Real Or Cosmetic

[Jan&tone]

Ok, so now the weather is a little better I've had a good look around and to my uneducated eyes it looks as if there is a row of LED's below the headlights on my Gen3.

My questions are:-

1) are they real - just not connected or are they cosmetic dummies

2) if they are real what is involved in connecting them as DRL's - i'm assuming that is what they are there for?

[Grumpy Cabbie]

Totally cosmetic as are the row on the side of the headlight unit. They are not used in ANY foreign market either.

There is a company in Japan that offer replacement headlights with proper LEDs fitted as either sidelights or drl's but I understand they are EXPENSIVE and also unlikely to comply with UK legislation.

I think there's a previous post on this forum about this issue as I recall posting a link to the Jap website. They do look good though :)

[Parts-King]

I think the ones you see are just cosmetic, I seem to remember somebody having a light out to check

Kingo

[Jan&tone]

Thanks guys, i had a feeling they were cosmetic...

[sjrainsford]

The Gen 2 i've got has them too.

Shame, they'd make quite nice DRLs

[Jan&tone]

The Gen 2 i've got has them too.

Shame, they'd make quite nice DRLs

Indeed! that was my thought as well....