I want to disable 09 Fit Day Time Running Light

xelloss

Does anybody knows how to disable 09 Fit's DRL? I'm going to put HID on my friend's fit, but have to disable the DRL first.

Does any of you did that on your 09 Fit ?

myversa

http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/f ... m-special-bulb.html

Catpiano

Why ?/

driving in Van . esp richmond .. is so damn NON SAFE already . and cut DRL ??  

Super stupid idea wor ..  

Will RCMP give u ticket ??

(-_-')

Disabling DRL is way easier than you think.  Just find your owners manual, search for fuse box section, and look for the DRL fuse location.  You just need to take the fuse out, and you are done!
As Catpiano said, it is quite dangerous without DRL, coz people are very used to seeing DRL on the road.  I found that lots of people can't see me on the road.  So I installed fog lights and use them as DRL.

satoshi

原帖由 Catpiano 於 2009-1-14 02:21 PM 發表
Will RCMP give u ticket ??

Actually.. Yes to both...

1) Cutting the DRL
2) Non-stock HID

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who really needs DRL? I never have mine since 1999 and I never have any problem. So to all my friends.

Just make sure when you dun have DRL, just like some older cars, make sure u turn on your headlight when it's cloudy or getting dark outside; even tho it might be 2pm and supposed not to be sunset yet...

also if you have aftermarket HID, just aim it lower as HID is only supposed to be brighter within the same "length / area" and when beam goes too far, it starts glazing and blinding others as well...

Catpiano

Damn . please .. please dont be one fo those idiot ..

Every morning .. when I drive to work ..  ~ 7-8am ..  the sky is still totally DARK ..   and many stupid drivers ..  dont hv their head light on ..   so danger!!!!  I guess those are grey import american car? (somehow, they may not get their DRL done, and still get the inspection done)

Even sometimes at nite, so many peopel forgot to turn on their headlight .. but at least, with DRL ..  I can still see them .. ( I usually blink them )

With our driving condition in Canada winter?  DRL is super smart idea ...  put it this way ..  before 9am, and after 5PM ..  we are driving in the darkness .... with snow!!


Yeah .. in summer ..  I dont care DRL ..  from 4am till 11pm ..  still bright ..  

09 fit isn't a bad car at all, why makes it look like those 20 yr old grey import stupid RHD JDM??  


(I am sure not everyone remember to turn on their headlight at nite, my wife forgets about it once a wheile, when she drives a car without auto headlight)

[ 本帖最後由 Catpiano 於 2009-1-16 12:34 編輯 ]

yuusaku

if you disable DRL, please turn on the HID even in daytime.
(if not the full beam, at least the parking/corner light)
especially in richmond, ppl really DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!

last night i just saw an elderly woman drove in opposition direction...she was making a right turn from richmond library to Minoru Blvd, some how she ends up driving on the opposite direction....

[ 本帖最後由 yuusaku 於 2009-1-16 13:29 編輯 ]

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DRL is an ok idea, too bad it doesn't make the tail light to come on as well...

ask yourself, how often u see those idiot driving around with only their DRL on? i swear i see that almost every other nite...car manufacturer makes the day time bright to a point driver will forget to turn on their headlight for nite time...yes ppl can see u coming from behind, or in opposite direction...what about those from the back? i was driving on Royal Oak last nite and saw a white gal with a new yaris, driving in the fog with only DRL on...i am so pissed why there were two cops passing by in opposite direction and no one would pull her over...then another night it was a RX350 in RMD...just this week!

disable DRL is not that much of a bad thing, just be a smart driver is more important (i have seen so many driver with 07 / 08 cars driving with only DRL at nite, i dun see how that is going to be much better than no lights ~ cuz usually when u have no lights at all, u should be smart enough to turn it on: ie those who still dunno why there is headlight for the car while it's DARK, they SHOULDN'T be driving)...

so i won't blame on ppl disabling their DRL, but i will blame on those idiot who shouldn't be driving around while they dunno how they should operate such a simple function on their car! I would say 1/2 hour after sunrise and 1/2 hour before sunset is the grey period driver might be forgiven, driving before sunrise / sunset (i think there is an "official" time listed somewhere?) is just completely idiot and ignoring other's safety, cuz there is a reason why a car needs headlight and tail light...DRL is just like ABS, a little thing that they can do to make the car more suitable for THOSE idiots nowadays...yet 道高一尺, 魔高一丈; ppl can simply think headlight is already ON!

oh wellz...enough ranting...haha

a better story was another time driving down new west downtown a yaris was doing the same thing, a cop pulled him over and i do hope he gets a ticket...

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oh gosh, speaking about ppl driving without their headlight, i experienced 4 cars in one nite happening all over GVRD! one brand new Avalon On Rumble in BBY, one Sienna on Austin in COQ, one 300C on East 12th ave in Vancouver and one Mazda 6 on West 12th ave in Vancouver. 3 of the 4 i barely got some blurry pix while i was driving, what a night, totally pissed me off...

if i can call 911 just because of that, i would!