Snerlo's R36 DRL Mk2 Installation

[dannyjak]

Thanks BJP, what about the inside fuse box, if I wanted to go with that option, any of the 10amp fuses would be fine since they all get powered on when the car is started also?

[snerlo]

You are correct bjp but he wanted them to either come on with the unlock but also to work when the car was going and he'll need a relay of some description for that to occur if he wants both options at the same time. It is doable, believe me.

[donksebastian]

Keen to DRLs in my car also now, nice info here

[dannyjak]

Hi guys

Any helpful hints on how to remove the silver part of the front bumper? and any tricks to popping out the existing turn signal units?

[snerlo]

silver part is just screws up the top beneath the bonnet and then two either side just below the number plate. Then it is a gentle exercise of pulling the part forward but be careful because the parking sensors don't have a long wire on them so you will have to unclip them which will be tight. The blinkers are a single screw. You can see it if you get down on your hands and knees and look up from below.

[3C4M Guy]

If only we could buy a comprehensive step-by-step workshop manual, we wouldn't be asking each other "how do you remove ...?". I'm told the DVD-ROM manuals have the print function disabled - otherwise I'd buy one and print the whole thing.

[dannyjak]

OK finally did it over the weekend. Didnt need to take out the grill. Ran the wiring above the radiator shroud. Powered it from the engine bay fuse. Hardest part was getting to the screws of the indicators haha

[Jakeys]

Hey guys,


So I just got word I will be receiving my DRL’s after a wait, so I came back to review this thread and I noticed something which doesn’t seem to have been addressed.

Did you notice that every time you turn the ignition on the parker LEDs will blink a couple of times?(My MY10 does and oversea MY09 onwards does)


And these DRL turn on when the ignition is on, so when the parker blinks, the DRL will dim a few times as the parker blinks.

That's the bcm testing the circuits. It's expecting filament globes so pulses the globe to test continuity with low voltage. It's enough to turn on an led. You should see the tails on my octy at startup, its like a disco!

thats right. so if you connect the DRL's dim wire to parker, expecting the DRL will dim a few times.

Are you guys aware you can stop this happening? This is an option in VCDS, kamold is correct, the car pulses most of the lights at startup to identify any that have failed, any that have been replaced with LED will do this. The function is called Cold Start Diagnosis and you can turn it off for each set of lights individually, ie if you only replaced your parkers with LED then you can turn it off just for parkers but still have it check all your other lights.

I have done this myself as I do have LED parkers, I can find the applicable option for you if you want, although a quick Google should make light work of it.

[Passat R36]

Yes I know the option and I have a VCDS.It does not bother me as I left the DRL on full all the time, I didn't connect the blue wire to anything.

If you turn the option off, will the car tell you when the Parker bulb is really faulty?

[Jakeys]

Yes I know the option and I have a VCDS.It does not bother me as I left the DRL on full all the time, I didn't connect the blue wire to anything.

If you turn the option off, will the car tell you when the Parker bulb is really faulty?

Not at start up, but it will notice when you turn them on. It definitely stops the flickering though. (I noticed my reverse light doing it when I switched that for a high powered LED)