how to disable drl ?
 

how do u guys disable your drl someone help thnx

There are 2 possible ways which are the safest and doesn't involve touching wiring:

1) Get a techstream cable and use this to install techstream:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73034

Use techstream to disable the DRL around $20 for a good techstream cable

2) My favorite as I've done this beta for awhile:

Get a $5 bluetooth OBD-II dongle and download an pay $20 for the app carista on the itunes or play store and use it to disable the DRLs. You can also use that same bluetooth obd 2 dongle for another app called torque which is awesome and can be used for real time displays and logging.

you can do it with a tactrix...
 

You use a tactrix and the techstream software...

Jaden

There is also this option...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7435

I give up ....... why would anyone want to disable the DRLs .......??


humfrz

Random thought: I seem to recall when I was reading the car manual from cover to cover that this is an ECU setting that you can have the dealer set for you. They can turn off DRL, set timing for auto lock, how long the lights stay on after lock, whether it beeps or not when you remote lock, and a couple of other options that were supposed to be set during initial delivery.

Or I may be imagining it, not sure, but thought I would throw this out there as I seem to recall that DRL was one of the options that the dealer could just change if you asked for it.

how to disable drl ?
 

To answer humfrz:

I disabled them when had stock headlights because i don't like the look. I feel it makes the car look cheap. Since i bought winjet headlights though i have turned them back on


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My guess is because they dont look good.
Yes, I think DRL is a great idea and everybody should have them, there is literally no downside.

On the otherhand, I feel like ours look like they were borrowed off an older car. I dont love them, and would replace them with something else, but I would still have them either way.

Because I want my fog lights to stand out during the day... Lmao


Nah I'm keeping mine.

That's exactly right, that's what the carista app and techstream both change. You can even change on the FR-S how long to wait before it auto locks the doors after being unattended. Those aren't set at delivery/initialization they honestly are set at the factory default from the ecu. If you ask a mechanic at toyota to edit them they may just look blankly at you

Swap them out for Winjets :) you'll get the LED DRL which will standout alot more.

I put LED bulbs in at 6k temp and looks way better than the yellow halogens.

Thanks for responding to my question.

Well, now, folks ....... I usually try to keep an open mind to most things.

So, I went out and fired up my machine (MT) and the DRLs came on. I set the parking brake to get out to look at them and they went off.

I'm thinking that I never would (almost never) leave my car running in neutral and exit it, without setting the parking brake........ so, I would never see my machines DRLs, even if they were ugly.

So, I left my car running and got out and looked at the DRLs. I think they look pretty neat.

What a relief for me, now knowing, that I'm not driving around with ugly front lights, just for the sake of safety ....... :popcorn:


humfrz - another slow day in Puyallup ...... :sigh:

What brand bulbs did you switch to? I'm looking to switch my stock ones out that's why.

With the drl mod added to them from fteightysix like I have, it makes it so that they stay on all the time other than when the ebrake is up. Unlike stock where the LED drls turn off when the headlights are on.

Because I don't like the looks of DRL's. It should be my choice. Thankfully it still is. When I get my new 4Runner hopefully I can turn them off in it too.

.......and that's your call fer sure ...... :)


humfrz

Shall I take a drive down there some time and entertain you to pass the day?

You will on the 4runner for sure with techstream or carista, it should have much more than this highlander they have similiar ecus:

https://i.imgur.com/5ytO7qU.png


https://i.imgur.com/y9GXDx9.png

Sure ...... come on down.......:thumbsup:

We will start the day by feeding my granddaughters breakfast, then run them down to their school. After that we will hit the meat market and the bank and Walmart.

Then we will have a break to .......check ..... The Forum ....... by that time it will be time to pick up the granddaughters from school and feed them a snack. Then grandma takes over, helping them with their homework and I get kicked off both of my computers, while they complete parts of their homework assignments.

That gives me a chance to prepare and cook supper.

Yep, come on down ....... we will have a blast ....... :thumbup:


humfrz

I'm coming over too. What's for dinner? Want me to stop at the store on the way up?

LOL! That actually sounds like fun!

Minus the first part, that's basically what I did when I went to go hang out with Ultra for a day. We spent like 10 minutes on my car, then watched TV for the whole day.


Ooooooo, lets set up and have a car meet at Walmart! If we get in trouble by security, just tell them that its to help bring in more business! :bellyroll:

:clap::clap::clap:

The drl on my 2013, only turned on one headlight at half power. It looks bad. Headlights on are better. I unplugged the resistor box. It's under the bumper. Additionally, this happenes to be what one of my first posts was about.... Back it 2012....

