Wuz up crew? I was wondering if anybody has been able to do away with their DRL's. I've tried to take out the fuse but they still on. If somebody has figured this out yet and posted it, I'm sorry I just haven't been able to go online for a minute. Anyways any info will be greatly appreciated! PEACE!
I jus switched the wires around....day time are my fogs now.... easiet way out of this...i believe there is other ways to do it too....like flashinng ur RCU n stuff.....i think ur better of jus switching the fogs to daytime... hope this helps...
That's actually not a bad idea. However I'm trying to do away with having the lights on at all. Thanks though!
yeah its gonna b hard.....cuz there is another wire attached to ur e-brake too....so u need to find the relay for that and disconncect it or something.....i changed my fogs to 2500K and it looks pretty sick with just them on during the day.....upto u though...lol
Things that have already been tried by other members on this forum: 1) Pull the fuse - works for a few minutes, then the ECU in the car compensates through a parallel circuit and they come back on (a safety backup feature essentially) 2) Switch wires between fogs and headlights - This does work, as it has already been stated. Essentially, your fogs start going 24/7 instead of the regular headlights 3) Wire in a switch to the ground wire at the E-Brake - It was tried and the lights continued to run (no explanation why as of yet). This is how it was found out that the DRLs are, in this car, controlled by the ECU. 4) ECU flash and reprogramming to "forget" DRL - This is ultimately going to be really the only true way to get rid of the DRLs whether you just want to turn them off or you need them off to switch out for HIDs. The only problem here is it requires the electronic equipment to pinpoint, and then turn off/delete the code(s) that cause the DRLs. Currently, no one has attempted this yet. The ultimate underlining problem here is that the DRLs are controlled through multiple parallel circuits that are controlled and managed by the car's ECU rather that a switch or ground wire as was in previous cars with DRL when it first showed up a few years ago. It sucks, but realistically, we won't have any good answers till somebody attempts the ECU flash. Bill
maybe some sort of a switch on the hot wire.... that way... wenever you want it on... just turn the switch... there should be two hot and one ground.. I think....
Except the DRLs + Low beams are entirely controlled by the ECU on the same exact circuit. Wiring in a switch then turning off the switch would also disable your low-beam headlights until you turn it on. In that case, you'd have to turn on two switches (your override switch + the headlight switch) to get lights at all at night. An easy way to do the wiring would probably be within the fuse box by the battery. One of the slots is marked for "headlights" and looks like a "relay" but with a big metal heat sink on it (its really a transistor/MOSFET). This is where the DRLs and Low-beams are controlled. If you want to go that route, I can give you a pin diagram of that spot in the fusebox. However, I have no idea how accessible the wiring underneath the fuse box is nor where the wiring harnesses are routed as to find the best place to break the circuit.
