LED DRLs - latest improvements

Post by **Marcus-RS4** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:28 pm

rjkflyer wrote:Shout if anyone's interested in more details...

*SHOUT*

Post by **rs4v8** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:48 pm

Finally got round tp posting the pics of the LEDs as per rjkflyers instructions. Great advice. Cheers. No faults found by car. A wee bit fiddly doing the soldering on the drivers side lamps but nothing too bad.

Pics show both types of lamp, mucky filaments left, new LEDs on the right.

Post by **MoRS6+** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:40 pm

V. nice. The LED's look waaay better!

Post by **rjkflyer** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:09 pm

Great job! Actually really good to see the X:Y comparison - had forgotten the relative improvement!

Post by **sonny** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:45 pm

yea I was against if at first, but seeing them both together, I must agree, they look rather trick!

Post by **rs4v8** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:34 pm

Have to say I'm delighted with the way it looks now. Big improvement. Even the missus noticed the difference and believe me that is saying something!

The credit goes to the guinea pigs who went first though! rjkflyer in particular. Cheers

Your resistor values do indeed work with regards fooling the lamp failure monitor and theres not too much heat at all. You can easily keep your finger on them so no danger of melting anything! Also glued the resistors to the covers.

Its the same type of bulb from the drls that goes in the rear cluster for indicators etc. Tried it very quickly as it was getting dark tonight. Looks pretty cool but not so easy to do the resistors. Gonna take the lining away from the boot tomorrow to see if there's enough space. Very difficult to show the effect properly but the LED binary on-off rather than dimming and lighting as per the filaments looks much better (just like my old m3!). LED lamp is in the cluster on the right shown below.

And, before anyone asks, yes it is the same car! just the front is nice and clean for the first pics!!

Just for reference, also a pic of the front in the twilight.

Post by **sonny** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:08 pm

Looking great, are you doing all 6 indicators? do they use an orange LED or do you have to use a film/gel?

Post by **rs4v8** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:43 pm

Only looked at the rear ones so far. All the bulbs in the back are white so white leds are ok for the indicators. Might be a bit too much! Depends entirely on where I can site the resistors as they'll prob have to be in the boot

Post by **SR71** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:33 pm

I don't need to be disconnecting the battery or anything like that before cutting my lighting circuits do I?

Thanks.

Post by **rAudiguy** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:50 am

I didn't jay and all was fine!!!

Post by **lma07** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:38 pm

Liking the LED's alot.... rs4v8 you don't do homers do you ?

I keep my DRL on as the car is grey and I think it helps cars see me better.

Post by **P_G** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:34 pm

rAudiguy wrote:I didn't jay and all was fine!!!

Jim, is this a feasible retrofit in the time that we are at the r/r day, i.e. could I ask for your expert assistance if I get the parts in advance?

Post by **pippyrips** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:04 am

If it is any chance i can park next to you and copy?!

PG/SR71 - have you ordered the parts yet?

Post by **bn8959** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:18 am

If someone is ordering parts for the RR day, I'd be interested in joining this modding fun

Will happily reimburse on the day if someone can order an extra set...

Post by **klauster** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:44 am

bn8959 wrote:If someone is ordering parts for the RR day, I'd be interested in joining this modding fun Will happily reimburse on the day if someone can order an extra set...

Same goes for me, although I haven't got a clue how to fit them

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