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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1960 on: 07 April 2015, 14:28 »
Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1961 on: 07 April 2015, 15:13 »
Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

What intensity did you change to?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1962 on: 07 April 2015, 15:19 »
Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

What intensity did you change to?

100  :whistle:

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1963 on: 07 April 2015, 15:29 »
Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

What intensity did you change to?

100  :whistle:

Thanks

Haha, nice one and where are the accompanying pics, although such bright DRL's would confuse the camera  :laugh:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1964 on: 07 April 2015, 15:33 »
Well i have a MK7 R so they only go around the four lights, its daytime so not a lot of use doing the pictures.

Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

What intensity did you change to?

100  :whistle:

Thanks

Haha, nice one and where are the accompanying pics, although such bright DRL's would confuse the camera  :laugh:

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1965 on: 07 April 2015, 16:07 »
Changed the intensity of my DRL's and did the long brake light mod on my R.

Think this is my favourite VCDS tweak. The brake lights look broken when they don't light up with the rest of the cluster.

DRLs being at 100 looks good too.

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1966 on: 07 April 2015, 19:37 »
DRLs being at 100 looks good too.
Changing the setting to 100% will retain their full intensity when they are on with headlights and sidelights which (as its dark or dull) is too bright and will dazzle other road users - try 50% instead. With this tweak the DRL's stay at 100% for normal daytime use with other lights off.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1967 on: 07 April 2015, 20:30 »
DRLs being at 100 looks good too.
Yes but the setting to 100% is only when they are on with headlights and sidelights which (as its dark or dull) is too bright and will dazzle other road users - try 50% instead. With this tweak its stays at 100% for normal daytime use with other lights off.

I don't get this, you are saying its only 100% when headlights etc are on but then say its 100% for normal use with other lights off ?

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1968 on: 08 April 2015, 07:53 »
Sorry - that was a 'brain fart'... have revised my post. What I failed to explain was that increasing the setting from default 26% to 100% is too much as when they are on at the same time as headlights and side lights the intensity is to o great and will dazzle other people. I changed mine to 50% which works really well as they are 100% for normal daytime use but if you select sidelights (which are tiny LED's and pretty useless even in combination with the DRL's set to 26%) you get a strong light for dusk but will not be dazzling other people (and rear lights are on too).

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1969 on: 08 April 2015, 09:44 »
Haha,  that now makes sense, I did try it last night and they did look v bright!,  may go and adjust now and see what I think.