Anyone install LED day time running lights?
 

$20 off ebay:

http://www.garyhanda.com/box/ring1.jpg

http://www.garyhanda.com/box/ring2.jpg

$20?!?!?!!? Link please?!?!?!

That is a creepy looking helmet/visor. Got any more pics of it?

The Visor skin came from http://www.skullskins.net/

The DRLs in those pics were similar to these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DRL-8-LED-LIGHTS-E-MARKED-MAZDA-3-6-121-323-5-626-MX5-/300413246075?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles _CarParts_SM&hash=item45f2065a7b#ht_1701wt_1138


But I've now replaced them with Ring Automotives which are in a different league - pricey though!

Hey guys, long time lurker...first time posting. Here it goes...

i recently purchased some aftermarket led "DRL's"...im unsure as to what to hook the "hot" (red) wire up to. It should be a line that comes on when the ignition is on and off when the key is turned off...correct? Im pretty limited to whats under the hood. Any ideas?
:cheers:

Day Time Running Lights
 

Hi Bob,

I was thinking of installing JDM LED DDL SKU68 lights on my 04 Boxster, just wondering if you did an install?

Thanks
Jim

Hi Jim,

I bought the kit from Pedro and installed them myself. I am very pleased with it. They turn on when I start the car and look very stock. I get lots of compliments on them. It also helps to update the look of the car and is a safety precaution as day time running lights.

Here is what I bought and installed. http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_2/TechnoLite_LED_DRL.html

In case my attempt to attach or embed a picture does not work, here is a link to how it came out. My Car

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

Pedro send you complete instructions. He is also available to answer questions on the phone. I removed the front bumper cover, that was the most difficult thing to do, but there is a great video on YouTube that a gentlemen posted that shows you exactly what to do. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um-h2aUJHY4 .

While I had the cover off, I also cleaned out the radiators as well. It is time consuming, it take me a good 5 or 6 hours, but I took my time and did everything slowly to get it done properly. I also used 3M double stick tape and zip ties to attach the lights and conceal the wires and everything else.

I was very pleased with it all and love the lights and results. To me it looks very stock and upscale. I did not want it to look like something a 16 year old put on his Honda Civic.

Changed mine to larger Ring Automotive units, which go to half power automatically when you put on your headlights. (Also fitted a lower splitter and black mesh in the grills)

http://www.garyhanda.com/box/newf2.jpg

Here's mine... hard to capture how it really looks to the eye from the camera lens.. I'd say the picture isn't quite exactly how it looks in person, but here's a picture...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/...06d_z.jpg?zz=1

Hi bob,

Thanks for the reply, I order some lights from iJDMtoy.com. I think they have 8 lites per unit shouldn't look to bad. I viewed the bumper removal, I haven't desided where to run the wires yet or where to pull the power from, any suggestions? I was thinking maybe from the heated seat fuse as this fuse comes live when the key is turned on. I might not get at this for a while but will try to post results.

Thanks
Jim

Jim,

I just sent you a private message with more information on how I installed them.

Regards,

Bob

copied from my thread on another forum




Although I did it when I had the bumper off you don’t have to if you follow this. I am not saying this is the correct way but it works. Follow at your own risk.
I have included links to Halfords just to give you an idea of items used.

The DRL’s used are from Halfords but seem to be some of the most popular on eBay just more expensive at £24.99. They also do a slightly larger version at £34.99 which use the same mounting bracket so take your pick or buy others.




You will also need:

5-6 m of wire if your lights didn’t come with any.


Some connectors assorted and fuse holder:



Down to work:

Remove the lights and thread some stiff cable or wire along the metal bumper between them:


Attach the DRL bracket to the underside of the air intake with the screws provided.



Pass the short wires from the DLR’s up to the light housing.
On the right side, as viewed from the front, tape the loose ends of your red and black wire to the stiff cable you put in and pull through to the other side. Leave about 12 inches spare and cut. Attach 2 red bullet connectors to the loose wires and attach to the DRL’s following the correct colour code which on these lights are plain black for earth and white stripe for red or positive


Leave enough slack to be able to remove the DRL’s in case you have to.
Do the same connections on the other side.
On the left of the car you should now have 2 red and 2 black loose wires. Strip these and twist the blacks and reds together and attach 1 blue male bullet to each. The females of these bullets will be attached later after the wires are connected to earth and 12v respectively.


