What is to be gained by fitting LEDs if you need a ballast resistor anyway?
Surely the current drain will be the same, and must be the same to stop the warning light coming on?.
Why do you need less of a current draw and why do you need brighter DRLs?
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You'll need to fit a resistor, or get LEDs with them built in.
Or just yes filament bulbs
Where are you?Because for those of us who live in sunny countries, the stock DRL's are worth jack.
But that doesn't answer my question, or perhaps I didn't ask what I meant to ask.
Why do you need less of a current draw and why do you need brighter DRLs?
If I were thinking of doing a modification, I'd make the DRLs come on at the rear as well as at the front.
Cheers,
Mick.
I have to agree about the rear lights. I used to always (even during the day) drive about in my older cars with side lights on, front and rear obviously, also liked the dash instruments being illuminated when side lights were on.
Thick fog here today and the number of numpties with no lights on was unbelievable. Those with newer cars with DRL obviously only have the front lights on. The lack of basic rear lighting was very noticeable.
Wot's that then?There's a very good reason why you don't really want rear lights lit up in the day.....
I have Led for can bus ...
When are brake lights more visible? In a sea of rear tail lights, or on their own?
Considering the closing speeds of cars heading in the same direction are always going to be lower than cars heading towards each other, there's a very good argument for the rear of a car to not have any lighting until it's properly dark.
We are in an "arms race".
If every vehicle used DRLs, none of them would be noticeable..
The DRL's on the Panda are twin filament Brake light bulbs, both filaments are on during the day and drops to one filament when the headlights are on. (is this the same for the 500?).
I just fitted LED tail light bulbs, they work a treat.
I fitted LEDs to a previous car (Scirocco) and these were LEDs with built in resistor to stop errors but I still got messages on dash. Got sick of them and put bulbs back in.