Fitting 350z Reflector Daytime Running Lights.
Equipment Required
1x Set of Tarmac Sport Reflector DRL’s
1x Auto DRL switch - http://www.ebay.co.u...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
2 x In line wire taps (available from Maplins
10mm Socket
Short posi-drive screw driver
Impact gun / Tyre Iron
Car Jack
Axle stand
Fine flat head screw driver.
Time required
About 1 hour.
Disclaimer
I accept no responsibility for damage you cause to yourself or your car when fitting to these instructions. Take time and take care.
Process
Disconnect Battery
Jack up front end of the car and place on stands.
Remove the front wheel. (note that if you don’t have an impact gun you should loosen your wheel nuts on the ground)
Remove the wheel liner – this requires removal of one screw panel clip and 3 other panel clips which can be levered up with the fine screw driver. I didn’t remove the ones under the car and simply bent the wheel liner out of the way.
Then you need to undo the front bumper (two 10mm hex heads under the arch liner) and remove all 6 of the plastic clips in the engine bay which hold on the bumper.
At this point you can lever the bumper forward just enough to get access to the reflectors without removing the whole bumper. using the small posi-drive, remove the reflector by unscrewing the two screws. This image is taken after i had removed the reflector.
Push the new DRL’s into place and check the fitment. If the fit is good, screw them in.
I had already wired up the auto switch to the manufacturers instructions and led the cable out above the head lights
I also took this opportunity to fit LED side lights
On one side you also have to tap into the side light positive. I did this with the inline tap from Maplin electronics. I wired mine to the main head light. Technically you should wire to the side light but i thought it looked way cooler this way.
Once you have done this i would check it all still works by attaching the auto switch to the battery briefly, then reverse the process to put the bumper back on.
I also took this opportunity to fit some Tarmac wheel spacers and bleed my brakes. (I had to steal the pipe from the hoover to torque them up!)
Repeat the above for the opposite side.
When both DRL’s are fitted, you have to wire the auto switch into the ignition of the car. After a bit of research i found that the yellow wire at the back of the plenum turned positive when the ignition was on. I used another maplins conector here. Those of you into engine dress up will probably want to find a neater way of doing this.
I earthed the switch to the bracket which holds on the wires that i tapped into.
Reattach the battery and check it all works. Remember that the lights must turn off when you turn on your headlights.
Here is a picture of the finished product, more to come on the weekend when I can do something cool.