EDIT: this is just what I've done so far, luckily nothing permanent. While the legality remains questionable, this is something I'd like to acheive to some degree of a standard.
As the title suggests, this is a DIY on how to turn your indicators into drl's like many euro cars have from factory.
Got inspired to do this by the old e38 BMW 7 series, it looks bad ass with these.
So, what you'll need:
- Wire Cutters
- Wire strippers
- terminal Connectors (any kind will do, or alternatively solder + heat shrink)
- Phillips head screw driver
- Two stop tail bulbs (21w/5w)
- Two stop tail bulb holders (I got the whole rear tail light loom + bulbs from a rage at the wreckers for $5 but you can use any stop tail holder so long as you can get it to fit your existing bulb socket)
- And about 30 minutes
So what you'll be doing is replacing the indicator bulb holder with the stop tail one and using the existing indicator circuit to power the 21w filament and tapping the normal parkers circuit to power the 5w filament. This way, they will glow orange when you put the parkers on, and still be full indicator brightness when you wish to indicate. Nice
So step one, removing the screw that holds the indicator in and popping the whole thing out. Twist the bulb holder out and move the casing out of the way. I recommend doing the drivers side first as there is much more room for cutting and stripping the wires you need to get to so that when you get to the crammed passengers side, you already have some idea of what to do. I didn't...
Now cut off the existing bulb with the cutters and leave yourself a bit of wire length to join with. Connect up the new holder, with the 21w wire connected to to the original indicator circuit. Probably a good time to test stuff still works.
This bit is a little fiddly, but simple enough. Find a way to tap into the green wire of the parkers circuit, I used another terminal connector and just doubled up with my new wire on one side. Pull your newly added wire through to the bulb holder and cut to length
Join your new wire to the empty terminal. Tuck wires away. Put indicator back in. Repeat on other side.
And you're done
Results:
As the title suggests, this is a DIY on how to turn your indicators into drl's like many euro cars have from factory.
Got inspired to do this by the old e38 BMW 7 series, it looks bad ass with these.
So, what you'll need:
- Wire Cutters
- Wire strippers
- terminal Connectors (any kind will do, or alternatively solder + heat shrink)
- Phillips head screw driver
- Two stop tail bulbs (21w/5w)
- Two stop tail bulb holders (I got the whole rear tail light loom + bulbs from a rage at the wreckers for $5 but you can use any stop tail holder so long as you can get it to fit your existing bulb socket)
- And about 30 minutes
So what you'll be doing is replacing the indicator bulb holder with the stop tail one and using the existing indicator circuit to power the 21w filament and tapping the normal parkers circuit to power the 5w filament. This way, they will glow orange when you put the parkers on, and still be full indicator brightness when you wish to indicate. Nice
So step one, removing the screw that holds the indicator in and popping the whole thing out. Twist the bulb holder out and move the casing out of the way. I recommend doing the drivers side first as there is much more room for cutting and stripping the wires you need to get to so that when you get to the crammed passengers side, you already have some idea of what to do. I didn't...
Now cut off the existing bulb with the cutters and leave yourself a bit of wire length to join with. Connect up the new holder, with the 21w wire connected to to the original indicator circuit. Probably a good time to test stuff still works.
This bit is a little fiddly, but simple enough. Find a way to tap into the green wire of the parkers circuit, I used another terminal connector and just doubled up with my new wire on one side. Pull your newly added wire through to the bulb holder and cut to length
Join your new wire to the empty terminal. Tuck wires away. Put indicator back in. Repeat on other side.
And you're done
Results:
