This cheap pair despite nine LEDs each are just not bright enough, although they do give some additional visibility in shady conditions.
Eagle Eyes boxed and mounted neatly outboard of the overrider between the two bumper-to-iron bolts. The curve of the bumper and the irons means the LEDs are angled outwards slightly so the viewing angle increases with distance.
Under the lower edge of the bumper, and back from its 'nose'.
Plastic mounting strip secured under the centre two LEDs goes up between the bumper and the mounting iron, and over the top of the iron. With the bumper refitted this strip is clamped securely so needs no further attachment.
Positive side of the DRLs goes to the fused ignition supply, negative (via the blocking diode) to the right-hand parking light where the standard 2-way bullet is replaced by a 4-way.
- With the ignition on and the parking lights off current flows from the ignition through the DRLs, the diode, the parking and gauge lights to earth. The very low current of the DRLs compared to incandescent parking lights means that the DRLs glow brightly and the parking lights do not glow at all.
- With both ignition and parking lights on there is 12v both sides of the DRLs so they do not glow at all, and the parking lights are illuminated as normal.
- With ignition off and parking lights on the blocking diode (1N4001 or 1N4002) prevents reverse voltage being applied to the DRLs.
In bright sunlight there is plenty of twinkling from the brightwork ...
... dipped headlights add virtually nothing (yes, the headlight are on!)
... and the DRLs don't add that much.
But in lower light levels (no lights) ...
... headlights do add visibility ...
... but nowhere near as much as the DRLs!
