I drive an Audi, but it's too old to have this DRL feature.
I do not like the DRL feature as it is currently displayed on new Audis.
If the lights were set a bit dimmer then I might, but as it is they are giving off too much glare and more often than not I end up flipping the rear-view mirror to night-drive mode just to give my eyes a rest.
These DRLs, as they are, also give off a not-so-subtle hint of arrogance.
Great cars to drive, but a shame about the personality-type who see these lights as the goat's scrote and a licence to barge past other road-users.
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Audis with "look at me" side lights" (yargh, ranty)
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I don't like the Audi LEDs,think they look really naff.
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The LED ones are a little bit 'look at me' for my liking, but I do quite like the way they dim when the indicator is on (yes quite a rare thing on an Audi I know
) so that you can still see it clearly. IIRC the Mercedes 300SL (the 50's gullwing one) had a combined horn and headlamp flash switch to enable you to sweep the peasants from your path..
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they remind of the joker in the last batman movie??
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Daytime running lights...all for them. Whenever I'm on single carriageway I usually have my headlights on despite driving a large white van, unless its pretty much perfect conditions. Low sun/shadows/bendy road etc etc and they go on. I probably use them for 50% of the time on duals as well, specially when the sun is setting behind you making it hard for other drivers to see you in their mirrors. At least daytime running lights don't normally dazzle like fogs can.
Sidelights...they should change the regs so they only operate when the ignition is off or in accessories position. They are useless in daytime especially since the dim dip legislation is no longer around...their only benefit is illuminating the rear lights in poor conditions, but then you might as well have proper headlights on.
Motorbikes...I can see their arguement that enforcing daytime running lights would make them less noticeable, but then, just because they choose a mode of transport that is inherently more risky than a car, doesn't mean cars shouldn't benefit from safety improvements.
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well what have I stumbled on!!
I love the way everyone now hates Audi drivers what's all that about??
For sure they are growing in popularity.
I blame the company car fleet companies who I get mine from as you can get better spec as standard on an A4 than a standard 3 series so most of us reps go for the Audi hence the increase numbers on the road.
Benefit - more secondhand so 2/3 years down the line into Auction and the normal family guy will be buying them for £8k and hey presto more day running lights!!
I've owned every A4 since they were first launched after the 80/90 model and I now have one of these sinfull "new" A4's with day running lights.
The LED ones are a upgrade but included on some models, the majority are not LED.
As mentioned in prior posts there is an auto switch so they can easily be switched off. But most folk are lazy and like the auto function, plus they are nbeing fitted to more and more cars so get used to it!!
I have also had Volvo's and think the day running lights are not a problem you obviously notice them more otherwise this thread would not have started!!??!!
Side lights with fogs are a different matter!!!
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If I had the cash I'd buy one!
I think they are nice but copied BMW.
Isn't there some law about having sidelights on after the sun is gone even if it's still light?
Actually after some E39 angel lights...
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i love those lights and if i could afford it i would have them as well! not on all the time mind, only when needed. they just look so damn sexy!
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I would be interested (seriously) to know the stats on motorcycle accidents
I saw some the other day. Unfortunately I can't remember the source or the exact figures now, but I think it was something like 90+ % of all accidents involving sports or sports-tourer type motorcycles were due to excess speed on the part of the rider.
Trouble is, the stakes are so high that that last ~10% is plenty enough to put me off
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I like them, and I've been looking for aftermarket LED DRL's for my Octi. Get used to them, more and more cars are going to be fitted with them because incandesent bulbs use more power and bulbs have to be replaced more often, and on some cars that incurrs a penalty price-wise. It used to take over half an hour to replace a sidelight bulb in my Puma, a recent Top Gear test on a Megan took a roadside repair guy fortyfive minutes to replace a bulb. DRL's avoid that issue. Vauxhall Insignia's also have them, Citroen's new DS consept has them, as do new SEAT's; they allow designers a lot more scope to integrate lights in interesting and imaginative ways that distinguish a make or model of car. Porche use a single strip under the headlight, Vauxhall a sideways 'V' in the top corner of the light cluster, and they're much better than a rather dim yellowish bulb. Your rant is totally ineffectual, and you'd be better off having a go at something that matters.
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Daytime running lamps? Xenon lamps etc etc.
hmm,
er...what was I going to say.
Oh yes, I remember, I design those...
...runs off (very) quickly.
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Can't you see you're the bain of a large portion of society!?!?
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On sunny days I find that bright headlamps make it harder to judge the speed of an approaching vehicle. It also makes vehicles harder to spot against light backgrounds (eg when cresting a hill with the Sun behind). (In WWII, the RAF apparently experimented with lights on the leading edges of wings to make 'planes harder to spot in daylight.)
I'm all for lighting up in dull conditions, but continuous DRLs seem a bit daft to me.
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If I could afford a new Audi,I'd buy a FordFiatVauaxhallHyudai and waste the money that I'd saved on more pushbikes..
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