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Posts: 139 Thanks: 4 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | DRLs and insurance Hey guys. I am thinking of fitting LED daytime running lights to my car. They will be set up as the law requires i.e. Come on with ignition, and dim when sidelights are on. Just wondering what the legal position is regarding insurance? Sadly the foreign call centre at my insurance company were worse than useless... Do i fit the DRLs and not declare (saves me the hassle of explaining to someone who doesn't speak english what DRLs actually are)? Or do I forget about the idea?
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![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Hey guys. I am thinking of fitting LED daytime running lights to my car. They will be set up as the law requires i.e. Come on with ignition, and dim when sidelights are on. Just wondering what the legal position is regarding insurance? Sadly the foreign call centre at my insurance company were worse than useless... Do i fit the DRLs and not declare (saves me the hassle of explaining to someone who doesn't speak english what DRLs actually are)? Or do I forget about the idea? Who is it out of interest? Most put them as driving lights as don't have the option for DRLs.
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Posts: 16,588 Thanks: 912 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance I fitted drls and churchill added to them and cost nothing to add them Ziggy
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![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Shouldn't cost anything, but best to write -- or eMail -- them. Keep a copy.
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Posts: 3,397 Thanks: 77 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance most drls look gash imo ,
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Posts: 6,159 Thanks: 328 Trader Rating: 1 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance I'm too old to understand if this means "absolutely spiffing, old chap"; or "crivens: they're a load of old cock". ![]() Please explain -- or I shall be round there in a trice (or a Panda) to demand the Fiat Forum Barbecue Hat of Doom back from you...! ![]() |
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Posts: 3,397 Thanks: 77 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Im not a fan of the "added drl " strips to bumpers , they just look wrong imo the hat is now back in the ownership of @gadge
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Posts: 4,073 Thanks: 122 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Yeah I agree with James - if it didn't leave the factory with them then there's a real danger of a DIY job looking "jolly awfull indeed" (I.e gash) ![]() ![]() Personally if you really wanted to give your lights a bit more bling, how about just replacing the side light bulbs with white/blue LED ones and just drive with them on all the time, that way you won't have to deal with the insurance plus you get all the benefits of LED lighting And yes the FIATFORUM sorting hat is here and will back with you @homeward as soon as I make another meet sometime ![]() ![]()
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Posts: 6,159 Thanks: 328 Trader Rating: 1 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance And yes the FIATFORUM sorting hat is here and will back with you @homeward as soon as I make another meet sometime ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Posts: 4,073 Thanks: 122 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance I think they should be part of an official kit for the FF events team ![]() ![]()
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Posts: 139 Thanks: 4 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Im not a fan of the "added drl " strips to bumpers , they just look wrong imo the hat is now back in the ownership of @gadge
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![]() | Re: DRLs and insurance Personally if you really wanted to give your lights a bit more bling, how about just replacing the side light bulbs with white/blue LED ones and just drive with them on all the time, that way you won't have to deal with the insurance plus you get all the benefits of LED lighting I've yet to come across 'E' marked LEDs for sidelights, meaning they're not technically legal, and in addition to this a sidelight is never going to achieve the same purpose as a dipped beam headlight or DRL. DRLs are not all about being LED imo, although the majority of after market kits are mind. Covea insurance, who are underwriters for a lot of companies including swinton, AA, RAC, and others. ![]()
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