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Old 10-17-2008, 08:20 PM
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daytime running lights- how do turn off?

Does anyone know how to disable the daytime running lights?
Old 10-18-2008, 01:35 AM
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u can't
Old 10-18-2008, 08:15 AM
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More importantly,why would you want them off? A good valid reason please.
Old 10-20-2008, 03:16 PM
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I suppose you could pull the fuse for them, but God knows what else that might disable. I'm not a big fan of them either, but once I found out that my insurance carrier gives me a discount for having them, I became a big fan.
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why not? they are fugly!!! ;-)
Old 10-21-2008, 11:57 AM
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If you were in an accident and an inspector found out that you modified them so they would be turned off, a lawyer could claim you were at fault for the accident for disabling a safety feature.

When I first got my car, I thought about disabling the EPS, then again, you could be blamed if you were in an accident and an inspector found out you modified it.
Old 10-21-2008, 07:45 PM
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by 2009 all cars sold in the u.s must have day time running lights. so don't touch them.
Old 10-21-2008, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 240sx acura tech
by 2009 all cars sold in the u.s must have day time running lights. so don't touch them.
Saids who? Prove it.
Old 10-23-2008, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 240sx acura tech
by 2009 all cars sold in the u.s must have day time running lights. so don't touch them.
This is not accurate. They will be mandatory in the European Union by 2011 and have been in Canada for sometime now. But I know of no plans for this to become the case in the U.S. in the near future.
Old 10-23-2008, 03:25 PM
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i wouldnt disable them... its a good safety feature. Some cars you have to pay extra to get the feature like the Accord. Im assuming you think they are "fugly" because they are a brownish tinge?? Maybe swap out the bulb for a HID colored bulb so ease your pain.
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I wish the tsx had the DRL like the one at new Audi A4 and A5. Yea, I wonder how it would look like if we change ours to LED. Anyone try this? Are the ones in Audi just regular LEDs?
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Pull the fuse from inside fuse box. Not from under hood.
I disabled it since day 1
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