Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 1998 10:02:49 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: WTB: DRL hardware (attn Canadians)
Comments: To: James Cohen <jscohen@SPRYNET.COM>, vanagon@vanagon.com
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My 1991 Jetta had DTRLs, but they ran at 100% power on low beam.  H4 bulbs
arn't expensive, here in Canada they are the same price as the 9004s (~$10
for good ones).  What I would do if you are interested in having reduced
power DTRLs is get the European headlights and use the 5W parking lamp that
is built into them.  You can get colored bulbs to put in there that makes
them really noticeable.  I use yellow in mine.  On bright sunny days they
are barely noticable at a distance, but in rain, snow or dusk they really
stand out.

To make them automatically come on use the hot wire from the fuel pump.
The extra 10W isn't going to overload it and they will only come on when
the engine is running.

At 11:30 9/19/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I want, YES want, to retrofit DRL to my US cars.  Everytime I see MORONS
>without their lights on when the light is bad, (twilight, rain, snow, fog)
>I become more and more convinced that they are a great idea.
>
>However, I will use a switch with mine. I like the idea of running my
>expensive H-4 bulbs at reduced power.
>
>James

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