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darrenmcneill



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Ignore me! The DRL only is blanked off so the only option is DRL & position light.

I think the "position" light is referencing the side lights, as there are 3 wires:

Red - Power Feed
Black - Earth
Blue - Orange/Black side light feed.

What I am unsure of is if the DRL's are being powered, why am I asked to connect to the side lights feed? 2006 HSE for Sale - £7,499 (Manchester)
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Col



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I don't know for sure it may be when the side lights get switched on they dim the DRL's. through the Control Module I do know the Phillips kit's do it.

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darrenmcneill



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Thanks.

What amp fuse should I be using for this? 2006 HSE for Sale - £7,499 (Manchester)
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darrenmcneill wrote:
Lost for Words wrote:


Can you post a picture or a link to the relevant lights? Is there an additional feed built into them? Question


Very late reply but here's the pic. This has been in the garage for 8 months so thought I'd best pull my finger out.

One feed is "DRL & position light," one feed is DRL ONLY.

Any ideas?




So that's a controller, and the lights are seperate then? If that's the case, the my initial thoughts would be that the red and black are the supply for the DRLs themselves, the lights connect via one of the connectors (maybe dependant on different versions?) and the middle cables are for the trigger feed(s) (perhaps one for sidelights, one for an ignition live?).

Fuse wise, the primary aspect is normally to protect the wiring, so a fuse below the rating should be used (e.g. 17 amp cable would have a 15 amp or lower fuse). I'm assuming the lights are LEDs? If so, these will draw very little current, so even just a few amps would be enough, but the main thing is that it's lower than the wiring. Thumbs Up Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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darrenmcneill



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These are Land Rover LED's that were made for the earlier models. The full units fix into the bumper.

Each light has its own control module. The suggestion that they dim when wired to the side lights would make sense.

So I would be fine using a 10-15a fuse? 2006 HSE for Sale - £7,499 (Manchester)
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Lost for Words



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Right, so those are the actuall lights then. They seem (slightly) overly complex if you ask me! Laughing

Judging by the picture, yes, 10-15A would be fine. Even 5A should still be plenty though, so 5 or 10 would be my choice. Thumbs Up Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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darrenmcneill



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Very over complex, you should see the instruction manual!!

Next but of good weather and no children and I may get to actually fit them! 2006 HSE for Sale - £7,499 (Manchester)
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