Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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My DS has them, good idea IMO
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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They are indeed. Amazing how many people get out of your way quicker when you're bombing down the outside lane and some shitcunt is sitting doing 50mph without a care in the world.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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i always drive with my sidelights on in my 2003 t4 transporter
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Cool story bro
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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They make stupid people drive in the dark without their lights on though. Couple of times i have come up behind new cars with no lights on at the rear and dlr' s on at the front
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
How can you hate them? You can't see them when they're in use 
DRLs look gash on almost every car I've seen with them. I especially like the aftermarket kits on 1999 Mondeos.
My missus' corsa (62 plate) has the sidelights on full time to cover it, I think that's an acceptable compromise.
Sidelights on the Subaru need to stay on all the time as the battery goes flat without them on 
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
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Originally posted by SVM 286
Never heard of a DRL, no f*cking idea what one is
Day time running lights (a.k.a the bright while leds).
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Audi_R8_Led_20080225.jpg
My 2010 Fabia has them, but in a very annoying place as people think that they are fog lights:
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r106/nathy2k6/vRS/IMG_0552_zps3364ecb4.jpg
[Edited on 29-06-2015 by nathy_87]
 Nice one Nath. I've heard of daytime running lights. Volvos had em about forty years ago, but i've never heard anyone abbreviate it before.
That is a rather inconvenient spot for yours to be located.
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Sidelights on the Subaru need to stay on all the time as the battery goes flat without them on
'the fuck??? That's a weird one Kyle
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Ben G
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Originally posted by gavin18787
They make stupid people drive in the dark without their lights on though. Couple of times i have come up behind new cars with no lights on at the rear and dlr' s on at the front
Yeah i've seen that a lot recently. Should have their licenses taken away.
I like them on the fiesta as they're integrated into the headlight. Otherwise, they'd look shit.
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SVM 286
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Really like those new Fiestas.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Majority of DRL's actually switch off when you put side lights on, including on the DS3.
With the last shape Corsa, when you turn on the sidelights the DRL's just get dimmer as they are the sidelights.
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[Edited on 30-06-2015 by deano87]
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Sidelights on the Subaru need to stay on all the time as the battery goes flat without them on
'the fuck??? That's a weird one Kyle
Used to go through batteries like crazy. Talked to a mapper about it once and he mentioned that they have (not very) "smart alternator" which only applies charge when it sees heavy load or some shit like that.
Sure enough, drive it with side lights on and I never have aa problem again
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
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Originally posted by gavin18787
They make stupid people drive in the dark without their lights on though. Couple of times i have come up behind new cars with no lights on at the rear and dlr' s on at the front
Yeah i've seen that a lot recently. Should have their licenses taken away.
I like them on the fiesta as they're integrated into the headlight. Otherwise, they'd look shit.
mines white too
I like the DRL's when you see them in the reflection of the car in front looks mean
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Majority of DRL's actually switch off when you put side lights on, including on the DS3.
With the last shape Corsa, when you turn on the sidelights the DRL's just get dimmer as they are the sidelights.
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[Edited on 30-06-2015 by deano87]
DRLs should dim (if the same bulb is being used as a sidelight) or go off when the sidelights are switched on
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Originally posted by Ben G
How can you hate them? You can't see them when they're in use
What a daft thing to say I don't need to see them to like the look of them. That's like putting on a nasty looking set of alloys but not having the rights to hate them as you can't see them when in the car
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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But the alloys are seen even when the car is switched off
How often do you start your car up on the driveway/road/pavenent and just leave it there to look at?
Very weird thing to say you hate them
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Anyone else noticed multiple LED DRL's in the headlight cluster wobble in the rear view mirror? Particularly Insignia ones?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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I notice a blue light. Not a blue tint. But almost a dot of blue
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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This is the kind of thing I usually see around here... so shit 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Yep, dunno why people do that. It's an old corsa, not a fucking audi.
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