DRL question again
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DRL question again
Finally got into a 911!
I know this topic has come up before...but bear with me. I have searched the history on how to turn the daytime running lights on and the fuse jumper is a great easy fix....but, what exactly does the dealer do differently that they charge 2 hours labour totalling $200 Cdn. Is it 100X better solution? Does jumping fuses do any harm? Any insight to this would be great.
I know this topic has come up before...but bear with me. I have searched the history on how to turn the daytime running lights on and the fuse jumper is a great easy fix....but, what exactly does the dealer do differently that they charge 2 hours labour totalling $200 Cdn. Is it 100X better solution? Does jumping fuses do any harm? Any insight to this would be great.
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Originally Posted by TTHFXR
Funny how a shiny key head gets 6 pages and a tech question gets zero. No gripe...just an idea. Anyone want to trade their land for beads and mirrors?
maybe it's because no one has done this mod before. search is your friend. BTW, US cars don't get DRLs
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My 2001 C4 now has 20,000 miles and the seat heat fuse "links" to enable DRLs (5W headlight assembly bulbs and parking/street/tail) is still working fine and no detrimenatl effects insofar as I know.
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Been trying to figure out how to disable the DRL's myself, but still keep the rear license plate lights on. I don't understand it. Why is the US version wired differently than the Canadian version of this car with respect to the license plate light? Makes no sense so I just use the DRL's. Whatever.
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The key thing is only 7 pages.
I will tell you what little I know since I'm in the US. Our cars are missing a double relay, a relay that is twice the size of the others. You cannot just plug in the relay and have thing work because the socckets where the relay plugs into are not wired. The relay tray is removed and wired. That takes time.
I will tell you what little I know since I'm in the US. Our cars are missing a double relay, a relay that is twice the size of the others. You cannot just plug in the relay and have thing work because the socckets where the relay plugs into are not wired. The relay tray is removed and wired. That takes time.
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Originally Posted by evo_333
most people prefer to disable the DRL's... Why do you want them on?
If you're worried about the energy consumed that convert all the DRL "functions" to LEDs as I did.
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It is originally a US car. In order to pass Can. Federal inspection the DRL's must be activated. I have no personal interest in having them.
Tool Pants, thanks for the insight. Not that I'm interested but, I guess dealers don't make that info readily available, do they?
Tool Pants, thanks for the insight. Not that I'm interested but, I guess dealers don't make that info readily available, do they?
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Originally Posted by wwest
Most of us with common sense, even only an iota thereof, recognize that any small thing that potentially increases our life's duration is worth the effort.
If you're worried about the energy consumed that convert all the DRL "functions" to LEDs as I did.
If you're worried about the energy consumed that convert all the DRL "functions" to LEDs as I did.
Is energy really a concern? I mean do batteries and alternators last longer on cars without DRL's?... does Bhp reduce?....is fuel consumption an issue?
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Originally Posted by kilrgt
Sell it and buy a Canadian car...I know of a really nice 04 C2 that will be in the market soon.
Nice pics! The mods look great. At the risk of sounding like an idiot, why does yours have '911' on the rear and mine has 'Carrera'?