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Old 03-28-2017, 08:10 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jakobnev View Post
There are LED DRL-kits sold that meet the legal requirement, RL is the code IIRC.

Here is my car with such a kit installed where the ((to me) useless) fog lights used to be:


Only uses ~8 watts instead of the ~130 watts i needed before. (For Sweden, Finland etc. Biltema sells relatively cheap kits)

Update: Just searched, and it seems they don't sell them anymore.
The problem I can see with those is getting pulled over for having your fog lights on (depending on local laws).

I used Phillips DRL8's previously cut into the bumper vents of a Mercedes van looked OEM and took ten years off the vans appearance.
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