Daylight running light recommendations please

[Charlie Croker mk2]

Can anyone recommend a set of accessory "Bright" Led daytime running lights , background is my Mrs has a Suzuki swift 1.5 that was built before DLR were fitted as standard and its turned invisible in a sea of more modern cars that have super bright DLR's

People are forever pulling out in front of us or turning right across our path no matter who is driving . The car is bright white with a black checkerboard roof and bonnet but its small and vulnerable -- help please

[Canon_Fodder]

Turn your headlights on?

[vikingaero]

I would definitely go for one of the Philips/Osram kits. Most of the £14.99 Chineseum ones seem to fail after a month.

[33q]

I fitted these to the front of our MX5

Only been on a couple of weeks so time will tell

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FQ7FZHX/ref...

[Red9zero]

vikingaero said:

I would definitely go for one of the Philips/Osram kits. Most of the £14.99 Chineseum ones seem to fail after a month.

This all the way. Cheap ones look cheap. The more expensive ones look more oem. Although older cars round here just seem to have their headlights and fog lights on all the time instead.

[Warren Obhead]

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

You mean they’d have to do it by hand? Like a filthy peasant??

[FA57REN]

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

[RazerSauber]

FA57REN said:

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

You have to turn your headlights OFF in the dark..?

Assuming I'm understanding the point you're making, this is just not true. Your headlights are designed specifically to not dazzle other road users.

[cobra kid]

FA57REN said:

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

What??????

[MattyD803]

I was just about to post up a link to the OSRAM DRL FOG kits, which for many vehicles are a direct replacement of circular fog lamps, but house an OEM looking DRL unit and retain Fog lamp functionality and include all the necessary wiring, relays, brackets and cable covers but it would sadly appear that they have discontinued the range. Which is a shame, I wanted to purchase a set!

[randomeddy]

At last, someone got the letters the right way round.

[MikeM6]

FA57REN said:

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

This makes no sense to me, we have the lights on with the Alfa all the time all year round. It doesn't dazzle anyone.

[Krikkit]

MikeM6 said:

FA57REN said:

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

This makes no sense to me, we have the lights on with the Alfa all the time all year round. It doesn't dazzle anyone.

He's not talking about running lights, he's talking about the Docklands light rail... That makes more sense right..? Right?

[Silvanus]

FA57REN said:

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

Utter nonsense

[Vasco]

FA57REN said:

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

Pretty sure that's totally incorrect.

[Silvanus]

Vasco said:

FA57REN said:

Canon_Fodder said:

Turn your headlights on?

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

Pretty sure that's totally incorrect.

you'd be right

[Tje]

For my mk1 mx5 I’ve got some 3 inch fog lights. Will get them wired up with a DRL controller off Amazon/eBay.

They’ll do the dimming when needed and off when headlights come on. Under £40 all in.

[Bennet]

Charlie Croker mk2 said:

People are forever pulling out in front of us or turning right across our path no matter who is driving.

I have never had a car with DRLs and this never happens to me.

I switch my headlights on in the rain / at dusk.

[Charlie Croker mk2]

Bennet said:

I have never had a car with DRLs and this never happens to me.

I switch my headlights on in the rain / at dusk.

Just on Last Saturday 4 pm a huge tractor pulls out from the road on left , sees us and slams on the brakes so hard that the ub belted passenger hit the windscreen . 40mph limit , I am going 35 . This is 1 mile from home and whilst its a known hot spot ( Check out the skid marks ) The tractor driver just had not seen us .
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5297951,-2.02396...

[Brassblaster]

FA57REN said:

The problem with using headlights as DLRs is you have to turn them off to sidelights when entering shadows or when it's dusky, otherwise you'll blind oncoming drivers.

Which must be why Volvo, with their terrible safety record () had headlights that were on permanently for decades (to the point you had to mod them to disable it if you really wanted to save a few bob a year on headlight bulbs...).

No idea where this came from, but it's completely wrong.