Changing the DRLs to the parking lights, 2014

MadeInMaine

MadeInMaine

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Hey everyone,

I want to change the DRLs to the parking lights, instead of the 50% high beams. I don't like the 50% at all.

Anyone know how to rewire/recompute/resomething so the DRLs are not the highbeam bulbs @ 50%?

Cheers

Owen
 
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MadeInMaine said:
Hey everyone,

I want to change the DRLs to the parking lights, instead of the 50% high beams. I don't like the 50% at all.

Anyone know how to rewire/recompute/resomething so the DRLs are not the highbeam bulbs @ 50%?

Cheers

Owen
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I don't think thats going to happen unless you really hack up the sytem wiring....
Toyota has made it very hard to disable the DRL IMHO!
 
Saker said:
I don't think thats going to happen unless you really hack up the sytem wiring....
Toyota has made it very hard to disable the DRL IMHO!
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On the 2015, to disable the DRL you just select "Off". I'm not seeing the difficulty.

Also, DRL isn't for the owner, it's for the other drivers on the road. The driver's preference doesn't enter into it at all. I wish I lived in a world where every individual could be trusted to enable the safety features based on driving conditions, but this world is not one of them. So the ability to easily disable DRL is an odd one, yet there it is.
 
darrylj said:
On the 2015, to disable the DRL you just select "Off". I'm not seeing the difficulty.

Also, DRL isn't for the owner, it's for the other drivers on the road. The driver's preference doesn't enter into it at all. I wish I lived in a world where every individual could be trusted to enable the safety features based on driving conditions, but this world is not one of them. So the ability to easily disable DRL is an odd one, yet there it is.
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If you are not seeing any difficulty, then jump right in and tell the OP how to do it...
 
darrylj said:
On the 2015, to disable the DRL you just select "Off". I'm not seeing the difficulty.

Also, DRL isn't for the owner, it's for the other drivers on the road. The driver's preference doesn't enter into it at all. I wish I lived in a world where every individual could be trusted to enable the safety features based on driving conditions, but this world is not one of them. So the ability to easily disable DRL is an odd one, yet there it is.
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I'm tired of my nanny govt "in the name of safety", to dictate how I can run my DRL, not to mention lots of other stuff today!

I guess it's because I grew up in a when one was trusted to make their own decisions........

And yes, I would like to disable mine as well, why, because I don't NEED them and they make your bulb black because of a diminished burn they were not designed for!

just sayin


Now, back on topic...
 
As an aside, I dislike DRL's and dislike even more the guvmint making decisions for me!

We got along for 100 years without DRL's, I think we could do another hundred..
 
If the intent is just to turn off the lights for some off road fun, or hunting, or driving somewhere you are not "supposed" to be, what usually works is engaging the parking brake.

Usually by engaging the parking brake just one click you will disable the DRL feature. It will not come back on until you release the parking brake again. I believe you have to start the truck with the parking brake engaged just the one click.

The brake light will be illuminated on the dash but the brake is not engaged enough to be noticed if at all.

I know this isn't a full time disable the DRL option but it works for the times where you really need/want the lights to be off...

Hope that helps.
 
1engineer said:
If you are not seeing any difficulty, then jump right in and tell the OP how to do it...
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OP didn't ask how to disable it. He asked how to re-route it to the parking lights.

I was responding to the suggestion that Toyota makes DRL too hard to disable. Since the 2015 has on/off for it, clearly there's no master plan by Toyota to hide the arcane spell of disabling the DRL from owners.
 
The OP did ask how to re-route, and that would definitely require hacking up the current wiring, no doubt.

Disable, IMHO, does not qualify for not turning the switch on.
If I want my parking lights on, I do not want the DRL on at all, that would require disable...
When I had my 13' FJ, all I had to do was unplug a DRL relay to disable....that will not work on my 14' T4R.
Just pointing that out because then, if you wanted to have parking lights on, you could disable the DRL and serve the same purpose...that's all!
 
Saker said:
I'm tired of my nanny govt "in the name of safety", to dictate how I can run my DRL, not to mention lots of other stuff today!

I guess it's because I grew up in a when one was trusted to make their own decisions........

And yes, I would like to disable mine as well, why, because I don't NEED them and they make your bulb black because of a diminished burn they were not designed for!

just sayin


Now, back on topic...
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You're really grasping at something to complain about here as DRL are not a nanny feature by any means. Plus, my thought, and I could be wrong, how Toyota chose to implement the feature is their choice, so you are really tired of them, not the government. Regardless, the government is and always has been about protecting us from other people and ourselves. Obviously, there's a large difference between laws re guns (which you probably hate too) and ones regarding the use of your vehicle. Heck, now that I think of it, maybe there is not too big of a difference -- last thing I want is someone to run me down on my bike because I couldn't see them since they didn't turn on their lights. With all that said, I get your point in very specific instances, but in general I think you're premise is wrong.
 
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According to the EWD of 2014+, taking out pin17 of FA1 will disable the DRL. That also provide an opportunity for "mod". The wire can act as your DRL enable line if you choose to hook up some LEDs or use the fog as DRL.
 

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Nolarola said:
You're really grasping at something to complain about here as DRL are not a nanny feature by any means. Plus, my thought, and I could be wrong, how Toyota chose to implement the feature is their choice, so you are really tired of them, not the government. Regardless, the government is and always has been about protecting us from other people and ourselves. Obviously, there's a large difference between laws re guns (which you probably hate too) and ones regarding the use of your vehicle. Heck, now that I think of it, maybe there is not too big of a difference -- last thing I want is someone to run me down on my bike because I couldn't see them since they didn't turn on their lights. With all that said, I get your point in very specific instances, but in general I think you're premise is wrong.
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I also hope this is tongue in cheek response, but if not you're actually wrong on many points here about me....
 
anyway.... back to subject matter...

I will take rerouting or disabling. Disabling is fine though....

The Goal:
My headlights will be LEDs in a few days, and I think the 50% for DRLs to a LED will potentially make it flicker, not sure.

ALSO, I will be installing the VLED V3 Tritons as my parking/DRL/turn signals. Thats why I don't care if we disable the OEM DRLs off the high beams.


Where do I find this pin17 of FA1?
Is that part of the fuse box?

Cheers

and apologizes for the newb questions...
 
FA1 is not easy to get to and I'm not sure how I'd know what pin 17 is. Do you know what color the wire is that connects to pin 17 and how do you count to pin 17, from the bottom up or top down? Thanks
 
Bringing back an old thread here.

Has anybody verified that the FA1 Pin 17 is the Positive conductor for the DRL? I was testing with the voltmeter last night trying to find the connection on plugs 2C and 2D and was unsuccessful. Per this theory, when the DRL's are triggered to be on (truck running, switch on DRL position, E-brake off) Pin 2 within the relay connector in the Fuse Box under the hood near the battery should show voltage, and it does not.
 
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