I have a 2000 Toyota SR5, just purchase it and I knotice that it has day time running lights. I first thought if I just pull out the fuse and it should turn off. So I pulled out the fuse that has "DRL" writen on to fine that the light was still on..... Dose anyone know how to turn off the day time running lights for good. I dont need it on all day, and sometimes when I pull up my house at night and want to sneak in so I turn off all my lights.. In this case the DRL is on, I cant do that......
Day Time Running Lights
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Andrew_I
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Not quite sure how to turn them off maybe check relays. I do have a suggestion on turning off your lights though. Turn off the engine off and pull the handbrake, then start the truck and let it down until it just about goes off, so the pads aren't touching. Now drive and your lights will stay off.
dirtydeeds
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This is a mod I've been wanting to do, just haven't gotten around to it. Here's a tech write up for it for a 2001, should be the same for a 2000:http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=75269
Ghostrider
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You also might want to look at this one
http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=87596
which suggests that the 2000 is not the same as 2001.
http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=87596
which suggests that the 2000 is not the same as 2001.
Mr. Dabadina
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If you wanna sneak in until ya figure this out you could perhaps back in.
Raddogz
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I will be stargazing for the week.
There is nothing like fifty angry people who spent the last few hours trying to adapt their eyes to the dark, and then blinding them with lights. :bash:
Camp site and observing site are in two different places.
I just want to temporarily disable while I'm on this drip and engage it back when I get home.
There is nothing like fifty angry people who spent the last few hours trying to adapt their eyes to the dark, and then blinding them with lights. :bash:
Camp site and observing site are in two different places.
I just want to temporarily disable while I'm on this drip and engage it back when I get home.
Rock Slide
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dirtydeeds said:
Okay to begin with, this write-up is for a 2001 4Runner. Even then I would not recommend using this paticular one.
There were 2 different designs in the DRL Module for 3rd Gens. 2000 4Runners and ealier models w/ DRLs, have a box in the engine compartment by the battery that can be unplugged to disable them.
In '01 & '02 4Runners, Toyota ditched this box that could be unplugged. For these year 4Runners, owners must snip a wire to disable the DRLs. However, even the write-up you mentioned in your post can cause problems. It will disable your DRLs, but will kill the DRL module. Therefore, if you ever wanted to have DRLs again, you'd have to fork over close to $300 for a new module.
Instead, owners with a '01 & '02 4Runner should follow this write-up:
Disable DRLs on a '01 & '02 4Runner
You don't have to install the switch like stated in the above write-up, but this write-up will show you which is the correct wire to cut without killing your DRL module at the same time.
I learned this lesson the hard way. (I killed my DRL module). But then again, I don't ever plan to run DRLs anyway, so it's no real loss.
Don't know of a write-up on how to disable DRLs on a '00, but simply put - find that box as described above and unplug it. That'll do the trick. No need to cut wires unless you just want too.
