Parsonally I agree with Clarkson [ now there's a first ], cars with LED running lights look like a council house at Christmas, I would go for the Scandinavian option. Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.

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now that reminds me ...... where did I put that 12v truckers christmas tree, nearly time for its annual outing on the dash  2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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MartynB wrote:

now that reminds me ...... where did I put that 12v truckers christmas tree, nearly time for its annual outing on the dash

Good Yorkshire humour,  Gone, 2007 TD4 SE Auto Baltic blue, clear side repeaters, full sized alloy spare.

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russben wrote:

I found this on the Disco 3 forum. I think this looks really good if you want to fit DRLs and make it look 'factory'. I believe the author bought them from e-bay. Combined with the relay you found RazMan, that would be my choice.

I just found some more photo's of the DRLs on a Disco 3.

https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12722/DRLs.doc

For some reason I can't get the photo's to open as jpegs.

Russ. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

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Update: I have sourced a spare set of foglights and after 'cooking' them in the oven (don't tell SWMBO ) the lenses pop out to gain access to the reflectors. I reckon a 70mm LED ring will just about squeeze in there with a little bit of modding so I have ordered a pair from China - my cunning plan commences
If the LEDs are not bright enough then there is always the CCFL option but I didn't really want to complicate things too much. I will post up some pics when I make some more progress. Cheers,
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RazMan wrote:

Update: I have sourced a spare set of foglights and after 'cooking' them in the oven (don't tell SWMBO ) the lenses pop out to gain access to the reflectors. I reckon a 70mm LED ring will just about squeeze in there with a little bit of modding so I have ordered a pair from China - my cunning plan commences
If the LEDs are not bright enough then there is always the CCFL option but I didn't really want to complicate things too much. I will post up some pics when I make some more progress.

At what temperature did you "cook" them

I ve thought to do this to the main lighting module (beams, side lights, trafficators, module). There is a lot of unused space in there to put a day light, but I m afraid, I m not a good baker...

LASPAE wrote:

At what temperature did you "cook" them

I ve thought to do this to the main lighting module (beams, side lights, trafficators, module). There is a lot of unused space in there to put a day light, but I m afraid, I m not a good baker...

RazMan,

Keep us all up-dated

(because I have ordered a pair of 70mm Angel Eyes 21 SMD LED Ring Car Light White from a well known auction site from China)

There will be with me in about 21 days ?? but to find time to fit them will be in the new year !!

I will be interested to how your going to wire them up. Easy to wire into the side light wiring, but I would like them to come on when ignition is live, IE so I don't need to turn them on every day, they come on automatically.

so whats the best (and easiest ) ignition live under the bonnet !! which will not upset any ECU's or sensors.

All the best JP

jp wrote:

so whats the best (and easiest ) ignition live under the bonnet !! which will not upset any ECU's or sensors.

All the best JP

From what I've read on various threads you may be better passing the "positive" lead through the passenger side bulkhead and connecting to a spare fuse slot with a fly-lead fuse thingy.

There should be at least one which is ignition live switched as it is used to power the sat-navs when retrofitted into the cubby hole.

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F5 is ignition accessory in passenger side fusebox

Speedway wrote:

Parsonally I agree with Clarkson [ now there's a first ], cars with LED running lights look like a council house at Christmas, I would go for the Scandinavian option.

However there are more and more Christmas Tree vehicles on the road here than ever before. Seems one manufacturer after another is following Audi's stupidity  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Thanks about the information about the power feed

The Time are changing, And so glad you don't agree with Clarkson all the time (ever throw I worked with him for a short time) I can't agree with him all the time.

LED lights or Day time lights are law I think from 2012 ?? On all new cars to be sold in the UK.
So that's why one manufacturer after another is following Audi's stupidity.

I know when riding my bike through the day with lights on, other diver's do see you more and don't pull out on you as much.

jp wrote:

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I know when riding my bike through the day with lights on, other diver's do see you more and don't pull out on you as much.

Ah, so you're an underwater trick cyclist - fascinating - didn't know DRL were obligatory in the ocean's depths