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02-09-2006, 11:45 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2006 Yaris 5 dr LE Auto Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Day time Running light....how to disable?
Does anyone on the forum have an idea on how to disable 2006 Canadian Yaris's day time running lights??
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02-10-2006, 09:45 AM | #2 |
Drives: '00 Celica, '07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2006
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I would imagine that the method of disabling the DRL could be similar to that of the 2000 celica. Go to www.newcelica.org and do a search for DRL. Have a look and poke around your yaris to see if it would work.
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02-15-2006, 09:15 AM | #3 |
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Why would you want to disable the DRL? I thought it is the "law" for cars to have DRL that are manufactured after 1995?
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02-16-2006, 04:46 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2006 Yaris 5 dr LE Auto Join Date: Feb 2006
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I need to have my headlights turn off whenever I needed
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02-16-2006, 05:22 PM | #5 | |
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Look in your engine bay, there should be a black box with DRL on it. dissconnect it. |
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02-16-2006, 05:54 PM | #6 | |
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The rules are different in Canada. |
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02-16-2006, 08:15 PM | #7 |
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Yes! Here in Canada, day time running lights are required. The idea is to make cars more visible on the road so as to reduce/avoid accidents. However, if somebody needs to cross the border to go to the US(where day time running lights are not yet compulsory) very often, day time running lights that can be switched off may help save a little fuel and prolong the bulbs' life spans slightly. Personally, I would leave them on all the time but it is up to the individual concerned to decide what is best for him/her.
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02-16-2006, 08:29 PM | #8 |
Drives: 2006 Yaris 5 dr LE Auto Join Date: Feb 2006
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Legal or not, don't really matter to me. As long as I have control over that light. If I flip it on...it will look legal.
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02-19-2006, 04:29 PM | #9 |
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Drives: 2006 Yaris 3 door, Bayou Blue Join Date: Jan 2006
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The car does look a lot cooler without them on and just your park lights on. Changing the park light bulb color would even be better.
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02-23-2006, 04:15 PM | #10 |
Drives: 2006 Yaris 5 dr LE Auto Join Date: Feb 2006
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Hey guys, I figured out a cheap ass way to disable the DRL, Very simple, just relocate the E-brake switch to a different area. Then when you release the Hand brake, it will not activate the DRL. However, the E-brake light on the dash will remain on always....like I said cheap ass way...but it's reversable!
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03-13-2006, 01:04 PM | #11 |
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look in your engine bay for a heatsink cooled resistor. That is usually the DRL heatsink that draws energy away from the headlights to make the lights "DRL."
Just unplug the plug that goes to resistor and that should do it. |
03-24-2006, 07:50 PM | #12 | |
Drives: 07 Yaris RS-B 5doors Join Date: Mar 2006
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06-15-2006, 03:01 AM | #13 |
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So has anyone actually found the answer to getting rid of DRL yet?
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06-15-2006, 08:31 PM | #14 |
Drives: '07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: May 2006
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yeah, i'd like to know... i know that with the '00ish VW Golfs you had to change the light switch itself, but VW ofered the other switch
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06-19-2006, 12:44 AM | #15 |
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hmm, well i got my car friday and it doesn't seem to have DRL... is that right? i live in the u.s. so do our cars not come with it or is it not working for some reason?
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06-19-2006, 08:01 AM | #16 | |
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With the car running, are your headlights on (with stalk in the OFF position)?? If you dont have "Cold Weather Package" then you dont have DRL's. IMO, the CWP is a bunch of nonsence anyway.... |
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06-19-2006, 09:45 AM | #17 |
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In the USA DRL's come with the winter package, and that is it. So it is very possible for you not to have them.
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06-19-2006, 11:51 AM | #18 |
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Most of the US ones seem not to have them.. Which is odd, I thought all new cars in the US were going to be required to have them now.
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