Edit: it was my very first post... takes me back.http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...102#post323102

Tomorrow night is pot roast, Simmered all day in a slow cooker, with my secret blend of herbs and spices.

mrs humfrz made me buy the giant slow cooker, so I could cook enough for us and our daughter to take home for her husband and our granddaughters ...... plus leftovers for both families. I have this 10 pound package of chuck roast .... so we will have enough for you too.

:thumbsup:


humfrz

If it only turned on one lamp, that's a problem.

The FR-S DRL is actually the high beam illuminated at low (half?) power. That's why it looks yellow. This is actually a good economical use of available resources. The high beam is used at full power only a fraction of the time. Operated at low power, it doesn't cut into the life of the bulb. Running all the lights during the day uses up the life of all the bulbs.

Now, as far as disconnecting the DRL resistor, I'm not a fan. The electrical contacts are exposed to the elements. Kill it in the software. That's why the option exists.

Maybe a better idea, since the weather has turned warm, would have the neighbor girls come over and wash our cars ........ then we could take a couple of them a drive down some twisties out in the country.

:D


humfrz

Yeah, I did this in 2012. OP's post about the drl took me back to my first post. I drive in the country, my highs are on at least half the time. Stock Low beams are great drl. Bulb life is really not that big of a deal.

Learned something new today! That's why when one switches to LED DRLs, high beam functionality is lost. (At least that's what I presume happens).

Not going to lie, I do like the LEDs...

I hope when I get to your age, I'm as awesome as you are. The way things are going, I'm probably going to be the old dude shouting at kids to get off his lawn.

http://www.rsrevision.com/images/Cli...GranTorino.jpg

That's why you get the winjets :lol:

That's not the reason why LED bulb swaps for the oem halogen DRLs lose high beam functionality though, it's simply because a lot of the LED bulbs aren't designed as a high/low beam. The LED bulbs with high/low beam functionality usually have two sides with two super bright chips, one is on in the low beam configuration, they then both come on in high beam configuration. If you find one of those that should restore the high beam functionality, but quite frankly the light output of led bulb swaps isn't that great @Diode Dynamics had a great piece on why led bulbs shouldn't be used in most headlight applications

Yah, I read that piece somewhere on here.

I'm happy with the halogens.

I'll look through my Amazon orders today and post back

Well, I would have no problem with DRL's IF they were not toggled by the handbrake (emergency brake). I have disabled the DRL's on all my cars since my WRX back in 2002, because it is (in my opinion) ridiculous to have them tied in to the handbrake. I use my handbrake extensively when stopped on any incline in the road (and before anyone suggests it, I do heel-toe extensively when driving....but not when pulling away from an incline.....I use the handbrake for that).

I don't want the person in front of my thinking I am flashing my lights at them every time I stop, and then pull away on a hill.

I second this. Winjets with DRL mod
http://www.globalnerdy.com/wordpress...09/04/ftw1.jpg

.......Florida has hills ........ ??

:D


humfrz

There's actually no upside. DRLs reduced accidents in the first two years after they were introduced. Then, when people got accustomed to seeing them, they blended into the normal visual noise we see every day and stopped making any difference at all.

With no upside, if someone doesn't like the way they look, that right there is a downside. Plus there's more crap on the car to go wrong and have to replace.

I asked a service rep at the Subaru dealership to increase the beep volume on my door locks. He didn't look at me blankly. Instead, he said, "Sure, we can do that. The minimum charge to access the computer is $200."

Shit, a tactrix is cheaper than that...
 

If the dealer wanted $200, then you should just buy a tactrix and install techstream yourself...then you can do whatever you want, whenever you want...lol

Jaden

lol! just dont run yourself over!

There can be a downside if you are getting an insurance discount because the car has DRLs and you have disabled them. Likely to go unnoticed after an accident, but I could see where it could cause you an issue once it does.


Toyota/Scion disabled mine for no charge during my first regular service, so I guess it varies by dealer. Not sure what the "official" policy on it is.

Turning that off is one of the first "mods" I do on a car, and is also a question I ask when purchasing. If it can't be disabled, I won't buy the car.

Big downside here would be the $250 ticket for disabling a safety device on a vehicle so equipped. Anybody disabling them may want to check their local laws or be prepared to pay up without whining if they get a ticket.