps.

 

maybe there is a combi / duration of button presses that work as a "car finder" aide.

[drwatson]

 

i remember there was once when i had the smart key in my pocket, and i was fumbling and pressing the wrong button to open the boot a few times. i vaguely remember the alarm sounded together with the horn for a few beeps.

 

maybe there is a combi / duration of button presses that work as a "car finder" aide.

 

 

 

Reminds me of how i got my Teddymon during the digimon craze.