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Fitting daytime running lights vw Passat b5.5

  • 30-04-2015 5:13am
    #1
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭


    Where would be the best/easiest place to wire a set of daytime running lights into the cars ignition?
    Anywhere under the hood, to avoid running into the dashboard?
    I know there is an ignition feed to the car radio which I could use?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Reverse light switch on the gearbox?


  • #3
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,394 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Why not look for a spare fuse in fuse box, one thats ignition live, all car fuse boxes have spaces with no fuse in, thats the way i did it, ran wire from lights to fuse box but didnt run underneath, just pushed new fuse in with wire. fuse box could still closed (thin wire low voltage) that was 2 years ago ,still working.


  • #4
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Why not look for a spare fuse in fuse box, one thats ignition live, all car fuse boxes have spaces with no fuse in, thats the way i did it, ran wire from lights to fuse box but didnt run underneath, just pushed new fuse in with wire. fuse box could still closed (thin wire low voltage) that was 2 years ago ,still working.

    I was thinking of the fuse box, but isn't my fuse box inside the car in the dashboard??? Was hoping to find a source inside the engine bay.


  • #5
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,394 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    snaps wrote: »
    I was thinking of the fuse box, but isn't my fuse box inside the car in the dashboard??? Was hoping to find a source inside the engine bay.

    Alot cars have 2, one with relays in the car and one with most of the regular fuses in engine bay, if your fuse box is in the engine bay this would be the easier route.


  • #6
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Not to píss on your parade, but aftermarket DRL's always look tacky and never fit in well IMO. Each to their own though.


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  • #7
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Not to píss on your parade, but aftermarket DRL's always look tacky and never fit in well IMO. Each to their own though.

    Need to do something as its law here to have lights on all day and headlight bulbs are a bugger to fit every 6 months. And expensive!

    These DRLs fit straight into the bottom grill next to the fogs so shouldn't look too bad.


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