Pass a red and black wire up the side of the light fixing and thread through the existing grommet used by the existing lighting wires


Crimp a ring connector to the black wire and attach to the earth bolt just the other side of the grommet. (Not sure if the one in the pack will fit, if not cut it to expand)


Continue with the red wire and pass through next grommet after removing the plastic cover next to the battery one. This is hard and you will have to make a new hole.


Just below the wiper arm is a black plastic cover, remove a couple of its screws (you may have to move the wipers to vertical and switch off). Drill a small hole the size of the wire as shown and thread the wire through. When you replace the screws the cover tightens over a seal and keeps it watertight)


Inside the car remove fuse box cover and pull though the red wire and attach to one end of your fuse holder.
You now need to attach this to a 12v that is only live when the ignition is on. Not having heated seats I had a spare position 6 across on the top row.
Attach a small male spade connector to the other end of the fuse holder.


Attach the female bullets under the light described above. Tidy up all wiring, tape to any existing wires or cables to prevent rubbing etc.

Feed the end through the top of the fuse box and plug in:


If you don’t have a spare fuse position (check as although I don’t have heated seats I still had a fuse in the position even though there was nothing on the other end of it). Then your best bet is going to get hold of a ‘fuse tap’. Google it there are different types and some will do away with the need for a separate fuse holder like this:



A lot of writing I know but I don’t see this job taking more than an hour or so to complete

Hope this helps

Pacemaker1000

Hi All.
Sorry this might be a bit of a late thread to this post, but like Garry I have also put "Ring" DRL's on my Boxster, this is the thread I placed on my UK orientated Boxster forum:-

"Put my DRL in tonight, was pleasantly surprised as well, when after connecting them up to a direct feed from the battery, just to see how they looked (and if they worked ) they came on but went off after a few seconds, :confused: I thought I had a duff set, :mad: but I carried on with the wiring and when i contacted them through in line fuse to be on the safe side, they again only stayed on for a few seconds, :confused: but as soon as I started the car they came back on and have stayed on as long as the ignition is left on, and switches of when you turn the engine off. saves me looking for a switch, was going to get one from Cardiff Porsche £33 + vat, :lol not now:
So to answer a few questions
1. wire them up direct to your battery.
2. If you want them to dim down when you turn your side lights on , there is a wire there that you can connect up to your side lights.


http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...DAYTIME005.jpg


This one is with side lights and fog lights on as well.


http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...glights007.jpg


Here are a few photos of my Boxster.


http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...owcalipers.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...e111210023.jpg

Hope this helps someone.
Guvs.

Hmm..
 

I passed another 987 the other day, dunno what year it was but it had LEDS on the front like my 2011 Base. His looked brighter than mine, I don't know if the "S" has more or brighter LEDS or if this was an aftermarket kit.

To get mine to come on I have to turn on the park lights they do not come on with the ignition.

I've yet to see an aftermarket LED DRL as bright as OEM Porsche/Audi/Mercedes LEDs.

You could easily rewire them to a switched sourced so they automatically come on, if you so choose. This would be especially simple to do if the installer ran the wire to the fuse panel in driver's footwell. Even if not, it'd still be easy to do, just need to find out where they got the + source from.

:)

Yes well..
 

Right... but if you put power to the front ones you need to NOT have 12vdc going to the back ones....so you need at minimum a relay or printed circuit to isolate the front LEDS power source from the rear ones. Depends if they are getting power separately from the switch (which I doubt is the case).

Then conversely when you want the rear ones on, the power has to bypass that isolation circuit and get to the front ones.

Other than that your idea is fine. :D

I thought you were talking about an aftermkt strip of LED lights per the OP's message not the OEM set up. That being said, there still might be a way (by the dealer using PIWIS system) to get yours to do what you want. There are a ton of 'hidden' features available. In my 997 I can turn on/off DRLs (though it does turn the rear one too) if I want to or not thru the PCM individual memory settings.

:)

Drl
 

just completed a drl install and used a great little device to
turn them on via wiring to the cars battery, another wire goes
into the sidelights and turns them back off again when the lights
are switched on, easy job !!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Running-Light-Switch-Automatic/dp/B0045HYGZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311017090&sr=8-1

currently £18.99 delivered from amazon uk, saves alot of time and mesy wires all under the dashboard, it wires directly to the battery but for some strange reason only come on when the car has started.

Also just fitted mesh grills to the outer vents, another easy job with a bit of know how and a pop rivet gun !!

