Carbon style LED bumper reflector offer

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

 

Hi all

 

Looking for a competent member to sell these too so they can do a test and fitting guide for me

 

If anyone is interested in these supercool Carbon DRL reflector bumpers for DE 350z drop me a PM

 

Usual price will be around £80 but I will do a deal.

 

[kingrob]

OMG lol

 

i am no good and fitting guide's but oh i want them lol

 

when you start stocking and selling just let me know

Edited October 27, 2014 by kingrob

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

Will do

 

It is kind of essential I get a guide so others can see how its done, I think they just wire into the headlight wiring but i'm not 100% sure

[pjf1985]

Looks good! Do you plan on having these for the facelift (Rev-up & HR) models?

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

Looks good! Do you plan on having these for the facelift (Rev-up & HR) models?

 

Yes - may not be carbon but we do have some coming in around Christmas

[-Bradders-]

If anyone wants to fit them, i dont mind helping you, i changed mine recently! otherwise id be having these! (happy for you to take pics for a fitting guide lol)

Edited October 27, 2014 by -Bradders-

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

 

Thanks Bradders

 

Will see how it pans out cheers

[Jay M1988]

Id be interested in buying a set but again don't trust myself to fit em and will need a guide myself.

[BulletMagnet]

It's easy to do (relatively).

Bumper off, detach existing reflectors, remove headlights to gain easy access to wiring on rear of headlight (cos if in situ, you'll need tiny hands or fairys doing the work for you).

Tap into wiring for sidelights, extend wires if needed and test if you have the wires on correct polarity.

Once you checked that all is working as it should, wire up and tidy up (personally I would cut, solder and heat shrink)

Then re-fit headlights and bumper and job is done.

Edited October 27, 2014 by BulletMagnet

[AndyZ33HR]

It's easy to do (relatively).

Bumper off, detach existing reflectors, remove headlights to gain easy access to wiring on rear of headlight (cos if in situ, you'll need tiny hands or fairys doing the work for you).

Tap into wiring for sidelights, extend wires if needed and test if you have the wires on correct polarity.

Once you checked that all is working as it should, wire up and tidy up (personally I would cut, solder and heat shrink)

Then re-fit headlights and bumper and job is done.

 

To take bumper off both front arch liner halfs have to come off to access bumper mounting brackets. The wires to the lights are visible right in front of you and can easily be spliced into. Definitely don't have to start taking the headlights out! I done them on mine. Unless the facelift model has an entirely different front end to the earlier model, i wouldn't have thought it.

 

Only mentioning incase it would put someone off thinking it was a bigger task than it is

Edited October 27, 2014 by AndyZ33HR

[lbeddowscbr]

ooooo! i likey! couldnt they be wired to the ignition to make them DRL's?

[kingrob]

thats what i would do i would not run them off side lights i would set them to the ignition myself

it is a very easy job but i just suck at step by step guides i am more hands on lol

[BulletMagnet]

It's easy to do (relatively).

Bumper off, detach existing reflectors, remove headlights to gain easy access to wiring on rear of headlight (cos if in situ, you'll need tiny hands or fairys doing the work for you).

Tap into wiring for sidelights, extend wires if needed and test if you have the wires on correct polarity.

Once you checked that all is working as it should, wire up and tidy up (personally I would cut, solder and heat shrink)

Then re-fit headlights and bumper and job is done.

 

To take bumper off both front arch liner halfs have to come off to access bumper mounting brackets. The wires to the lights are visible right in front of you and can easily be spliced into. Definitely don't have to start taking the headlights out! I done them on mine. Unless the facelift model has an entirely different front end to the earlier model, i wouldn't have thought it.

 

Only mentioning incase it would put someone off thinking it was a bigger task than it is

I was only mentioning headlights out as it's easier to work that way as you will have more room and personally prefer to cut, solder and heat shrink.

Of course going in from arch liners is an option, but since you are taking the bumper off anyway to swap the reflectors, each headlight is only another four bolts

[veeg33]

Very nice looking! Any pic if them on a zed? And also, will it dim once the main headlights are switched on? I might be wrong but I've heard that the DRL must dim to pass MOT? I'm interested in a set.

Edited October 28, 2014 by veeg33

[BulletMagnet]

Just had a read of this

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/daytime-running-lights.html

 

Retrofitting

The requirement to fit daytime running lights applies to new cars only. There is no requirement to retrofit daytime running lights but kits are available if you wish to do so. Lights approved to the appropriate EU legislation will have an approval mark on the lamp which includes the letters 'RL'.

 

Retrofitted daytime running lights should be installed so that they come on with the engine and go off when other lights are turned on. Manually operated daytime running lights must be turned off at night to avoid dazzling other road users.

 

Since the text said "should" rather than "must" one can assume that there is room for bending of the rules.

These don't face forward, but sideways, so dazzling of other road users would not be an issue (well, depends on how bright they are in the first place)

If Tarmac does 06+ ones and the LEDs are mounted front facing, then a dimming relay should be considered.

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

 

Mine don't dim

 

[BulletMagnet]

It's hard to say Tarmac, but the GT86 is a newer car and the law is different to the above items which are for a 03-06 Zed

[Edd20022]

They look awesome!

 

Pop me down for a set when they come in.

 

Would they fit the V1 Nismo bumper?

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

They look awesome!

 

Pop me down for a set when they come in.

 

Would they fit the V1 Nismo bumper?

 

Yes

 

These are still available

[bc1987]

Quite like these. Are they super new or are there pictures?

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

Ben

 

You are an Engineer so these should be right up your street, I also have a set in a kind of Matte Black smoked finish that will suit your Zed better

 

If you want them drop me a pm and I will sort something out for you

[steve916]

What you would ideally need is a DRLR2 relay from eBay. Then you can wire this to your ignition so the lights are on while the ignition is on. Then there's a wire on the relay that connects to your sidelights. Then when you switch on sidelights at night, the drl's dim to half brightness.

I've done this on quite a few cars now and it works well.

[veeg33]

What you would ideally need is a DRLR2 relay from eBay. Then you can wire this to your ignition so the lights are on while the ignition is on. Then there's a wire on the relay that connects to your sidelights. Then when you switch on sidelights at night, the drl's dim to half brightness.

I've done this on quite a few cars now and it works well.

Had a quick search on eBay and found this that completely switch the DRL off when side/main beam is on http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400518385752?cmd=VIDESC&gxo=true

 

Or this that dims http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/350862642608?cmd=VIDESC&gxo=true

 

It's a lot more easy now to get these to work. Don't have to locate the ACC wiring location, just hook them up on the battery.

Edited November 3, 2014 by veeg33

[steve916]

What you would ideally need is a DRLR2 relay from eBay. Then you can wire this to your ignition so the lights are on while the ignition is on. Then there's a wire on the relay that connects to your sidelights. Then when you switch on sidelights at night, the drl's dim to half brightness.

I've done this on quite a few cars now and it works well.

Had a quick search on eBay and found this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400518385752?cmd=VIDESC&gxo=true

 

Looks it's a lot more easy now to get these to work. Don't have to locate the ACC wiring location, just hook them up on the battery.

 

That'll work if you just want on/off with ignition, but there are complicated laws involved with drl's, ie positioning, brightness, dimming etc etc.

The one in your link works on the principle that it's always connected to the battery. Once it detects a voltage increase from the alternator, then it switches on the drl's. When engine is switched off then it switches off the drl's when the voltage falls back below the switch point, hence the 25 second wait.

[Tarmac@TarmacSportz]

 

Cool