Disable Day-Time Running Lights?

[Wolfman AK907]

Does anyone know how to disable daytime running light. I have an 09' Aveo hatch and I just got 12000K HIDs for it and I dont want to burn them out, because they're on all the time. I live in Alaska and we are moving into the time of year where her shortly we will be in 24hour daylight for the next several months, so I have no need for daytime running light in the sun.

[mikedudley17]

Do what I do. If you only have a single filament HID then during the day put the switch on to brights, that way no power is going to the bulbs.

[petrified.rabbit]

they is a DIY here. you unplug the drl relay on the firewall.

[mikedudley17]

he has an 09

[petrified.rabbit]

so do i, it looks "about" the same under there, i went through the pictures, and the differences are minor but its the same concept.


but i havent disabled mine yet.. but i have been meaning to.

[mikedudley17]

do it and let us know if they the same.

[Wolfman AK907]

do it and let us know if they the same.

I ordered the bi-level kit for highs and lows, so I can't just switch to highs lol. I'll look for the DIY and see if that works.

[manorness7]

There is an easy way, which is the route I went. The handbrake on our cars disable them when it is engaged, by a little button in that assembly. Pull off the leather glove around the handbrake and you'll see the button with a wire attached to it with a clip. That wire is connected to the button and when pressed makes contact with the ground part of the car, so splice into that wire and put a switch on it and connect the otherside to a ground on the car. The handbrake light will stay on but I haven't noticed it distracting because it isn't overly bright.

[trempus]

here in nova scotia we have a law about DRL
cars equipped with DRL can't be de-activated
and cars without them must have their headlights on at all time

[07_aveo]

Your also not supposed to do 100's of other things to your car but who cares....besides the cops.