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Day light running lights (DRL ,s )

Discussion in '308/328' started by Portofino, Nov 6, 2019.

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  1. Portofino

    Portofino Formula Junior

    Sep 17, 2011
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    Yorkshire UK / Switzerland/ Antibes France
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    Portofino
    Just felt a little exposed running about in the EU and U.K. without DRL ,s on .
    They became mandatory around 2012 for new cars and there are many retro fit kits .
    Most are tiny LED strips approx 10 cm X 2 long and look naff on a older classic .

    My side lights are pretty poor and to turn them on the main 4 pop up .It looks daft with the lights up and not off .Plus ruins the aerodynamics on say a motorway .

    The 208 GT 4, s don’t come with front fogs or rears for that matter .
    How ever the wiring loom is present , the +ve leads with spades are just taped off .

    So I bought some DLR ,s only £10 on eBay ( they all are LED ) and fitted .
    Initially the rectangular indistinguishable from OEM fogs on the 308 did not fit .The mounting flange / bracket on the car is not central to the space available it’s nearer the middle .
    So I changed them for theses smaller circular 50 mm ones .
    I’ve angled them down so’s not to dazzle on coming traffic .

    I wired the existing fog switch in by removing its power lead ( which only powers up with the lights up ) , and tapping into the live for the fan , which powers on when the ignition is on .So they are on an ignition circuit .

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  2. energy88

    energy88 Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Looks good! Excellent job.
     
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  3. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
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    Jun 20, 2012
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    Looks quite effective. I put bright LEDs in my front parkers and wired the circuit so the light pods stay down
     
  4. 4rePhill

    4rePhill F1 Veteran

    Oct 18, 2009
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    That's a nice, discreet installation :cool:
     

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