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2006 Forester Headlight H1 - LED?


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I just bought these for the low beams in my '00 Outback, and I'm pretty pleased with them. Fit in the stock housing, good optics with a sharp cutoff (made me realize that my LH housing is aimed at the ground since my deer hit last year).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CNZPPC2/

 

I don't know about the Forester. But on my Outbacks, the H1 is the low beam and DRL, but when in DRL mode, it gets lower voltage. LEDs will flicker in this mode, so disabling the DRL is a must.

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not sure on an 06 model, but on my 02, disabling the DRLs was as simple as unplugging a small "thing"* under the hood, behind the passenger side strut tower. (* apparently called a dropping resistor)

i typically just turn my lights on & leave them on, but there are occasions I want them off - completely off - and on the 02 if the car was running, the DRLs were on - regardless of being parked or moving.

might check the wiring diagrams for that part & its location

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13 hours ago, heartless said:

i typically just turn my lights on & leave them on, but there are occasions I want them off - completely off - and on the 02 if the car was running, the DRLs were on - regardless of being parked or moving.

Yep. Even just turning around in my driveway, I don't want my headlights pointed at the house or down the road. They should turn off with the ebrake up, so I got in the habit of pulling the brake up one notch when I wanted to turn them off.

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