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drftrdie 12-21-2012 12:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman (Post 530012)
I know this is a slightly older post, but one of my friends is a tech at toyota and turned off the DRL option through the ecu. I just noticed last night however that when I flip on my brights, all I get is the DRL yellow light, not the bright light I need. I will be asking him when he's back in town, but has anyone else had this issue?
Yes you have to get the ecu replaced from the dealer for free to correct this

mezdup 12-22-2012 09:53 PM
thanks for the DIY. took about 20min (those plastic screws mainly) to do and was pretty straight forward. i had originally went to the dealership to have them turned off and ended up with the no hi beam issue. i know that the new ECU would fix this but i really don't want to make any more trips to the dealership so i just had them put the DRLs back on, came home and did the delete from this thread. it's reversible for the most part and doesn't require a trip to the dealership if i ever want them back.

pituala 12-26-2012 01:57 PM
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BoostedWrbBrz 12-29-2012 02:50 PM
or you can plug in a techstream and click the drl off button

ZDRxHz 01-03-2013 10:36 AM
I agree with hating the pee-yellow stock FRS DRL. So instead of disabling the DRL altogether, I got 68 LED white LED for replacement.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps53527476.jpg

They cost me about 30 dollars. It runs the LED at full power at all times. High beams are basically useless IMO however. But at least they look cool, which, lets face it, 99% of mods are for "looking cool".

EDIT: Ok, maybe not 99% LOL. The high beams also are rendered useless, I believe, because all 68 LEDS are not a concentrated beam of light. This causes it to scatter in odd directions. http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-68-SMD...cfe284&vxp=mtr

mezdup 01-03-2013 12:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZDRxHz (Post 641725)
I agree with hating the pee-yellow stock FRS DRL. So instead of disabling the DRL altogether, I got 68 LED white LED for replacement.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps53527476.jpg

They cost me about 30 dollars. It runs the LED at full power at all times. High beams are basically useless IMO however. But at least they look cool, which, lets face it, 99% of mods are for "looking cool".

EDIT: Ok, maybe not 99% LOL. The high beams also are rendered useless, I believe, because all 68 LEDS are not a concentrated beam of light. This causes it to scatter in odd directions. http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-68-SMD...cfe284&vxp=mtr
yea those definitely look better than the stock DRLs, but i still prefer keeping my high beam functionality as it's a good way of communicating with drivers. right of way usually isn't enough for people to navigate stop signs correctly.

ZDRxHz 01-04-2013 01:25 AM
True that. At least at night, with your low beams on, the DRL stay off, so you can still flash if needed.

pituala 01-19-2013 01:51 PM
DRL's shut off by Hollywood Toyota Scion and the alarm chirp turned up the max level 7...so now I can actually hear when I arm the car.

Takumi788 03-10-2013 05:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardrock4445 (Post 416942)
Napa relay part # AR6034. Replace relay with this one. No drl, no trips to dealer. Not free but works.
This is what i wanted to know. Seems like the best way to do it outside the dealer.

Hardrock4445 03-10-2013 05:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Takumi788 (Post 784552)
This is what i wanted to know. Seems like the best way to do it outside the dealer.
I was going to make a DIY for it. Just didn't get around to it, maybe tonight.

crouchingpinoy 03-22-2013 04:33 AM
Did it to my car and took less than 15 min. Eliminated the DRL but kept the high beams to alert/communicate with other drivers and help brighten dark roads.

Thanks! @Ishii Motors

greighn 04-09-2013 08:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by silvenshadow (Post 620989)
Note to anyone looking to perform the DRL delete.

You can see in the pics on the first post a small rectangular vented panel just next to the area of plastic this thread says to remove. If you pull gently this panel will just pop off. Depending on the size of your arm you can just put your hand in there, the drl resistor plug is immediately above the panel.

You can carefully unplug the resistor, wrap the wire around the harness and tuck the end against the frame. This took me about 1 minute, required no tools or supplies, and was totally effective.

If you look on the back of that access panel there is a nice Subaru logo (on my NA FRS).

Thanks Subaru!
Silvershadow,

A big thanks for this tip. I just installed the LED DRLs in my FR-S (the ones that go where the fog lights would be) and wanted to turn off the factory DRLs without a trip to the dealer or having to disassemble the car. Your tip worked perfectly...opened the panel, unplugged the cable, taped it up and put the panel back. High beams still work as expected but no DRLs and only a few minutes to do it, no tools required!

