How to fit LEDs to the RS4 B7 DRLs

[PetrolDave]

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Dave, do I need to worry about the diameter of the jump wire ?

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Use something at least the same size as the original wire to the bulb and you won't have a problem. The maximum current is only 2A with the 6 ohm resistor and 1.2A with the 10 ohm resistor.

[Onkeldunkel]

Great writeup!

How did it go with the resistors - which one worked? Does the double sided tape still work? And one last question - how did you get the wires for the resistors out of the housings? Did you have to drill holes in the covers? Or???

Thanks in advance,
-J

[Andyuk911]

New Resistors have not arrived due to the postal strike.
Double sided tape works fine.
The wires pop out the cover, no holes drilled .. seems ok

[Andyuk911]

Well, the resistors turned up so I pop to do this lunch time.

A quick test and wow no bulb out ..

So Dave you were correct 10 Ohm resistors seem to do the job.


THEN DISASTER !!! OH no when I was putting the assembly back, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/fekr.gif[/img]

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Hello is that an LED in my Light ........
























DON'T PANIC !!!!!!!!!!!!


How the hell am I going to get that out ..........

















Did not take me more than 5 minutes, thank god ...
























So the only thing to test, is to see how hot the resistor gets and to see if they will need bolting down.


Thanks for reading

[Onkeldunkel]

Great that the load resistors works... Where did you buy them? I've checked the two sites you mentioned in the beginning, but they only seem to have one type.

Thanks,
-J

[kite]

Quick thinking with the sticky stick thingy [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/169144-ok.gif[/img]

[Andyuk911]

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Great that the load resistors works... Where did you buy them? I've checked the two sites you mentioned in the beginning, but they only seem to have one type.

Thanks,
-J

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you need to read all the pages, 10 ohm 62-8112 from Rapid

[Onkeldunkel]

I did and it is exiting reading [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] - I just missed that - thanks!

-J

[PetrolDave]

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So Dave you were correct 10 Ohm resistors seem to do the job.

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Happy to help ...

[wyliss]

Hi,
I have DRL's on my B7 and was considering upgrading to a near xenon lookalike, which led's are the best to go for without the need to change resistors and the like?.
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