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Re: Is it possible to easily disable the DRLs for a 2001 Corolla?
mike wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I've been annoyed with the daytime running lights since the car was new.
> What must
> be done to turn them off? Is it as simple as removing a fuse or do I need a
> handheld diagnostic tool/ analyzer?
> Is there a less expensive aftermarket version instead of manufacturers
> model?[/color]
Detailed instructions are at
"http://vamp.darkravers.net/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=107" It's more
complicated than removing a fuse, but you don't need special tools.
If you cut the wire and add a switch, use an enclosed pushbutton switch,
i.e.
"http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/PB-21/700325/SPST_PUSHBUTTON,_PUSH_ON_PUSH_OFF_.html"
Remember to use heat shrink tubing over the soldered connections.
I was recently in Canada where DRLs are required by law.
The first thing that I noticed is that they don't have the U.S. problem
of many vehicles with extremely bright, and poorly aimed DRLs. Or maybe
because it was winter and the cars were all so dirty that the dirt was
blocking a lot of the light.
The second thing I noticed that there were a _LOT_ of vehicles with only
one headlight operating, a lot more than in the U.S..
I don't recall seeing the major U.S. problem with DRLs, drivers that
don't realize that their lights aren't on, only their DRLs, so that
they're driving with no rear lights.
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