DRL: Low beam or -lamps - or not?

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Thanks to all, who participate in this thread.

Originally Posted by CTScott

OK - That makes a difference.

In that case, I would either:

1. Do a similar mod to my "Headlights off with key", where instead a relay is added to simply turn on the headlights any time the ignition is on.

2. Go with the Phillips DRL kit, as reading about them, they seem very easy to install and are very bright.

#1 sounds like... do this and then this and then it will be...
This is too high for me.
I guess you are a mechanic?


I think the best for me would be if I would drive to the Toyota repair shop and will ask a mechanic how he would do it.
If he will say, oh - yes - we need your car the whole day and it will cost 500.- €...
I post a message here if you could explain it for me (dummy understandable) - and then I could explain it to the mechanic.

#2 I read about the DRL-lamps are connected directly with the batterie.
And they switch on if the batterie have 13.8 V - if I remember correct - the motor is running and load the batterie.
If you have a low or old batterie it could be that the DRL-lamps don't switch on, because the 13.8 V isn't reached.
Or they switch off and on and off and on during the travel.

Or why happen this?

Sometimes my car stay one, two weeks - because I have also a motorbike... so I guess this could happen then also at my car, because the batterie is low.

I guess I should let install then the DRL-lamps also with 'ignition on' - that they will be always on. I hope this would be then also possible...