Daylight Running Lights - interested to see what you’ve installed

[AdrianC]

Is that the fuse box under the bonnet?

 

[dognero]

Yes.
This one.

 

[AdrianC]

Thanks @dognero

 

[cjholding]

Is the fuel pump only on when the engine is running or does it prime when you unlock the doors?

 

[dognero]

Is the fuel pump only on when the engine is running or does it prime when you unlock the doors?

I don't know.
I put mine on this one in case they popped the fuse.
It says wash on it.
Thought at least I wont lose the fuel pump.

 

[thebluemax]

Here is my setup...

great..what did you use ?

 

[SteevieB]

These are mine:

Quite a challenge separating the lights to put them in! They are a lot brighter than they look in the picture. They have the flowing indicators too:

I repurposed the old indicators as sidelights instead.

Love the look of your front end! I'd love to have a cracking at mimicking your light set up, but I really like the black grills as well. Did you spray them or are they aftermarket?

 

[Ian H]

Love the look of your front end! I'd love to have a cracking at mimicking your light set up, but I really like the black grills as well. Did you spray them or are they aftermarket?

Just rather crudely hand painted OE to see what it looked like - looks OK from a distance, but spraying them properly is on the to-do list!

The bumper is also OE with a little black paint to join up the factory black bits to make it look a little more coherent and aesthetically pleasing.

 

[SteevieB]

Just rather crudely hand painted OE to see what it looked like - looks OK from a distance, but spraying them properly is on the to-do list!

The bumper is also OE with a little black paint to join up the factory black bits to make it look a little more coherent and aesthetically pleasing.

I'll remember not to look too closely if I ever see it in person then. Looks good from here.

Any tips having done the integrated indicators?

 

[Winchester]

Is the fuel pump only on when the engine is running or does it prime when you unlock the doors?

Only from when starting the engine

 

[Ian H]

"Tips" not sure! Benefit of experience - perhaps! It was very time consuming and messy getting the lights apart with the use of a hot air gun. Also be aware that there is no fuse on the front indicators - somewhat surprising given the multitude of fuses that there is for everything else. Despite being conscientious and taking great care I still managed to accidentally short them leading to a blown up PCB with no front indicators and several other things not working, and having to source a costly replacement...

Also, I thought that the LED strips would be reliable and long lasting unlike the filament bulbs, but already some have failed and I really CBA to take it all apart again to fix them.

I think if I had been aware of the hassle (I was aware it was going to be challenging, but not that challenging) and unexpected consequences I would probably have decided to have an easy life and keep it standard!

 

[Winchester]

great..what did you use ?

Read back up the thread, it’s all explained.

 

[SteevieB]

"Tips" not sure! Benefit of experience - perhaps! It was very time consuming and messy getting the lights apart with the use of a hot air gun. Also be aware that there is no fuse on the front indicators - somewhat surprising given the multitude of fuses that there is for everything else. Despite being conscientious and taking great care I still managed to accidentally short them leading to a blown up PCB with no front indicators and several other things not working, and having to source a costly replacement...

Also, I thought that the LED strips would be reliable and long lasting unlike the filament bulbs, but already some have failed and I really CBA to take it all apart again to fix them.

I think if I had been aware of the hassle (I was aware it was going to be challenging, but not that challenging) and unexpected consequences I would probably have decided to have an easy life and keep it standard!

Hmm, maybe a bit above my pay grade then.

 

[thebluemax]

Read back up the thread, it’s all explained.

yes thanks...saw it aftetwards..

 

[AdrianC]

@Winchester my drl strips have come today and going to look at wiring them in tomorrow afternoon, for the indicators is it just the wire going into the indicator bulb that i connect to? Is it pretty obvious. Not actually looked to see as ive only just got in lol

 

[Winchester]

@Winchester my drl strips have come today and going to look at wiring them in tomorrow afternoon, for the indicators is it just the wire going into the indicator bulb that i connect to? Is it pretty obvious. Not actually looked to see as ive only just got in lol

Usually it’s a yellow wire from the drl that goes to the positive car indicator wire

 

[tillyjj]

im fitting drl and indicators behind the smoked headlight covers. Wanting to have the drl,s come on with the side lights.
I cant for the life of me find a wiring diagram for front indicators and side lights.
Im only having 1 attempt at this, as the battery, front grille and air filter box need removing, even to get a multimeter in there,
pressume i only need to find both indicator and side light positives as theres plenty of points to earth from, HELP!

 

[LeStempy]

im fitting drl and indicators behind the smoked headlight covers. Wanting to have the drl,s come on with the side lights.
I cant for the life of me find a wiring diagram for front indicators and side lights.
Im only having 1 attempt at this, as the battery, front grille and air filter box need removing, even to get a multimeter in there,
pressume i only need to find both indicator and side light positives as theres plenty of points to earth from, HELP!

Lighting System.pdf

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[tillyjj]

Lighting System.pdf

Shared with Dropbox

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sorry mate, i know youre an absolute genius on sorting electrical issues on here. But that info is way over my head

 

[LeStempy]

It's pretty poorly translated but Google translate helps with the diagrams. If you have a series 1 the side repeaters in the wing are an easy place to find the indicator feed and the side light feed can be taken from the fuse box.