Thanks!!!

-Gary.

HotSauce 04-19-2013 04:17 PM
So i saw earlier in this thread some of you were having issues with your power mirrors not working after deleting the DRL. I have not done this to my car but after attempting the DIY radar detector my DRL and power mirrors no longer function... Has anyone been able to resolve this?

HotSauce 04-19-2013 04:18 PM
and before someone says it all fuses and the high beam relay are both good

crouchingpinoy 04-19-2013 11:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by HotSauce (Post 878251)
So i saw earlier in this thread some of you were having issues with your power mirrors not working after deleting the DRL. I have not done this to my car but after attempting the DIY radar detector my DRL and power mirrors no longer function... Has anyone been able to resolve this?
No issues here. Just simply disconnect the plug and you're good. DRL is disabled but maintained high beam function.

Rick

FRSFirestorm 04-22-2013 07:41 PM
Replaced the DRL Relay today with the Napa AR6034. Worked like a charm. Thanks all for the info.

sid325 04-23-2013 12:41 AM
Can someone post a pic of where the relay is/looks like that the Napa AR6034 replaces? Pics work better for me.

Thanks,

Jacob

FRSFirestorm 04-23-2013 07:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sid325 (Post 884528)
Can someone post a pic of where the relay is/looks like that the Napa AR6034 replaces? Pics work better for me.

Thanks,

Jacob
Disregard the red circled. I borrowed this picture from another thread. Working from memory but I'm pretty certian its located in the spot circled in yellow. Anyway it is clearly located by using the schematic underneath the lid to this fues box. Looking for DRL Relay

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps7dc8c612.jpg

sid325 04-23-2013 11:44 AM
Thanks FRSFirestorm, it would help if I just looked harder...

***Just ditched my DRL's using the Napa relay. Easy and even easier to undo. Thanks to whom ever figured that out.***

Quote:
Originally Posted by FRSFirestorm (Post 884862)
Disregard the red circled. I borrowed this picture from another thread. Working from memory but I'm pretty certian its located in the spot circled in yellow. Anyway it is clearly located by using the schematic underneath the lid to this fues box. Looking for DRL Relay

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps7dc8c612.jpg

cantholdanymore 06-28-2013 03:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardrock4445 (Post 416942)
Napa relay part # AR6034. Replace relay with this one. No drl, no trips to dealer. Not free but works.
Thank you, this did the trick for me:w00t:

coachzizi 07-12-2013 08:24 PM
i have flashback LED for my turn signals, i was hoping i can somehow hook up my DRL to my turn signals and disable it on my high beams, anyone has a clue how?

Zagmeister 07-13-2013 04:41 PM
Highbeam\DRL Fix: Rplacing the ECU for Early Production Vehicles (SB0009-12)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by drftrdie (Post 621347)
Yes you have to get the ecu replaced from the dealer for free to correct this
Thanks for the very useful lead. I went to the Dealer today, when I said "ECU replacement" they all gave me this look - you know what I mean!:iono:

Sure enough, they had a print-out of Service Bulletin # SB-0009-12 in hand and ordered the new ECU within 10 minutes from my great revelation. :lol:

I felt vindicated as I was really paranoid after breaking the news that I obtained from the Forum. You guys rock - really. :bow:

Figo 07-14-2013 05:02 PM
will this also disable high beam? I would like to keep high beam but disable the auto DRL. thx.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ishii Motors (Post 234884)
Ok, I hate DRL ( Day time running lights )

So let's turn them off.

It's very simple to do, Just remove the DRL Resistor. Makes the car just that much lighter as well! lol

1. So, access the Front Right Lower panel.

2. Undo the clips and bolt pictured.
(Peel back)

3. Locate DRL Resistor connector
Unplugg and tape up.

4. Remove DRL Resistor

5. Put back together.

Simple.

Ishii

http://www.141motors.com/fr-s/DRLmod.jpg

Ishii Motors 07-15-2013 01:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Figo (Post 1068762)
will this also disable high beam? I would like to keep high beam but disable the auto DRL. thx.
No it will not disable the high beam. Everything will be 100% normal except you won't have DRLs.

