Cinquecento/Seicento DRL's on a Seicento (W.I.P.)

Step 4: Wiring and electronics.

- Now that all the cutting and drilling has been done, and the bumper has been fit into place again. the Wiring needs to be done.

- The LED dimmer I used (which is obligatory to pass the MOT, APK, TÜV) just has to be connected to the + of the car battery, and to the chassis for mass. Apparently, this little dimmer is smart enough to detect the voltage difference between the 12V (standard battery) and the Dynamo with a running engine ~14V. the DRL's will, when wired properly turn on when the engine starts.
I bolted the dimmer-unit on the bottom of the ECU-unit.



The LED dimmer is provided with an instruction manuals which explains the different colored wires.
there is a Battery +, a Mass, left, and right DRL +, and - And wires for the sidelights or low beam.

When you turn on your low beam, or sidelights the DRL's will dimm to a light level of approx. 40%.



To fix all the wiring, and connecting the DRL's to the unit, i cut the wires to the right length and soldered them. you can use heatshrinks on the patched cables, so isolate them, tape is also a good alternative.

All that should be done now is tidy up the engine compartment, and fit the LED sidelights.



When these are fitted, they match the colour temperature of the DRL's