There are now quite a lot of different parts appearing on the auto parts market for tuning and modification of cars, including the VAZ 2109. In this article we will focus on installing LEDs instead of side light bulbs on our car. I would like to immediately warn readers that all colors other than white and yellow in the car’s headlights are regarded by the traffic inspectors as a gross violation of current norms and rules, so I warn you against installing LEDs of other colors in the dimensions, since almost all LEDs are available for sale colors of the rainbow. Be smart in your choice.
This is what the required LEDs look like:
We simply replace the standard lamp in the head marker lights of the VAZ 2109 with this part. Photo for comparison with the standard lamps in the dimensions:
This is what the final result of this modification looks like:
Now about the benefits of this modification. LEDs consume much less energy compared to standard incandescent bulbs used in cars. That is, by introducing this modification you make life easier for your battery. Plus a visual effect a la xenon. And it just looks good.
I also cannot help but note the negative aspects. So, if your car has a function for monitoring the serviceability of side light lamps and brake lights (injector, high panel), the burnt-out lamp indicator will always remind the owner of the malfunction. The fact is that the LED consumes much less current than an incandescent lamp, and the lamp health monitoring relay (RLIL), having detected too low a current in the lamp power circuit, informs the driver about the breakage of the incandescent lamp filament by igniting the corresponding lamp on the instrument panel, or by beeping the on-board control systems (BSK) on cars with Europanel.
Also, a white LED, installed instead of a standard lamp in the head marker lights, does not emit absolutely white light, but often has a shade of blue, lilac, violet, which can raise questions from a traffic inspector on the road. Go prove to him that the color meets the standards. You may prove it, but you will waste time. In general, decide for yourself.
For those who are comfortable with a soldering iron, you can solve the problem of the warning lamp of the relay monitoring the health of the lamps when installing LEDs in the front dimensions by modifying this relay. It is necessary to unsolder the wire resistances (see pictures below), and instead of them solder resistors with a nominal value of 2...3 Ohms, with a dissipation power of 3 W. With this modification, this relay retains its functionality, and if the LED fails, it works as expected, lighting the warning lamp on the instrument panel. Similarly, you can modify this relay to install LED lamps in the rear marker lights.
My recommendation for such modification of the relay: if you decide to switch back to incandescent lamps in dimensions, it is better to replace the lamp health monitoring relay with a standard one. The lamps will burn brighter, and the resistors in the relay will not heat up.
If you install multi-element LEDs in the front dimensions, which resemble grenades in appearance, consisting of several emitting modules that shine in different directions 360 degrees, you can achieve a fairly bright glow of the headlights (as in the photo below), in the dark you can even park with them light.
Multi-element LEDs with dimensions almost as bright as low beams