Ishii

TylerLieberman 07-15-2013 01:35 PM
Did this a few weeks ago:
High beams still work.
DRLs disabled.
No issues whatsoever.

I rolled my car up on to a few 2x4s to get a decent amount of room to work underneath. Took all of 5 minutes to do it. Super easy. Thanks for the writeup!

Figo 07-15-2013 03:22 PM
Thank u man. nice job.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ishii Motors (Post 1070583)
No it will not disable the high beam. Everything will be 100% normal except you won't have DRLs.

Ishii

RedFR-s 07-15-2013 06:15 PM
Just throwing this out there, but what I want to do is get the DRLs to turn on the low beams. Is this even possible? I haven't really looked into it, was thinking maybe someone here has.

tennisfreak 07-27-2013 10:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by greighn (Post 853707)
Silvershadow,

A big thanks for this tip. I just installed the LED DRLs in my FR-S (the ones that go where the fog lights would be) and wanted to turn off the factory DRLs without a trip to the dealer or having to disassemble the car. Your tip worked perfectly...opened the panel, unplugged the cable, taped it up and put the panel back. High beams still work as expected but no DRLs and only a few minutes to do it, no tools required!

Thanks!!!

-Gary.
I used this method today and it worked great. Pop off the little panel, unplug the cable, tape up loose end and zip tied it to frame, put panel back on.

Easy as pie!

Inersha 07-28-2013 01:12 AM
Nice!

coachzizi 08-13-2013 01:31 AM
i swapped out my turn signals amber bulbs for flash back led. I also installed HID and fog lights, but when flashback led and fogs are on at the same time, they look stupid. im going to try and find a way to spice and wire my DRL to my turn signals. ill keep an update.

Synack 08-14-2013 11:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by FRSFirestorm (Post 884862)
Disregard the red circled. I borrowed this picture from another thread. Working from memory but I'm pretty certian its located in the spot circled in yellow. Anyway it is clearly located by using the schematic underneath the lid to this fues box. Looking for DRL Relay

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps7dc8c612.jpg
Lol that's my car. Going to put my relay back in because I disabled DRL today with Techstream on my netbook.

mrlewistan 09-07-2013 05:48 AM
just randomly browsing through ebay i saw the drl resistor for sale, but it was called injector resistor relay. so after i found out what it does, im gonna put the unit back on because it seems like it affects more than just drl.

am i wrong? im hoping i am and saving myself alot of trouble

448hpsti 09-07-2013 05:52 AM
Why not simply disconnect the drl?

jeremy86 12-26-2013 11:26 PM
does anyone have the picture of the steps?

Target70 01-10-2014 08:50 PM
does anyone have the pictures to show the location of the DRL resistor? I think the pictures were removed from the first post.

stueck9356 01-18-2014 12:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hardrock4445 (Post 416942)
Napa relay part # AR6034.
IMO this is the best way to do this. It costs about 25 bucks, but there is no modding, taping, or whatever. Just go into the fuse box, pop the current one out and put this on in there. Everything still works 100% but the DRLs never turn on. Easier to reverse too.

Target70 02-11-2014 01:51 AM
25 bucks here and there can add up.

finally found it in fsm. For those who want to do this, the DRL resistor is located behind the bumper cover on the passanger side, just underneath the horn. big heatsink block according to the picture in the FSM, instructions are to remove bumper cover to access the resistor.

tennisfreak 02-11-2014 11:50 AM
I unplugged my resistor about 6 months ago and am so glad I did.

Its super easy. I did not even need to jack the car up or undo any clips/bolts like the original instructions said.

Just slide under front bumper, find little rectangle access panel and remove it, reach in and unplug resistor, tape and zip tie up, put access panel back on. DONE!!!

Manic 02-25-2014 08:14 PM
Anybody willing to post up pictures to match the guide? For some reason I'm not seeing them anymore.

Target70 02-25-2014 10:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Manic (Post 1556939)
Anybody willing to post up pictures to match the guide? For some reason I'm not seeing them anymore.

I don't have pictures, but look at my post above for location.

after I got my car off the ground I saw what tennisfreak was talking about in the post above yours. There is a small rectangular panel about 3 inch X 4 inch, that you can pop out with a flat head screwdriver. Inside you can easily grab the connector to the resistor (black heat-sink). Put tape over the connectors, and zip tie them up to the harness and you are done. Hope that helps.


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