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Since: Jul 04, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:09 pm
Post subject: A2 Jetta DRL retrofit
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Any ideas for adding Daytime Running Lights to a
1990 Jetta? I ordered LED amber ones... they're kinda
dim and red and can't be positioned in as good a place
as the headlights.

I was hoping to change the wiring at the headlight
switch to trade parking lights and low beam headlights.
Looked at current flow diagrams in Bentley...didn't help.

Ideally there would be a kit where one could drill a hole
into the reflector, plug a 20-30 watt light in and wire
it up to a switch. White or warm white LED's would be great.

Also preferably the parking lights wouldn't be on.

thanks,
Irv

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:17 pm
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Actually just isolating out the parking lights so I could
run the low-beams independantly would be great. Maybie I can
isolate out a single wire that does that at the switch...

IR wrote:

> Any ideas for adding Daytime Running Lights to a
> 1990 Jetta? I ordered LED amber ones... they're kinda
> dim and red and can't be positioned in as good a place
> as the headlights.
>
> I was hoping to change the wiring at the headlight
> switch to trade parking lights and low beam headlights.
> Looked at current flow diagrams in Bentley...didn't help.
>
> Ideally there would be a kit where one could drill a hole
> into the reflector, plug a 20-30 watt light in and wire
> it up to a switch. White or warm white LED's would be great.
>
> Also preferably the parking lights wouldn't be on.
>
> thanks,
> Irv

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:09 pm
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Between Bentley and my continuity tester I narrowed it down
to a couple possibilities. 1st guess did it. In the middle
of the switch theres a parallel pair of wires. One is the
heaviest gauge wire on there (next heavy is the red Hot).
Connect this pair and it's headlights only, no perifery.
And only works with the engine...perfect.

Drilled a hole in the fake switch above, popped in a
toggle and presto.

thanks anyway,
IRv
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