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Originally Posted by extrashaky

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."

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

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.