Disableing the DRL HELP?

[Jchan]

I guessed this topic already discussed in the past however, I still have problems on disable the DRL. I tried to removed the big fuse in the engine compartment for the DRL and the DRL was disabled. The problem is, the DRL is disabled which good, but I lost the HIGH BEAM as well. Is there any way that I can keep my HIGH BEAm without the DRL. PLEASE HELP>


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02 Camry SE V6, 18" tenzo wheels GT05, Eibach pro kit, DIY cold intake, DIY OEM X5 projectors retrofit w/ 4300k osram bulbs, alpine cda 9814, kenwood eq, fosgate amp, 2 fosgate 6x9, 2 eclipse 6x9, 1 10" mtx sub, and everything else stock

[white3ch0c0late]

Why don't you just... turn it off? I never use my DRLs because I just turn them off... whats wrong with doing that?

[Jchan]

It is recommended that inorder to save the life of the HID system it's best to disable the DRL. That's the reason

[98CamryLE]

Don't Generation 5 camrys have an off switch? (I think that's what white3ch0c0late was getting at). When I test drove a 2003 Camry, there was a postion on the headlamp stalk for the DRL mode, so if you didn't want the DRL, you just turned the stalk to 'OFF'.

I thought the stalk settings were as follows: OFF-DRL-PARK-HEADLAMPS. I could be wrong though.

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by Jchan

It is recommended that inorder to save the life of the HID system it's best to disable the DRL. That's the reason

those recommendation is probably only applied to H4 bulb where the low and high in one bulb

for gen5, where low beam and high beam is on seperate bulb, there is really no point to disable DRL, especially DRL resides on high beam only, unless you put HID on your high beam.

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by 98CamryLE

Don't Generation 5 camrys have an off switch? (I think that's what white3ch0c0late was getting at). When I test drove a 2003 Camry, there was a postion on the headlamp stalk for the DRL mode, so if you didn't want the DRL, you just turned the stalk to 'OFF'.

I thought the stalk settings were as follows: OFF-DRL-PARK-HEADLAMPS. I could be wrong though.

No, you're absolutely right.

Originally Posted by bronzemaxell

those recommendation is probably only applied to H4 bulb where the low and high in one bulb

for gen5, where low beam and high beam is on seperate bulb, there is really no point to disable DRL, especially DRL resides on high beam only, unless you put HID on your high beam.

Absolutely. If you turn them off, its just as good as disabling them completely. I don't know who told you that you had to disable them to preserve the life of the HID system, but they were wrong. Just keep it in the OFF position, and then when you need your headlights, turn your headlights on. Thats what I do unless its really foggy out.