I'm in the process of imporing a 2004 into Canada. What is the best way to deal with the Daytime Running Lights issue? I have everything ready for the inspection except for DRL. Once I have the issue solved, I can go to crappy tire, get the inspection done and then plate the car.

I have read a few posts here but don't have the time to search everywhere so any advice would be much appreciated.

 

you can wire it yourself i suppose--just force the halogens to come on when the ignition is positive.

one possibility: you'd have to locate the headlight on/off switch (the wire) and then take a wire that turns on power when the ignition is on. one is the blue wire from your radio. then tie the ignition wire together with your headlight on/off switch. not sure if the blue wire will have enough power on its own so an amp may be needed, and im also not sure the on/off is positive-on; this is just a guess based on non-HID cars. modifry or others may have a better idea.

 

There are a lot of shop that will let you pass w/o day time runnign lights. I know Im supposed to have them by law here in Ontario and I dont, no issues ever

 

I thought the 04 had the DRL? My 07 does. Its a simple relay.

 

You are in luck. Here is a DIY I kept for myself if I ever decide to do it. Good luck and enjoy.

DRL DIY

 

nope, 06 is the first year with it in the US.

 

that link provided above is the one the rest of us canadian importers have used. It's a bit of a pain to find the parts though since it was written a few years ago.

the HAMSAR module was a PITA to find... but I got it finally from the carquest in brampton i think...

 

Interesting

When my car was imported from the US i guess they took the lazy route.

I bought my car in Canada from the guy that imported it.

My low beams aka the HID Projecters are hooked up to run whenever the ignition is on.

I am guessing that is the easiest way to do it but I am sure running the low beams constantly all the time is going to cause them to burnout quicker and from what I understand HID Bulbs are not cheap.

If I get really adventurous sometime I may do the proper conversion to the High Beams with the module.

 

Thnaks for the replies - food for thought

I have a question - is the above suggestion application to the 2004 model?

I'm still sure which way to go at this point or perhaps I should try to befriend a Crappy Tire person to pass the inspection without the DRL.