Road lights conversion to LED

Posted on 14/09/2022 09:24 by Tinwheeler

I'm a bit puzzled as I understood it to be a legal requirement on modern cars that the DRLs remain on at all times when the engine is running. I've not met a car where it's been possible to turn them off. 🤔

Posted on 14/09/2022 08:59 by watto64

Hello all.

We recently changed our towcar to a volvo with the oem towbat and electrics which as meant that the running lights on the caravan are on all the time unless I turn the car lights completely off which means no DLR on the car..

So as our elddis is 8 years old and dont envisage much life left in the bulbs if on all the time i was considering swapping the front and rear running lights to led.

Anybody undertaken this task and if so any problems encountered?

Posted on 14/09/2022 08:59 by watto64

Hello all.

We recently changed our towcar to a volvo with the oem towbat and electrics which as meant that the running lights on the caravan are on all the time unless I turn the car lights completely off which means no DLR on the car..

So as our elddis is 8 years old and dont envisage much life left in the bulbs if on all the time i was considering swapping the front and rear running lights to led.

Anybody undertaken this task and if so any problems encountered?

Posted on 14/09/2022 09:37 by EmilysDad

You can turn them off on my 14 plate Merc. I think there might be a cut off date from when they were added before they were a legal requirement. 

Posted on 14/09/2022 09:24 by Tinwheeler

I'm a bit puzzled as I understood it to be a legal requirement on modern cars that the DRLs remain on at all times when the engine is running. I've not met a car where it's been possible to turn them off. 🤔

Posted on 14/09/2022 08:59 by watto64

Hello all.

We recently changed our towcar to a volvo with the oem towbat and electrics which as meant that the running lights on the caravan are on all the time unless I turn the car lights completely off which means no DLR on the car..

So as our elddis is 8 years old and dont envisage much life left in the bulbs if on all the time i was considering swapping the front and rear running lights to led.

Anybody undertaken this task and if so any problems encountered?

Posted on 14/09/2022 09:39 by EmilysDad

I think you're over thinking it. Just change the caravan's bulbs if or when they fail. 😉

Posted on 14/09/2022 09:24 by Tinwheeler

I'm a bit puzzled as I understood it to be a legal requirement on modern cars that the DRLs remain on at all times when the engine is running. I've not met a car where it's been possible to turn them off. 🤔