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paneldamage

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I was thinking of the round DRLs on eBay that will replace the fog light inner unit completely....

16th Sep 2013 9:44pm

stan
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there isnt a lamp unit that is a direct replacement for the fog unit, i looked and couldnt find anything... ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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17th Sep 2013 7:17am

Rich86

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Stan I think you're right... 2009 Vogue TDV8 Nara Bronze
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17th Sep 2013 6:06pm

stan
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i'd like to be proved wrong as i'd like to buy them.. ... - .- -.

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17th Sep 2013 6:13pm

paneldamage

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This is the item I was thinking of....
eBay item no eBay Item No. 400475130881

It's 2010 fitting but I am sure these are the same basic fitting throughout the years , it was just the connectors that changed? I have various 2003 - 2007 & 2010 fogs somewhere, I will check they re the same.

17th Sep 2013 8:13pm

Alistair

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They look nice, but -

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You could use these lights as DRL style lights ( daytime running lights ) by turning on your front fog lights but you will need to have your headlights on as well for the fog lights circuit to work.

kind of defeats the point - you would really need to wire them differently.

And -

Quote:
These lights are not as bright as the original fog lights ( which is better for driving with them on as "style lights"

seems all wrong - I thought DRL's were supposed to be super bright & that's why they need to go off / be dimmed once your side lights are on ?

17th Sep 2013 8:19pm

Googsy

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17th Sep 2013 8:39pm

paneldamage

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I think powerful are making it clear that you won't get the same light thrown out as you would from the range of a normal fog? I think these LEDs work in a different way., ie they could be extremely bright to look at, but without a lens pushing the light forward they won't be as effective at projecting it.

My thoughts were about keeping the factory look, hence the suggestion. Regards wiring, there are lots of drl control units available for about a tenner.

17th Sep 2013 9:10pm

Cam-Tech-Craig

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paneldamage wrote:
This is the item I was thinking of....
eBay item no eBay Item No. 400475130881

It's 2010 fitting but I am sure these are the same basic fitting throughout the years , it was just the connectors that changed? I have various 2003 - 2007 & 2010 fogs somewhere, I will check they re the same.

All three varients of the L322 have different fog lamps... Neither will fit in the other

17th Sep 2013 9:20pm

paneldamage

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Thanks Craig, saved me looking, powerful ad lists them as fitting 2002 on!!

17th Sep 2013 9:28pm

Cam-Tech-Craig

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http://www.powerfuluk.com/products/pair-of...-l322.html

These?

17th Sep 2013 9:32pm

paneldamage

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Sorry, looked at the eBay ad, the blurb says 2010 on, but the application lists show 2002 on.

17th Sep 2013 11:06pm

stan
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the only way i have found to 'get' the fogs as drl's is to replace the halogen bulb with a led/smd ,rig the drl bulb wiring to a drl switch and then either stick resisters in line for the old fog wiring or switch off the hot/cold monitoring with something like the IIDTool..

this will leave you with a switched circuit for auxiliary lights etc. ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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18th Sep 2013 7:40am

Rich86

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I bet the car wouldn't pass its mot with te powerful lights replacing the fogs... 2009 Vogue TDV8 Nara Bronze
2002 Vogue V8 Zambezi Silver
1986 90 Pick up Deep Bronze Green
1978 Series III SWB Deep Bronze Green

18th Sep 2013 7:02pm

nicedayforit

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Front fogs aren't mot testable items, they can be broken/faulty and the car will not fail because of them.

18th Sep 2013 7:17pm

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