Hey has anyone wired them up so that the LEDs only come on when you turn your light switch knob to the DRL setting when the side markers turn on?
LOL i dont want the LEDs to be on as soon as the car is on...sometimes I want a little "stealth" :D

Also just fitted mesh grills to the outer vents, another easy job with a bit of know how and a pop rivet gun !![/QUOTE]

How did you do this? I'd like to do the same, but not sure how.

On my 2001 I did the conversion of my fog lights to driving lights and replaced the bulbs with the brightest LED lamps I could find at the time around a year ago. Unfortunately, they look blueish tint. Functionally, they are fine and do the job.
Considering that almost every new car model has brilliant real white LEDs for driving lights, why can't I buy H7 bulbs that will do that??? Have any of you found some??

Nice car and wheels
 

[QUOTE=Guvs;243018]Hi All.
Sorry this might be a bit of a late thread to this post, but like Garry I have also put "Ring" DRL's on my Boxster, this is the thread I placed on my UK orientated Boxster forum:-

Hello, I have just seen your post and pics, your car looks really nice. I purchased a nice Guards red 04 Boxster a few weeks ago and fancy doing the wheels in black, like yours...did you have them shotblasted and powder coated?

The DLR kit looks spot on to, which lights did you use and how did you fix then to the front bumper? From reading your post, are you saying that you just connected them directly to the batter under the front bonnet or some wires in there?

Cheers
Craig.

Gary H. Where did you get the lower splitter?

Do you have to cut the grills to fit Ring Automotive units?
 

Hello Gary,

First of all, congrats, the Ring Automotive units look great. My Boxster has the same grills on each side like yours. To fit the LED units, did you have to cut/alter the vertical supports of the grills? I'm debating between Ring Automotive (Vehicle Lighting, Bulbs, Lamps, Auto Electrical, Chargers, Battery Packs - Ring Automotive), Technolite from Pedro's Garage (TechnoLite LED DRL), and a cheaper option from eBay that has same dimensions as Ring Automotive, DRL W13 LED White 2X Slim Daytime Running Lights Fog HID Head SMD Power Xenon A | eBay. Thank you.

Really looks good. Can you provide some info about how they wire in? And the other front end mods are worth hearing about too.

I followed the guide Pacemaker posted here earlier in the thread;

the method works well,

takes some minor thought but all the info is there.

all I need to do now is wire up the lights to the fuse board. all wires are fed there ready. just need some of those fuse board jumper things.

After an exhaustive search for LED panels that would work, they all seemed to look too "aftermarket". So I did the Fog to DRL conversion with LEDs. Had my audio tech do the wiring (yeah I know it's simple, but I don't like to get my hands dirty, lol).

They look great!

Good mod. But PLEASE share what bulbs you used and the source. Pure white or bluish?

Bob

I bought them from Super Bright Car LED Lights, LED Bulbs, Halo Headlights, LED Tail Lights in San Gabriel, just east of downtown LA. These guys appear to be the largest LED supplier in LA. Big and comprehensive inventory. I visited the store and it's located in a small office complex. They appear to be very knowledgeable too.

All bulbs are error free, so the check engine light is not triggered.

They have a link that identifies each bulb on my 2004 Boxster, but you can make a selection for your year model.

Lamp Replacement Guide View All Bulbs

Here's the link to all cars bulbs.
How to search the car bulb size and shop LED Lights on iJDMTOY

All bulbs are white.

[QUOTE=R33P;328939] Hi.
Yes had them powder coated, there is a full report/write up on BoXa.net are you registered on there ?
As for the DRL's I've changed mine now to another set, but the ones in the report you have been reading did just connect up directly to the battery no switches needed.
Guvs.

Guvs - I know this is an old post however I was wondering where you bought your DLRs from? I have seen relays that do what you describe but not a DLR unit that has this function built in.

I've sent you a PM with the info you require.
Guvs.

Hi guys,

I came across this post via goodle, basically i live in Canada and daylight are mandatory..my Boxster S 2001 had basic bulbs for daylights, my mechanic offered to replace them to LED, now only my HIDs go on, the daylight LEDs flickered and died out shortly after..

Any suggestions as to what type of LED i need for daylights?

Not sure what the Canadian requirements are but in the UK driving lights need to dim or turn off when the main lights go on. They also need to be a certain distance from the outside of the vehicle (between 25 and 40 cm I believe). Most members seem to place DLRs in the radiator grills and either connect them via relay or directly to the battery depending on the integrated electronics. I am in actually in the process of installing a set in my car.