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USA style running lights on UK car?
« on: July 06, 2010, 10:27:21 pm »
Hey guys  :happy2:

Been looking thru the dub 'scene' in the US and i've noticed how awesome it looks when they have the indicators on as DRLs all the time.



Is it possible to set this up on my car?

because i WANTTT ITTTTT  :party: :party: :party: :chicken:

Thanks alot

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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2010, 10:30:24 pm »
i tryed this, but couldnt do it to leave just the sidelights on!

So i took the easy way out and got some orange sidelight bulbs..... it has exactly the same effect (as long as the sidelight is in the indicator part)  :smiley:
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2010, 10:34:10 pm »


you mean this?  

I have had them on with my old halogen units (as per pic) and I now have them on with my xenons   :happy2:

They need to be activated via vagcom, I will try and find a how to for you   :smiley:

« Last Edit: July 06, 2010, 10:40:24 pm by vwrascal »
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 10:39:02 pm »
Awesome news :) Thanks guys.

I was going to ask if they'd work with my poverty halogens, but turns out they do!  :happy2:

 :love: thanks again

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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2010, 11:34:51 am »
Interesting, I was told the cant be set on halogens but tha above pic proves it.
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2010, 11:45:55 am »
just seen this thread again. they look sooooooooo good!   :jumpmove:
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2010, 12:59:38 pm »
They do look very good, nice sig Keano :happy2:
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2010, 01:54:00 pm »
Quote from: vwrascal on July 06, 2010, 10:34:10 pm


you mean this?  

I have had them on with my old halogen units (as per pic) and I now have them on with my xenons   :happy2:

They need to be activated via vagcom, I will try and find a how to for you   :smiley:



Love the look of your car...

Tried to activate via VAGCOM - there are two options USA & Scandinavia (from memory) and neither seem to work for me  :sad1:

Any better instructions, cos I would like them too
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2010, 01:51:53 pm »
Any luck guys?  :P
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2010, 02:31:39 pm »
^^^^
Those are yellow/amber/orange, in other words not white light. What happens when you indicate turning? Does one flash and the other remain permanently on? - I hope not because they could get you into deep doodah with both the law and confuse other motorists to the extent of heavily contributing to an incident. Utterly stupid idea! :stupid:

Why not change simply your sidelight bulbs to white LED and use those as 'daytime running lights'?
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2010, 02:37:32 pm »
Hi Red,

I think they are usually set to produce 40% light, then when the indicator is on, will produce 100% light on that certain unit.
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2010, 02:46:55 pm »
Quote from: keano on July 08, 2010, 02:37:32 pm
Hi Red,

I think they are usually set to produce 40% light, then when the indicator is on, will produce 100% light on that certain unit.

Just like the new Audi DLRs.
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2010, 05:56:43 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on July 08, 2010, 02:31:39 pm
^^^^
Those are yellow/amber/orange, in other words not white light. What happens when you indicate turning? Does one flash and the other remain permanently on? - I hope not because they could get you into deep doodah with both the law and confuse other motorists to the extent of heavily contributing to an incident. Utterly stupid idea! :stupid:

Why not change simply your sidelight bulbs to white LED and use those as 'daytime running lights'?

when you indicate, the other stays on   :happy2:

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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2010, 05:57:49 pm »
Quote from: keano on July 08, 2010, 02:37:32 pm
Hi Red,

I think they are usually set to produce 40% light, then when the indicator is on, will produce 100% light on that certain unit.

you can set them what ever dimmage you would like   :happy2:
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Re: USA style running lights on UK car?
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2010, 06:04:10 pm »
to set these, you need to go to central elecs in VCDS, cant remember which byte or bit it is without plugging her in   :ashamed:  it is under 'parking light dimming' and will be set at '0%', have a play with dimming but I run 100%    :grin:  it has nothing to do with USA or scandanavian drl's because thats where I went wrong   :chicken:  HTH, if your still stuck then I will jump in the motor and take a look   :happy2:
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