Front Turn Signal-Parklight, Amber to White Switchback Install.

Front Park&Turn Signal Amber/White Switchbacks installed!
That right hand side was a bugger!
JDM ASTAR Switchbacks from http://www.ebay.com/itm/231316262841
It was necessary to grind a small amount of plastic away on the LED bulb base and also the lighting socket to  get the bulb to seat tightly.
Before..........

Left Turn & Right Turn 

...Complete!

Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) now remain on with the headlights to improve roadside visibility.

Our Volt's Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) now remain on with the headlights to improve my roadside visibility.
Thanks to a $3. investment in a couple of Diodes!

Headlights ON with DRL on Volts left side complete! The right side to follow.

Diode connection between Headlight and DRLs.

 Covered with heat shrink and reconnected to light housing connector.

OEM Volt Halogen Headlights are a Disapointment!

I have been very discouraged with the light output of the Volt's OEM headlights, In short they illuminate in a narrow dim pattern.  With very little lighting on either side of the highway.  The OEM Halogens don't cut it!

I ordered a 35 Watt, Xentec HID Lights Xenon Conversion Kit H1 H3 H4 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H13 9005 9006
They arrived quickly and I installed them.........I was very disappointed! I had ordered the 5000K light temp., which is the brightest light output.  They had a weak blue tint light & they were even worse than the OEM Halogens!
I removed them and returned them to the seller, I pay shipping to return. The seller promptly refunded my  purchase price.

I found a video on You Tube that gave an excellent means of finding a Best Quaility Highest output HID Kit.  eBay HID Conversion Kits, The Good VS The Garbage.  Live and Learn!

I took his advice, and now knowing what to look for in a "Better Quality Ballast" and purchased a 35W HID Conversion Xenon Kit H1 H4 H7 H11 H13 9003 9005 Hi-Lo Bi-Xenon AC. 
I installed these, this ballast was larger and needed a bit more room, but I made it fit.
Now, this is what I wanted!  We have lights, bright and white!
30 Dec. 2015

July's Mileage Totals

This is the monthly totals for July of 2014
Total Chevy Volt miles for July, 1452.
Electric miles for July, 961.6
Gas Mileage average for July 122.7 MPG
July beginning monthly kWh Reading 1915.6, Aug. 1st reading 2158.5, 
243 kWh used in July @ $.10 / kWh, $24.30 (electricity  to recharge)

 The highest lifetime MPG reading for July was 100 MPG, and that was at the beginning of our trip to the Anderson Family Reunion at Alturas Lake.
When we returned home the Lifetime mileage was down to 99.3 mpg.
Today we are up to 98.8

June 2014 Mileage Totals

July 1st. 2014

Volt miles, 14654

Today's Kw Meter 1915.6
June1st Kw Meter 1698.9
Kw used in May, 216.7
Monthly Ev Miles 808.2
Electric cost $.10 X 216.7 = $21.67
Information from Volt Stats my vehicle #4116
Gasoline MPG for June = 139.9 MPG

Twin Falls, Id to Farr West, Ut Round Trip

today we drove to Farr West for Emma's Baptizm.
We made the trip Via Logan to pick up a stitchery.
Leaving twin Falls, we had 47 Miles anticipated electric range, I drove with the drive selector in LOW and the performance on Normal.
This looks to be the best gas mileage that I have been able to achieve so far, on such a long trip.
We drove at 65 mph with the cruise on, we did not draft any trucks for any distance either.
We added $10 of prem. fuel at Snowville Ut. on the way home @ $3.79/gl.

May Mileage Totals

 

Here we are at June 1st. 

Volt miles, 13443

Today's Kw Meter 1698.9
May1st Kw Meter 1447.6
Kw used in May, 251.3
Monthly Ev Miles 1046.4
Electric cost $.10 X 279 = $25.13
Information from Volt Stats my vehicle #4116
Gasoline MPG for April = 93.1 MPG