Re: [MBZ] Daytime running lights on a 124?

2005-10-17 Thread Lee Levitt
I like to run DRLs on my cars too. On my past couple of Audis I jumpered the fog light circuit one way or another so that the fogs would come on either with parking lights or with the ignition (different cars). The fogs lights on the W124 would make a pretty good ersatz DRL. So now the

Re: [MBZ] Daytime running lights on a 124?

2005-10-17 Thread Marshall Booth
Lee Levitt wrote: I like to run DRLs on my cars too. On my past couple of Audis I jumpered the fog light circuit one way or another so that the fogs would come on either with parking lights or with the ignition (different cars). The fogs lights on the W124 would make a pretty good ersatz

[MBZ] Daytime running lights on a 124?

2005-10-16 Thread Zeitgeist
Has anyone converted their US-spec 124 to operate with daytime running lights? I'd like to convert my Euro headlights to operate with just the city bulbs, or the full parking light array when the key is on. I assume this isn't too difficult, but don't want to spend a lot of time reverse

Re: [MBZ] Daytime running lights on a 124?

2005-10-16 Thread John M McIntosh
I did notice in the w124 CD set there is an entire writeup (82-0071) how to convert a w124 to day time running lights using mercedes OEM equipment. On 16-Oct-05, at 12:35 PM, Zeitgeist wrote: Has anyone converted their US-spec 124 to operate with daytime running lights? I'd like to convert

Re: [MBZ] Daytime running lights on a 124?

2005-10-16 Thread Zeitgeist
A ha, so it is. Thanks for the head's up, but their procedure seems awfully complex, relative to what I had in mind. I might just wire a simple 20 amp 4-pole relay in there, energized by some low amperage keyed 12v source, and call it good. On 10/16/05, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: