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smacame
01-18-2015, 10:01 AM
What do we call these lights on the front of the car?
#2 seems to be the high and low beam, so what is #1? I'm not sure if my bulbs in there are burned out, and I just don't know when these are supposed to be lit up.
Not labeled is the fog light in the bumper, barely visible in these photos.

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag96/smacafee/DSC_9933_small_zps82bda7b9.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/smacafee/media/DSC_9933_small_zps82bda7b9.jpg.html)

#1 has the white reversing light and a red light. What do we call this?
#2 has a turn signal and red light, this one is called the... tail light? Rear corner marker?
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag96/smacafee/DSC_9936_small_zps7f72c8f7.jpg (http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/smacafee/media/DSC_9936_small_zps7f72c8f7.jpg.html)

danewilson77
01-18-2015, 10:34 AM
#1 is daytime running lights (DRL's). #2 is High Intensity Discharge (HID's). DRL'S can be disabled for aesthetic reasons.

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derbo
01-18-2015, 10:39 AM
Front:
1 - is DRL as dane said. It is also click to flash high-beam.
2 - is lowbeam and on our cars it is a bi-xenon which allows it to be hi beam and low beam.

Rear:
1 - is the inner rear taillight
2 - is the outer rear taillight

ryankokesh
01-19-2015, 09:48 AM
1 is also a secondary high-beam if you program it correctly...

smacame
01-20-2015, 11:14 AM
Here's a shot of the dash from when I first bought the car. I've since fixed the taillight.

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag96/smacafee/IMG_20141227_142506_zps3fef16b5.jpg


I'd like to fix the 'headlight out' warning. Since the daytime running lights never come on I'm inclined to believe that's the problem. The fog lights are an HID aftermarket setup with a box that says 'canbus' or similar (can't remember exactly), which could also be the culprit.

The car could be programmed to have the DRLs off by default, but would that cause the 'headlight out' warning?

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag96/smacafee/IMG_20150118_130153_zpsda013580.jpg