Replace DRL bulb Nissan Leaf Gen 1 

You're welcome. Hope it helps people out.

You're welcome.

For the most up to date links, check out the Nissan Leaf UK forum. Seller links change often. I haven’t needed to buy any for a few years.

Also, does anyone know of a source for replacing the plastic tabs in the plastic cowling? A couple of the ones I removed were pretty weathered and brittle and parts broke off when I removed them.

You’re welcome. You are correct that some models did not come with DRLs. This was market dependent but was generally the base spec.

They are P13W. I first learned of them from this site => pwrkiter.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/nissan-leaf-led-running-lights/

The shop I purchased from on Ebay before is www.ebay.ie/usr/mnftech_led The bulbs are not always available, but you can mail them.

@@GaryMeatsLife Thank you will try, P

Are you sure you’re not mistaken? The DRL (day running lights) in this case are housed in the same units as the fog bulbs. Often the DRLs are separate units but are usually low down on the bumper. The small bulbs inside the main headlight are called parking or side lights. DRLs cannot be turned off, unlike most parking/side lights.

@@GaryMeatsLife absolutely right Gary. We don't have the fog lights on the S line here and so no drl at all, only parking. I was mistaken and ordered some bulbs that arn't even available on my car LoL. Lesson learned.

@@Chris_Mc. I am assuming you mean that the “s line” (base model) does not have the fog lights in the lower section of the bumper. It would have fog lights in the main headlamp, wouldn’t it? It would be a legal requirement to have them I think, but I could be wrong on that point. The models in Ireland from base to top spec are XE, SV, SV+, SVE. In the UK they are Visia, Acenta, Acenta+, Tekna. The plus is now rebranded to premium in both territories. The base model misses out on a lot of what I consider to be standard equipment, but all the UK built models (August 2013 forward) included the CHAdeMO rapid charger. I understand the US base model never got that and it was an expensive option.

All bulbs can be LED. My headlights are LED in both 2012 and 2014 Leafs. The 2014 came with LED pre-installed, as it was the premium model. As an aside, I think FOG LEDs are pointless as they are so rarely used. It is the DRL bulbs changed in this video, which are housed in the fog bulb headings.

@@GaryMeatsLife Thanks. Is it easy to replace the headlights to led

@@gareth3044 Headlight replacement/upgrade is easy.

@@GaryMeatsLife What website did u use to buy the leds

@@gareth3044 The DRL LEDs I got from Ebay. I got sidelight LEDs on Amazon.

Only 1 bulb per unit then.