Adding toggle switch for DRL

[Cas5Id4]

I installed HIDs on my 01 Runner but the DRLs are on all the time. Does anyone know the best way to add a switch tot he DRLs so they aren't on all the time?

 

[Elton H]

i found this also you dont need that kind of switch 01-02 4Runner: DRL Disable With On/Off Capability -

 

[Cas5Id4]

Thanks Elton! will i still need to cut the green/black wire to complete the process or just DRL. i don't want to cut something doesn't need to be cut. it kinda tight under the dash.

 

[Elton H]

na thats just for the fog light mod

 

[Rock Slide]

If all you want is to disable drls on a 01-02 4Runner, just cut Pin 12 - Black/Yellow wire, at the DRL module under the dash. Takes less than 5mins.

If you want on/off function, run a switch inline.

 

[Cas5Id4]

Elton: Thanks Bro!

Rock Slide: Sounds good to me.. Thanks

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ya dude i would do wat rock slide said but there really isnt a point to having a switch for the DRL if u have HIDs... i would do wat most of us jsut do and cut it and leave it at that. Having the ON/OFF function with HIDs will just shorten the lifespan.

 

[Cas5Id4]

I appreciate the tips guys... yeah i mught just cut the damn thing.. if ever i need it i'll ust hook a switch to it.

 

[JohnsD90]

I appreciate the tips guys... yeah i mught just cut the damn thing.. if ever i need it i'll ust hook a switch to it.

If you are gonna make DRL's a switch you might as well just not, and when you want headlights use the headlights switch. Seems stupid to have 2 switches doing nearly the same thing (I know the headlights switch turns the tailamps on).

 

[xskydivingdudex]

so wat HID color did u end up gettin? i wanna see some pics... ive been debating on the 5000k and 6000k for 3 months now. still unsure wat i wanna get.

 

[Elton H]

5k are brighter and less blue ive seen some god awful blue hid kits on a few cars soo much glare

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ya most ive seen are 8k and 10k super blues... i want a small amount of blue but have mixed images due to the cameras.

 

[Cas5Id4]

so wat HID color did u end up gettin? i wanna see some pics... ive been debating on the 5000k and 6000k for 3 months now. still unsure wat i wanna get.

I went with 8k. though street legal from what i know is 6k.

 

[nor cal boy]

sory to thred jack, but my question is somewhat rellevent.
im butlding a dual batery circut and i need to find a power source that is hot when the engine is running. is the wire that you cut for the drl disable what im looking for? ive noticed that the drl only come on when the engine is running

 

[zcruiser]

If all you want is to disable drls on a 01-02 4Runner, just cut Pin 12 - Black/Yellow wire, at the DRL module under the dash. Takes less than 5mins.

If you want on/off function, run a switch inline.

Any reason this won't work on a 2000 model year?

 

[Rock Slide]

Any reason this won't work on a 2000 model year?

Because Toyota wired the drl system differently between '00 and '01 4Runners.

What works for disabling drls on '00 4Runners, does not work for '01 and '02 4Runners...and vise versa.

 

[zcruiser]

Because Toyota wired the drl system differently between '00 and '01 4Runners.

What works for disabling drls on '00 4Runners, does not work for '01 and '02 4Runners...and vise versa.

Well, I snipped the black wire with yellow stripe on the DRL module under the dash of my '00 Ltd. Happened to be Pin 2. Worked like a charm.

It's mentioned briefly in this article:
2002 4Runner: DRL Disable With On/Off Capability - YotaTech Forums

"Per the TSB & schematic for the 2000 4Runner, Pin 2 is the Black/Yellow Strip wire (switched power)"

 

[Rock Slide]

Well, I snipped the black wire with yellow stripe on the DRL module under the dash of my '00 Ltd. Happened to be Pin 2. Worked like a charm.

It's mentioned briefly in this article:
2002 4Runner: DRL Disable With On/Off Capability - YotaTech Forums

"Per the TSB & schematic for the 2000 4Runner, Pin 2 is the Black/Yellow Strip wire (switched power)"

Outstanding. I've never seen this method tried on an '00...as most ppl just unplug the small box in the engine bay. I'm glad to know your method worked.