VY DRL Install I need advice

[Ozzy]

tomorrow i plan to install some DRL's (Daytime Running Lights) on my vy commodore... any tips on what to plug it into... the goal is to have them on when i start the car and off when i turn off the car...

if there is any legal issues doing it that way please let me know...

pictures will be a big help if possible


thanks

Ozzy

[Ozzy]

Thinking if it that turns out to hard... I’ll just hook them up to the small light thing in the middle bottom of the vy headlights

[mint]

So you want your VY to look like all those tossbag euro flubs out there.?!? Shame


Just take a feed from your "ACC" to your (not even slightly rank) running lights and earth them. QED

[Ozzy]

lol...

well they are round and they go into the fog light holes on a ss bumper... will look no different...

[Ozzy]

could someone point me in the direction of a diagram.. or location of the acc wire

thanks

ozzy

[MEESEN]

I think the closest point is from your fuse box in the engine bay, get a test light, turn your ign to acc and see what is an acc wire, otherwise ya fuse box under your steering wheel is the next best bet, just use your test light again to find the acc wire, make sire its not a constant though

Other than that you could hook it up to your parkers

[MEESEN]

Also I'm pretty sure by law your not aloud to have them... But if i got busted for them in my defence I would make a point that all cars by law (pretty sure) must have them to improve visibility to others, so by me installing them I am also simply improving my visibility and saftey on the roads.

[Ozzy]

the lights im installing have their own fuse so i can just cram them in the acc fuse hole and put the acc fuse over the top? how do fuses work is one power and 1 ground or??


edit.. looking at the owners manual... there is no acc fuse in the engin bay


edit again... ah bugger it... ill just connect it to the parkers

[Ozzy]

well fitted my new bumper... has no holden logo on the grille... tried to take the one off from the original grille but would not come off... so got to add that to my shopping list... drl's are not wired up... still looking for a little help on where to hook them upto... but thinking of just buying a switch for it... here is a few pics... of my "bogan" vy lumina/s hybird

[kcpwns]

Something tells me it's a Holden?

[Ozzy]

Something tells me it's a Holden?

hmm you could be right... but i will need to take another look at it to be sure

[mint]

Mate, that's so bogan it's cool!

[Ozzy]

Mate, that's so bogan it's cool!

lol thanks...

ended up rigging a switch and connect it to the battery and placing it inside the car... thinking of making a mounting thing for it... and my lgp light/button.... i like to see that light but i have to duck around the steering wheel just to check if its on/gas lvl
since I’m still on my p’s I cant do any performance mods… but next up are some nice 19” rims and lower it a bit. Thinking on a stronger tint as well.. just has factory tint atm

[itsagixa]

hey mate what make and model is your DVD/Cd player

[Ozzy]

this one... Erisin ES862D 6.2 Double Din Car Radio DVBT GPS Multi-language Menu [ES862D] - US$290.00 : erisin.com

i got it from them ... its awesome... didnt pay that much for it though... if u email them ask for a better deal... i got it for $190 including postage... got it in about 4 days

[VYMAD]

I would hook them to the parkers' curcuit, but have a seperate switch as well as you don't want them on at night. Wouldn't hurt to fuse them too of course.

[Ozzy]

what colour is the acc wire on the fues box?

[esca_ByDesign]

whats with the side skirt? is it trying to be a clubsport one?

[Ozzy]

lol i put a pin stripe on it... and yes it is lol

on another note... are the vz and vy grille badges the same size?