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Title: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: rdfcpete on July 12, 2009, 07:01:53 pm

Guys,

I'm presuming here that with VagCom you can run the yellow indicators in a US style DRL (which look immense), can this be run with Xenon/Bi-Xenon headlights - I'm presuming there's nothing to restrict this?

If so, any piccies of said scenario? I can imagine it looking pretty excellent.

Thanks,

Pete.

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: SteveP on July 12, 2009, 07:07:44 pm

Have a look in NotNormal's car thread - http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=69.0

He is running US DRL's with Xenon's  :happy2:

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: JPC on July 13, 2009, 09:34:25 am

If your planning of retrofitting Xenons, you cant do US DRLs.

You need the factory installed xenon loom, if retrofitted, it wont work with the kufatec looms.

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: rdfcpete on July 13, 2009, 12:33:27 pm

Steve, yeah I've seen his car, it's the only one picture or so I've got of that kind of DRL  :smiley: - Cheers.

And Jay, ok mate I'll have to forget that one then.
Are the kufatec leads not built with OEM components/material or similar then?

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: JPC on July 13, 2009, 12:46:55 pm

yes they are, built as such.

But....

they only Have 7 wires running in them.

Factory fit ones have 12 wires. These are for self leveling etc.

and somewhere in the differences of the loom lies the answer why we cant have the DRLs

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: rdfcpete on June 11, 2010, 08:04:56 pm

We decided you porkied on this one Jay as Darren got them running with the auto levelers  :laugh:














Just kidding :P  :wink:

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: JPC on June 12, 2010, 11:37:02 am

Well I thought it wasn't possible to do it unless you had factory xenons. That all changed when Vw rascal turned up To my unit with his indicator drls on his halogen headlights. I put my xenons on there and the indicators still lit up!! Looks awesome!

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: theo on June 12, 2010, 07:25:03 pm

So can this be done either with oem xenons or standard headlights?

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: JPC on June 12, 2010, 07:51:01 pm

Yep it can be done with both ;)

Title: Re: Running the indicator DRL's + Xenons?
Post by: theo on June 12, 2010, 08:06:13 pm

Hmmm, might have to give this some serious thought. Can anyone think of any issues come MOT time with this though?