drl switch? maybe??

Discussion in '8G Lancer - General Information' started by blk_out_gts, Jun 18, 2008.

  1. blk_out_gts

    blk_out_gts Well-Known Member

    how can i put my drls on a switch! so i can black out the car at night!!!
     
  2. GTS_Rob

    GTS_Rob Well-Known Member

    why? so you can pull a drive by?
     
  3. Ico

    Ico Well-Known Member

    ^^^ haha , ive always wanted to kill the lights at night but the drive by thing crossed my mind and thought it'd make me look all suspicious...
     
  4. nanonyc

    nanonyc Well-Known Member

    I guess what he wanted to do is turn off lights while "wating" :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: outside someone house... or just park on the side of a road with the AC on and no having to have the DRL on...
     
  5. blk_out_gts

    blk_out_gts Well-Known Member

    honestly guys how many times have you guys drivin down a dark freakin highway and blow passed a cop and wish you could just kill the lights and get off the highway? ive done it many times but only if they are just parked.. if there moving well i guess im screwed.. lol anyways thats why but does anyone have an idea on how i could do it?
     
  6. lancered

    lancered Well-Known Member

    ill have to quote this one cause i seriously did a freaking drive by on the highway with a state trooper and got away,lucky me.
     
  7. papi2dmamis

    papi2dmamis Well-Known Member

    LOL!! :roll:
     
  8. playa213xx

    playa213xx Well-Known Member

    if your not moving its as simple as pulling up on the e-brake and restarting the car. That will turn off even the DRL's...but as far as trying to put them on a switch...not too sure about. Get a wiring diagram and find the wires that power the DRL's...its cake from there
     
  9. firebretha

    firebretha Well-Known Member

    It would be cake from there....


    But its not, DRLs ar on the same line just at a diff frequency, I cannot remember what the guy found out but pretty much I now have to see if I can design a module or something to convert the "square" signal for DRLs into a relay system to seperate it from low beams. frustrating.
     
  10. playa213xx

    playa213xx Well-Known Member

    hahahaha of course.....thats what i meant....cake from there ^^ lol
     
  11. JGSkains

    JGSkains Well-Known Member

    A souffle would be more accurate. LOL
     
  12. Lancerlot

    Lancerlot Well-Known Member

    Someone has it posted on Mitsunation how to disable them.
    There's a certain pin on the ECU or something that needs to be snipped, which then disables them. Not sure if its for the 08+, but it's very possible it would work.
     
  13. firebretha

    firebretha Well-Known Member

    sorry, I didnt read post completly correct, Yes you can easily wire in a switch to disable your headlights completly.

    I was just thinking of mine own issue of trying to get them on seperate lines.
     
  14. eTXlancer

    eTXlancer Well-Known Member

    how about on the drive by issue wiring the drl's headlighits and tails onto a switch. caus u gunna hit the brake when turning. this way its completely dark.
     
  15. blk_out_gts

    blk_out_gts Well-Known Member

    OH YEAH! i didnt think about the break lights. so does anyone have a way to get diagrams?
     
  16. Mpitera

    Mpitera Well-Known Member

    Hey guys, Did you ever find a solution to these annoying running lights? A bypass switch or something?
     
  17. kennyjai

    kennyjai Well-Known Member

    i installed HIDS i put my lowbeam with my city light so one flick = city lights + lowbeam and 2 flick same thing, but 2 flick is for fogs when i wanna use them and if im not doing anything no lights opened!! with the drl wire, i just left it on a side in the engine bay =)
     
  18. freakingwilly

    freakingwilly Member

    I recently came across this forum some time ago, but I usually spend a great deal of my time on Mitsubishi-forums.com.

    There is a way to choke out the DRL signal so it doesn't come on until you turn on your low beams. I use this same method for my HIDs and it works perfectly.

    DRL Bypass

    The one I used is option 3. For HIDs, you'd only need to do this directly to your wiring harness (or an extra 9006 cable if you have one). If you don't have HIDs, then you will need to create 2 of these (one for each low beam). It's perfect for me because my garage is in my alley and my neighbors that live across the alley don't have a garage, so with this I can turn off my HIDs when I come home late at night.
     
  19. jacob1bc

    jacob1bc Well-Known Member

    got pics?
     
  20. freakingwilly

    freakingwilly Member

    Unfortunately, no. The directions on afeudale's post pretty much describe everything. My post towards the end adds some help and additional information to make the process a lot easier in case you can't find all the necessary materials.

    It's just a 9006 extension cable with components soldered on to choke out the DRL signal.