Technical daytime running lights

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Technical daytime running lights

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I'd like to convert my 500's fogs to DRL, but like everything on a 500, modfications can be a pain.

UFI
Do you know if this can be done ?

Our other car is a 2011 Skoda Yeti and there a quite a few changes that can be done on it
But you need or need to get someone who has a Canbus cable to get into computer and switch things around. Some I believe are quite simple, just tick or untick a box and others require a knowledge of complex codes
One such switheroo is changing the main beam to the fogs for the "coming home" feature - lights stay on like the 500 does.

If so, does the 500 have/need some such cable to make these changes ?
And are the codes or what ever is required readily available ?

Sorry about the 20 questions but I think the fogs as DRLs is a great change
 
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UFI
Do you know if this can be done ?

Our other car is a 2011 Skoda Yeti and there a quite a few changes that can be done on it
But you need or need to get someone who has a Canbus cable to get into computer and switch things around. Some I believe are quite simple, just tick or untick a box and others require a knowledge of complex codes
One such switheroo is changing the main beam to the fogs for the "coming home" feature - lights stay on like the 500 does.

If so, does the 500 have/need some such cable to make these changes ?
And are the codes or what ever is required readily available ?

Sorry about the 20 questions but I think the fogs as DRLs is a great change

Nope it can't be done on the 500. Fiat have got it so things have to be factory fitted to work after market, only a very few minor exceptions to this, but front fogs are not one.

Not sure what you mean by getting the fogs to be DRLs, they never will be as they're fog lamps and their beam pattern is as such that they'll only ever be fog lamps and not DRLs.
 
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UFI
Do you know if this can be done ?

Just setting your fogs to the DRL switch is illegal of course where fog use is prohibited in fair weather conditions. As UFI is a weekend car, I'll probably never need fogs.

My DRL's are already LED and not quite as bright as stock. The plan is to switch the fog globes to LED as well. The beam pattern doesn't matter as the new globes won't be as bright and DRL's usually don't even have reflectors, and of course LEDs will change the beam pattern anyway. I'll probably disconnect the old wiring harness and splice the 'new' DRL's into the original DRL harness.
 
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