Daylight Running Lights - how to fit

This is how the lights look in the bumper





I would have preferred to mount them a bit more out board but the curve of the bumper would have had them pointing significantly side ways which is not ideal

Now for the wiring.

I secured the relay unit to the fuse box bolt:



The sidelight cut out wire is connected to the red & black lighting wire:



I use these Tap It connectors where access it tight - not to be confused with scotchloks!:



The earth was connected to the adjacent wiring box that bolts in to the wing.

The power lead was a bit more difficult. It needs to be a source controlled by position 2 on the ignition switch. I decided to go for a feed from the fuse box by the driver's knees.

The cable (in the grey conduit) runs through this grommet:



The power comes from the yellow feed in the fuse box below the steering wheel - this comes on with the ignition key at '2':



This is the finished job - more visible in real life:






Richard

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Superb guide there. Thanks Richard. :broon:

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Just out of interest, how did you secure the lights to the bumper? Sikaflex or via an internal bracket?
I need to fit round Osrams to my TF 160 but they wont fit in the OEM fog light position without major mods.
Nice job either way.
Ken


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Hi Ken,

The units were a good interference fit so I bedded them in with white Sikaflex 291 (the marine stuff which I have for the boat - rather like Loctite, not all Sikaflex is the same). They've not shifted at all and we also have some rough roads.

Richard

Great How-to Richard...am looking to do something similar with my LE500..

Looks like the original listing is no more though.

I think these are the ones..?

DRL Daytime Running Lights 4 High Power LED E4 00RL MARK FOG LAMPS H VAUXHALL 3 Completed

Fatbaldingoldgit wrote: Great How-to Richard...am looking to do something similar with my LE500..

Looks like the original listing is no more though.

I think these are the ones..?

DRL Daytime Running Lights 4 High Power LED E4 00RL MARK FOG LAMPS H VAUXHALL 3

Completed

Yes, I've just checked the invoice and this was the supplier of my kit and the one you've linked looks the same.

Richard