Also new:  Lamp Repair Kits:  Clear stick-on, outdoor-quality, lamp repair strips in red, amber, clear. Get that crack or chip under control before water ingress causes a load of damage!

New: DRLs Fabulous New Range from Ring: You've seen the latest upmarket cars fitted with LED daylight running lights and I can tell you that all new cars made from 2011 must be fitted with them as a contribution to road safety - the 'be seen' bit of 'see and be seen'. Now you can be ahead of the game with these superb retro-fit units for pre 2011 vehicles from Ring Automotive. These are top notch 12-24v products and fully street legal, they're not the illegal rubbish some of the go-faster kids are buying! The top of the range Aurora pictured right is a true Daylight Running Lamp (DRL) using the latest low amperage flat LED technology while our slightly cheaper versions are strictly speaking Daylight Styling Lamps (DSL) - they are all street legal though. I've fitted a pair of Auroras to our own motorhome and must say I am extremely pleased with them and their suitably chunky appearance - they seem to really suit the bigger vehicle. Aurora lamps have acrylic lenses, abs reflectors and an aluminium housing, quality stuff. They are 'E' marked to ECE 87 which is specific to daytime running and uses high power LED bulbs to meet the required brightness levels. The supplied 'fast fitting kit' includes easy to follow instructions with brackets and the functionality is great too; Scotchlok one wire into any live feed, another into a side light wire and find an earth, and everything thereafter is fully automatic. As soon as the engine runs the control units sense the increased charging voltage and turn the lamps on but then once it gets dark and you turn on your ordinary lights the controllers sense those too and turn the DRLs off to prevent night-time glare. Truly excellent all round and much like the units now appearing on 'posh motors'!  Safety via improved visibility is the key but they also save fuel - and battery - compared with running on dipped lights and I get a bit more respect on narrow roads now too - my mirrors haven't been clipped once since installing them, a most welcome change!  Buy Now >>>

DSLs illustrated left are well styled and very effective but don't have the very high technology, intense white, flat LEDs of the 'flagship' Aurora shown above. The strong acrylic lenses and ABS bodies do underline the quality of these lamps though. All are nicely packaged complete with controllers, fitting instructions and brackets so would make a great gift too.  New legislation will be introduced to make Daytime Running lights mandatory on all new passenger vehicles in 2011. ECE R7. Research has shown that these lights will help improve vehicle visibility and thereby reduce the risk of accidents in daylight hours by up to 15% and with their very long life and very low current consumption they save on both replacement bulb and fuel costs and CO2 emissions are lower as well*. Really, why lower CO2?  Well, you don't get 'owt for nowt' as they say and the high electrical demand of running on *dipped headlamps increases fuel consumption and pollution because the alternator gets harder & harder to turn as output goes up - resulting in lower mpg and higher emissions. (*compared with dipped lights).

Superb - they're not only a really cool product but make you safer and greener too  Buy Now >>>

Coming soon but not yet in stock ... Prism Flexible DSLs:  Two 37cm flexi clear daytime styling lights holding 36 high intensity white LEDs to create a terrific daytime running light effect. They are particularly suited to the latest curved headlamps if you're looking for that 'Audi look'. Ultra flexible to suit any curved designs and easily fitting the latest headlamp contours. Weatherproof with clear adhesive and easy to fit - just two wires to connect. Please if interested!