owl_93
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So after scanning a few threads and the rest of the internet, I figured out how to safely and easily and quickly get your DRL's to stay on full time. I'll include some photos to help clarify what Im talking about. Here we go...
So first, head to your local electronics shop and grap a 200 volt 1 Amp diode. Mine came in a two-pack from radio shack and was like $1.49.
note the polarity on the diode, the cathode side is the side with the little gray stripe on it. This is the side that will jump into the DRL relay. The anode will jump into the headlight relay. Now, there is some ambiguity here with the way the pin codes are printed on the diagram on your fuse box vs the way they are labeled on the actual relays themselves, and I spent some time before I got it right.
You want to place the diode with the leads in the relay pin slots like this:
And then replace your relays so that you have good contact between the pins and the diode.
And thats it!! Youre DRL's will now function like they normally do without the headlights on, and they will stay on at night and when your lows and highs are on too. I replaced my DRL's with some Amber LED lights that give off a very deep amber that I think looks sweet. You can find them here:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/tail-brake-turn/3157-switchback-led-bulb--dual-intensity-60-smd-led-tower,-a-type/1916/4478/
They are a lot more amber than they appear in the photos due to the camera trying to compensate for the brightness of the headlights. But here is the result:
Happy modding!!
So first, head to your local electronics shop and grap a 200 volt 1 Amp diode. Mine came in a two-pack from radio shack and was like $1.49.
note the polarity on the diode, the cathode side is the side with the little gray stripe on it. This is the side that will jump into the DRL relay. The anode will jump into the headlight relay. Now, there is some ambiguity here with the way the pin codes are printed on the diagram on your fuse box vs the way they are labeled on the actual relays themselves, and I spent some time before I got it right.
You want to place the diode with the leads in the relay pin slots like this:
And then replace your relays so that you have good contact between the pins and the diode.
And thats it!! Youre DRL's will now function like they normally do without the headlights on, and they will stay on at night and when your lows and highs are on too. I replaced my DRL's with some Amber LED lights that give off a very deep amber that I think looks sweet. You can find them here:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/tail-brake-turn/3157-switchback-led-bulb--dual-intensity-60-smd-led-tower,-a-type/1916/4478/
They are a lot more amber than they appear in the photos due to the camera trying to compensate for the brightness of the headlights. But here is the result:
Happy modding!!