This is a Retrofit I did not complete myself since I eventually moved to DRLs integrated within the headlights. There is a plastic moulding in the rear, but the reflector is solid with no provision for a DRL. On the Indian spec car, the spot for the DRL is a blank. I had first seen this implementation in the European spec Polo 6R which had a halogen DRL in the Foglight assembly itself. The OEM way to get DRLs in the Polo 6R without a new headlight assembly, was to have the DRLs running in the foglight. So, getting a pair of DRLs was always on my to-do list, but I had no idea how I was going to achieve it in the cleanest way possible. Even our Grand i10 came with a beautifully bright DRL which is controlled by the Parking Brake.
It’s well-known that the Highline+ Polo nor the GT TSI is not offered with the fancy GTI LED headlights and hence there was no DRL on the car at all.ĭRLs are a good to have, standard feature in most cars in 2021, and frankly they’re not just for style, but they actually make for a decent safety feature if implemented perfectly. I thought I’d pen down this really cool DRL DIY which was on my mind ever since I got our Polo.
