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18th July 2021, 03:44 | #1 |
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Daytime running lights
A great many cars now have daytime running lights as standard, I have two queries,
1) if aftermarket lights are fitted where on the car should they go? The design of the Rover 75 is not such that one can just slap a couple of lights on the front. 2) the alternative, I have considered, is to fit them in place of the front fog lamps (or even used the fog lamps themselves). Fog is something pretty rare here in New Zealand. Has anyone tried either of these suggestions and if so which one was successful? |
18th July 2021, 06:55 | #2 |
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Day time running lights.
Have a look at this thread it may help you. Hope it helps and welcome to the club.
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/f...play.php?f=104 Rick Star in traders part of the forum and have a look in google search bar at the top of the page good look hope you find what you want. Clive. |
18th July 2021, 07:01 | #3 |
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Are running lights not a T4 or toaf switchable option ?
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18th July 2021, 08:11 | #4 |
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Yes. When my T4 deleted all my Toaf extras eg. digital speedo I got reminded by the T4 that daytime running lights was a requirement for my market, so I added the option. (and then went back to Toaf to put the car back to my custom settings).
Regards ps. This thread might help the OP: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=296734 |
18th July 2021, 15:16 | #5 |
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Rick-sta a member of this forum is your man for light modifications
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18th July 2021, 18:33 | #6 |
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Think all that does is bring the dipped beam on with the ignition, just means it eats bulbs even quicker
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18th July 2021, 18:48 | #7 |
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I don’t like drl’s, to me other drivers now rely on looking for lights rather than looking for vehicles.
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I played with the DRL option using TOAF and ended up turning it off.
It actually turns on the full beam lamp at a reduced intensity, not the dipped beam. The intensity of the light level itself was fine, but the beam on that lamp is set up such that even with the lower brightness it is incredibly dazzling to other road users. I personally quite like DRL's - not as a styling item (which I don't agree with, they should be functional over form in my opinion). As a 28 year old with good eyesight and decent reflexes, I find cars with DRL's far more visible in daytime traffic at a quick glance than cars without. Useful for pulling out at junctions etc. That's why I looked into enabling it on my 75 with TOAF - to increase how visible I am to others more than anything else. As that was a no-go, I ended up not using any as I didn't want to add anything aftermarket as I prefer cars to look stock. Quote:
If you can't get in a car in poor light and set off without knowing you are adequately illuminated you should have your taken away from you. Another reason I have seen people doing this is because their cars are fitted with automatic headlights but they've taken them off the 'Auto' setting and turned them off completely. Again, incompetence, and there's no excuse when you're driving a two tonne killing machine on a public highway. Last edited by Gigagator; 19th July 2021 at 11:48.. |
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