Cellbine, I will get you a pic in daylight. They are definitely not washed out. But it's at night with the backup camera is when you see the greatest impact.
Had a different kit in my 2008 Edge and transferred the Canbus ballasts from the high beams to my 2011 and bought the 5k bulbs, the DRL harness, and the warning canceller. Works fine.
I had a similar issue with our 2008 but it actually turned out to be the fan itself that was going bad. Unfortunately, you cannot replace one fan as it is 2 fans in a single unit. My wallet took a $600 hit from that repair.
My Edge had halogen DRLs. As previously mentioned, the Edge was a California car where the law requires DRLs. I tried connecting everything w/o the modules and wound up blowing at several 10A fuses for the headlights.
That will be exactly what you need. Mine is a unique vehicle as it was a California titled vehicle where DRLs are required by law. It required all of those items to get everything to work properly without blowing fuses, etc.
Got the LED backup lights and switchback bulbs installed. Both are working perfectly.
Currently waiting for my 5k puddle lamps and 5k vanity mirror bulbs.
I am not Canadian but my Edge has the exact issue where the headlights are used for DRLs. This is exactly what I used for my setup:
5K 9006/9012 HID Kit with Canbus Ballasts: http://shop.3bspecialties.com/3BSpec-9006-Xenon-HID-Kit-5000k-HID-9006-5k.htm
Warning Cancelers: http://shop.3bspecialties.com/3BSpec-Warning-Canceler-Modules-HID-WarningModule.htm
DRL Module: http://shop.3bspecialties.com/DRL-Modules-HID-DRLmodule.htm
Works perfectly fine.