Has anybody tried fitting Audi R8 type LED day running lights. I have been using Volvos for years with day running lights, but a black TF is not too obvious to other road users it seems. I thought the LEDs might be a cheepish (e bay) solution.
Comments?
day running lights
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Rule 1 - Is that you need to think very carefully before posting anything technical or asking anything technical relating to the security system of the car - See 'Security Issues' sticky for more info.
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Patrick
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Re: day running lights
Well I am pretty certain that all MGFs were equipped with headlights when they left the factory. True, you have to turn these on and off manually and I accept some might find these hard work but I suggest it is best to this consider additional workload as part of the additional driving experience of in owning a sports car!
On a more serious note, the lighting is covered by all sorts of regulations and approvals. I suspect doing your own modifications to this area is only inviting unwanted attention from the Police and MoT inspectors.
On an even more serious note, why are more and more people driving around with their headlights on in broad daylight, particularly mums driving their little brats around in 4x4s and people carriers – do they thing we will not see them without the headlights?
On a more serious note, the lighting is covered by all sorts of regulations and approvals. I suspect doing your own modifications to this area is only inviting unwanted attention from the Police and MoT inspectors.
On an even more serious note, why are more and more people driving around with their headlights on in broad daylight, particularly mums driving their little brats around in 4x4s and people carriers – do they thing we will not see them without the headlights?
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Paul H
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Re: day running lights
i too have thought about this, but the aftermarket LED's from ebay aren't quite man enough for the job
you just cant see them in daylight,if you can source the genuine Audi or Aston ones you might be ok, but im thinking
the cost of these will rule them out,
ultraleds.co.uk might have some better ones (got my sidelight ones from there and they are better than a normal bulb)
as for mot and law implications i dont think the audi ones are type approved anyway and theres plenty of them about
so i would give it a try anyway, and when was the last time you saw a copper not behind a camera?
good luck and keep us updated
Paul
you just cant see them in daylight,if you can source the genuine Audi or Aston ones you might be ok, but im thinking
the cost of these will rule them out,
ultraleds.co.uk might have some better ones (got my sidelight ones from there and they are better than a normal bulb)
as for mot and law implications i dont think the audi ones are type approved anyway and theres plenty of them about
so i would give it a try anyway, and when was the last time you saw a copper not behind a camera?
good luck and keep us updated
Paul