Tail lights always on ?

[mox]

I have a weird 'feature' on my 3rd Gen..

The tail lights are always on.. Like when driving at night..

It have always been like that.. I have no way of turning them off completely..

My previous 3rd Gen had that too (both)

I guess it's part of the DRL.. I can understand for the front lights.. but at the rear I HATE that..

Is there any way to disable that without disabling the headlamp DRL ?

[Unco]

what's "the DRL" ???

[mox]

Day Running Lights.

Here in canada there is a law that automakers have to built car with that..
In fact it's just lights that are turned on all the time in the front of the car..

On the 3rd Gen Camry it's the high-beam but with a lower voltage so it does not blind people

[WhiteRabbit]

first time ive heard of camrys having rear drls...

[midnightmach]

i have it too its like i have the parking lights on all the time with the DLR's...

[mescalito]

mox

for some reason, in '92 and '93 Toyota went nuts with their DRL's. They changed it in the 94 MY to only show the inner high-beams as drl's but the earlier cars had: corner lights, corner markers, inside lamps, and the entire rear. I hate it as well, I tried pulling some fuses but I couldn't get all the outer lights to turn off.

If someone has a fix, I'd love to hear it

[Venom_5]

camry's have DRLs?

never heard of it...

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

camry's have DRLs?

never heard of it...

Because you're in the USA. Canada required DRL's on their cars.

[Venom_5]

oh, that would do it ... i think DRLs are silly

my Subaru Outback has them ...

but i guess it cant hurt

[Eye8Pussies]

wow....and by this point I thought I knew all about camrys....never knew that the 92/93s had drls in the back as well...


and drls in the front are the best idea that anybody's ever come up with.I'd say that rear ones aren't a bad idea either. too many idiots who don't turn on their lights when it's dark/foggy/rainy

[Venom_5]

theyre a good failsafe if people forget to turn them off, but the idea of DRL itself is dumb ... you dont need lights in the daytime

if there was a way to do it without having too many breakable electronics, they should just have them turn on automatically when its dark out

kind of like the light sensors they have on houses ... but probably more sensitive

[Eye8Pussies]

^ I disagree on that point....drls are always a good idea.....most colored cars are easy to see, but cars that are grey and silver are pretty hard to see sometimes, especially when the sun is in your eyes. but you'll still be able to see the lights coming at you


and most newer cars (including the camrys - gen5 onwards?) has an automatic lights function

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by mox

I have a weird 'feature' on my 3rd Gen..

The tail lights are always on.. Like when driving at night..

It have always been like that.. I have no way of turning them off completely..

Location: Montreal, Canada

It's only a law in Quebec for the tail lights to also be DLR.

[midnightmach]

yea i agree, it might sound crazy but when im looking to see if a car is coming the DLR's get my attention first, its harder to see cars without.

[mox]

I'm wondering what is the difference between the Canadian (quebec) '92..'93 Camrys and the US ones..

I wish I had access to a camry without DRLs.. I'd be able to compare.. Any US guys are planning to come to Montreal soon ?