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Anybody know how to switch up the wiring so that the headlights dont turn on unless i turn them on, so they dont run during the day?
:huh: Easy there killer. He's just trying to give you help. Chill out.Originally posted by SableTuner@Aug 29 2004, 01:52 PM
... :blink: do you really think im gonna tell the insurance company that?
you crazy, im still a teenager ****, those bastards look for any reasons to up my insurance
hey actually about insurance lets say i install like a bunch of stuff like a supercharger, mags, new suspension...and i tell em so that stuff can be like insured so that if a woman runs it to me theyll cover it, can they hike my insurance costs up like crazy since a have like a sports car set up?
quoted from: http://www.atmob.org/old_discuss_archive/msg01145.htmlOriginally posted by SableTuner@Aug 29 2004, 10:42 AM
Anybody know how to switch up the wiring so that the headlights dont turn on unless i turn them on, so they dont run during the day?
No. Here in Canada a new car is required to have functioning daytime running lights. Once the car is off the dealers lot, there is no requirement to have functioning DRLs. In fact, here in Ottawa, where I live, anytime you see a Crown Vic without DRLs you can assume it is a police car.Originally posted by Nick986@Aug 29 2004, 06:37 PM
I thought in Canada, it was required BY LAW to have your DRL's on. according to your profile, you are in Canada. Not to be a wise ass or anything but wouldnt that give you a ticket or fine? Why not just leave it alone?
meh drl's are stupid, it should be an option, waste of your headlights and energy, if a person wants his headlights on as he has to do if turn em onOriginally posted by Markus@Aug 30 2004, 01:44 PM
I think DRLs are a great idea. The Canadian implementation of them, is wrong, however. I think all vehicles should have their full lighting system on at all times. I know many people who don't bother to turn their full lighting system on in inclement weather because, as they say, "I already have DRLs".
meh drl's are stupid, it should be an option, waste of your headlights and energy, if a person wants his headlights on as he has to do if turn em onOriginally posted by SableTuner+Aug 30 2004, 07:02 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SableTuner @ Aug 30 2004, 07:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Markus@Aug 30 2004, 01:44 PM
I think DRLs are a great idea. The Canadian implementation of them, is wrong, however. I think all vehicles should have their full lighting system on at all times. I know many people who don't bother to turn their full lighting system on in inclement weather because, as they say, "I already have DRLs".
DRLs give a false sense of security? Just because your mom didn't know how to turn the headlights on? Just because your mom didn't realize that DRLs did not turn on all the exterior lights? Just because your mom didn't read the owner's manual?Originally posted by Qwertz9586@Sep 1 2004, 08:12 PM
DRLs also give you a false sense of security.
My mom drove home one night with just the DRLs on. She couldn't find the headlight switch (it was low on the dash behind the turn signal in the Windstar versus up high on the dash next to the cluster on our old Aerostar) and figured that because the van had DRLs, the other lights would come on automatically. Luckly it was just after sunset so there was still some light out.
My dad drives with just the parking lights on and DRLs when he's driving the van at night. He says they're brighter than the headlights on his Escort. This is true because the headlights on his Escort are aimed down at the road only lighting up the road 5 feet in front of the bumper.
And DRLs waste gas (not enough to be noticed, but it does).
No. Most people know how to switch their headlights on. And even fewer people who don't know where the switch is would attempt to drive without finding out. A simple reading of the owner's manual is all that is required. I just asked my 8 year old daughter to turn on the headlights in my car. She said she didn't know how and went, of her own accord, out to the car, brought in the owner's manual, and tried to figure it out.Originally posted by Qwertz9586@Sep 1 2004, 10:20 PM
Well, my mom doesn't know too much about cars. It's just there to get you places. I'm sure she represents the millions of people on the road already. She has found out where the headlight switch is since, but she hardly does any night driving.
And why doesn't my dad aim his headliights? He's driving an '81 Escort that's been in an accident (front and rear damage). He doesn't care, it gets him to work and back and as long as it runs, it's fine.
:lol: Just saw this.. Thanks!!!Originally posted by acreature@Aug 29 2004, 05:59 PM
Prepare for Jack in of the Thread:
Ash, I love you new sig and banner! :thumb:
k woah there buddy. man what crawled up your ass. its not like im writting an essay. i kinda talk 4 languages almost on a daily basis so its no surprise i mess alot of stuff upOriginally posted by Markus@Aug 31 2004, 02:30 PM
1) DRLs work. Collisions in bad weather dropped when DRLs were introduced. This is true in Canada and in Scandinavia.
2) I hope English is not your first language.
3) DRLs were introduced because the population at large does not have the mental capacity to turn their lights on in bad weather.
4) How can anything that makes your car more visible be stupid? Following your train of thought to its ultimate conclusion, brake lights and turn signals are stupid.
5) I hope English is not your first language.
6) Most people never disconnect their DRLs. A simple glance around should have told you this!
7) I hope English is not your first language.
8) It's not DRLs that are stupid...