Xviper,

For every study that says they help there is a study that says they don't.

As for saving money, it is saved by not having to manufacture the same car in a different way. It is not about an additional part.

 

If you can figure out how to disable the DRL's in my Tundra, you can have whatever parts enable them. I detest DRL's and once vowed not to buy any vehicles w/ them, but unfortunately we're getting fewer choices these days.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jimmy325
[B]XViper,

Do you know how to wire the lights so that the highs are running at a reduced volage?

 

Chris,

To my knowledge on the Toyotas, there is a relay on one of the shock mounts. If you pull it, the DRLs are gone.

The dealer should be able to tell you how to turn them off too. Just call around to a few dealers in your area, someone has to know! I thought only the Tundra Limiteds had them?

There may be some Tundra owners board that might have info...

 

Chris - Ask and you shall receive!

From www.tundrasolutions.com :

The gray plug at the side of the battery is for the resistor in the negative line from the DRL circuit for the headlights. It gives about a 4 volt drop so the lights are running at about 10 volts instead of the normal 13.8 volts. If the plug is disconnected, the negative line is open, you still have 13.8 volts on the +, but no DRL due to the open circuit.

There you go, good night, daylights... (god I hate DRLs)

 

Thanks for the tip, Keith D! If I'm not mistaken, it's ABS, not the Ltd. model, that dictates whether you get DRL's. All I wanted was safer braking, and I got the unwanted DRL's as well.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 1Y2KS2K
[B]The idea of the DRL modules is to reduce the voltage to the headlights, so they last longer.

 

I've heard that our HIDs have a much longer lifespan than just 900 hours.

 

Yeah from what I read, one of the selling points on HIDs is that they never need to be replaced in the average lifespan of a car...

 

I like DRLs in general because I am able to see cars with lights on easier (obviously) than when the lights are off. I used to want them and found no way to have them on my civic.

I found a reason NOT to have them though the other day. I was driving along at night, past a parking lot and there was a new burb/tahoe thing in the lot and it was dark out and cold so they had the engine one with the heater (I assume) on and the lights were just really obnoxious and distracting and there was no way for the poor soul to turn them off.

So if you like to sit in parking lots at night with your engine on, DRLs are really annoying.