mines are bolted on the side bits of the fogs.
How did you manage to fit the DRLs into the grilles?
Daytime running lights any pics?
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How did you manage to fit the DRLs into the grilles?
I've told you this before on my build thread mate. Just got screws and nuts and bolted on!
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LOL! yeah youu go make one on AutoCad! has to be on the fogs, need to get the angles right for the housing!
AutoCad is the devil! Would be awesome if you could design your own thing, fair play!
Possibility of getting it rapid prototyped if you come up with something. PM me when you have a model!
i bought two large strips of DRL on ebay for my last car no matter where i put them could not get tem to stick on although i might have another go with the ibiza they do look well beside the fogs to be honest.
they r really bright and the proper deal only £5.00 i think worth the buy.
And for those who say they look crap when switched off hard wire them in they r DRL, Day Time Running Lights they should never be turned off day or night only when ignition is on.
Just find an ignition live wire and u r sorted if you indent them a bit u wont see them when the car is off sure
they r really bright and the proper deal only £5.00 i think worth the buy.
And for those who say they look crap when switched off hard wire them in they r DRL, Day Time Running Lights they should never be turned off day or night only when ignition is on.
Just find an ignition live wire and u r sorted if you indent them a bit u wont see them when the car is off sure
i bought two large strips of DRL on ebay for my last car no matter where i put them could not get tem to stick on although i might have another go with the ibiza they do look well beside the fogs to be honest.
they r really bright and the proper deal only £5.00 i think worth the buy.
And for those who say they look crap when switched off hard wire them in they r DRL, Day Time Running Lights they should never be turned off day or night only when ignition is on.
Just find an ignition live wire and u r sorted if you indent them a bit u wont see them when the car is off sure
I'm sorry but those "strips" you have aren't very good nor they don't have the purpose of DRLs. The ones you have are just for style.
Proper DRLs have reflective housing in them so that the LEDs light can be bright and more intensive and also the beam is more narrow and focus.
You are wrong about the DRLs that should be on at night. DRLs are brighter than dips and fogs, so they are more glarey. They should normally be turned off during the night or dim down to 30% (like Mercs and Audis), when the dip lights go on.
Got mine up and running. Tried them before fitting and they seemed bright enough, but now they are fitted and working I'm not so sure!
These are the units bought off ebay
A view once the grille had been removed
Grille with a unit fitted
and from the rear, apologies, it's a little blurred
Feed for these has been picked up from fuse 40 so they come on with the ignition.
These are the units bought off ebay
A view once the grille had been removed
Grille with a unit fitted
and from the rear, apologies, it's a little blurred
Feed for these has been picked up from fuse 40 so they come on with the ignition.
Not too bad tbh. My personal opinion would be that maybe they would have looked better on the outer side of the grille as opposed to the inner side where you have them. just my opinion though.
They do look good.
At least fitting them on the black plastic cover means that if you want to have the car standard, you should just be able to buy them 2 covers as separate parts.
At least fitting them on the black plastic cover means that if you want to have the car standard, you should just be able to buy them 2 covers as separate parts.
You have a point but there are two reasons why I located them there. if you look at the foto of the bumper with the grille removed, you'll see there is no so much space for the lights at the outer edge. the other perhaps more important reason is the curve of the front of the car, Currently the lights shine to the front, if they gone further out the lights would have shone to the side so would no have been so visible straight ahead.
I was wishing to locate them at an angle to match the inside edge of the grille so the lights would have been at around 45degrees, the lights were just too long to fit into the grille at the angle. If I'd bought the Ring DRL's they are shorter and I'd have got them at the angle!
Yeah they are like mine but the spaces are pretty tight u would need to cut into the bumper to fit them.
ANYWAY!.....
Below is the proper philips lights they have a "try on my car" section, get a pic of your car and upload to there webpae and u can play around with the lighting.
http://www.led-drl.co.uk/daylight/
ANYWAY!.....
Below is the proper philips lights they have a "try on my car" section, get a pic of your car and upload to there webpae and u can play around with the lighting.
http://www.led-drl.co.uk/daylight/
Got mine up and running. Tried them before fitting and they seemed bright enough, but now they are fitted and working I'm not so sure!
These are the units bought off ebay
A view once the grille had been removed
Grille with a unit fitted
and from the rear, apologies, it's a little blurred
Feed for these has been picked up from fuse 40 so they come on with the ignition.
I think you should of stick them where your plate is on each side or should of moved the DRL in abit so it sits flush, u have abit sticking out. Just seems out of place. Good job tho
Good link that one mate, only problem now is that I want DRLs
I'd put them here :
Does it look like it has too many lights?
Tbh, I'm not a fan of these type of DRL's, have any of you guys looked at the new Fabia vRS DRL's?
Not too sure whether they'll fit?
Not too sure whether they'll fit?
Could you not get the same bulbs and then set on Vagcom to have them running when the car is running? (Not sure as I don't have Vagcom)
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