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I have a UK new i30 Style model with the twin chrome bar grill and DRL's. I imagine you could buy the UK fog lights which have DRL's to fit an Aussie car but they would be very very very expensive. You would also need to buy a relay box to ensure the DRL's were wired to an ignition on source and turned off when the headlights were on.I have had a look at my car and cannot see any really suitable locations for aftermarket DRL kits. The front of the car is very smooth and the only locations you might sqeeze DRL units in would be within the grill.In the UK DRL's must be fitted such that their outer edge is no more than 400 mm from the sides of the car. This means that they could be fitted above the black panel carrying the number plate. However the space between the top of the black panel and the chrome bar tapers from 40 mm to 30 mm high by just 40 mm deep from the front of the black panel. The front of the chrome bar is about 20 mm behind the front of the black panel so the lights, if flush with the black panel, would protrude in front of the chrome bar.They could not be fitted below the black panel because they would exceed the 400 mm allowed from the side of the car.From a quick look at the Phillips and Ring aftermarket DRL kits available in the UK - I have not found one that will fit in the space between the bars. There may be slimmer ones on Ebay - I have not looked.
Thanks marty! How much did it cost you? Please do keep us posted!
They are for the new i30 so are a completely different shape to the old model so I'd say no, they wouldn't fit....
But do you KNOW? The lamp shape appears to be the same so I must look at old and new models side by side when I next visit my dealer.
I do know..... When compared they are nothing alike.....Top pic is the new model, bottom one is the old model.....