DRL's powered by parking lights or switch please?

knc1us69

knc1us69

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I want the super bright DRL's on anytime I want. This would be anytime the parking lights, low beams, or high beams are on. I would even be OK with installing a switch just for the DRL's to be treated as on/off anytime the vehicle switch is in the on position. I realize this may not be legal in all states but its something I want regardless even if only for off-road use. I have searched but been unsuccessful in finding a fix. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. I DO NOT want to disable my DRL's on my 2011 T4R Trail Edition as so many threads discuss at length. Thanks in advance for helping me.
 
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Yes, I realize that but I mean I want them on with all light modes when key is in the ON position including with parking / fog lights simultaneous. Ideally I guess I am looking to see if anyone has a switch installed which would operate both the fog and DRL's together. That would be my ideal scenario. If the new installed switch was turned ON then anytime the ignition was in the ON position the lights would be on.
 
knc1us69 said:
I want the super bright DRL's on anytime I want. This would be anytime the parking lights, low beams, or high beams are on. I would even be OK with installing a switch just for the DRL's to be treated as on/off anytime the vehicle switch is in the on position. I realize this may not be legal in all states but its something I want regardless even if only for off-road use. I have searched but been unsuccessful in finding a fix. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. I DO NOT want to disable my DRL's on my 2011 T4R Trail Edition as so many threads discuss at length. Thanks in advance for helping me.
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Super bright DRL's? They are amber bulbs and also double as the front turn signals. They actually have a ECU up under the dash which is actually a sealed little black box of relays controlling them. I have never heard of anyone disabling them on a 5th Gen.. You wouldn't have turn signals.

If you want bright DRL's on all the time it's better to use the fog lights and use Antman's mod or independenly wire them like I did. I wired an independent switch and put 35W 5k HID pnp's in my fogs and leave them on.Way brighter and more noticeable then the amber OEM DRL's.
 
knc1us69 said:
I want the super bright DRL's on anytime I want. This would be anytime the parking lights, low beams, or high beams are on. I would even be OK with installing a switch just for the DRL's to be treated as on/off anytime the vehicle switch is in the on position. I realize this may not be legal in all states but its something I want regardless even if only for off-road use. I have searched but been unsuccessful in finding a fix. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. I DO NOT want to disable my DRL's on my 2011 T4R Trail Edition as so many threads discuss at length. Thanks in advance for helping me.
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i too would like to have my drl's on all the time. if you ever find a solution, please let me know.
 
I certainly do not want to disable them by any means. I simply want them on with conjunction to any other lighting combination being on. in other words powered all the time. Something makes them inoperable (except for being flashers and turn signals) if your lights are on normal or high beam. I want this changed so that normal or high beam have no effect on that and they can remain on the entire time as the EXCELLENT FOG LIGHTS they are by their bright amber color. So basically guys the challenge is this. How do I prevent the headlights when in the normal or bright condition from disabling the driving lights as such?? I have talked to many other Trail Edition owners who are seeking the same thing. The DRL's are so great in low light situations for true FOG lights yet having low or high beam lights on kills them except for signaling. There has to be a work around this.
 
I plan on using Antman's fog light mod for full control of the fogs however, I want that incorporated with the amber DRL's so that for instance in parking light mode, I would have the DRL's, parking lights and fog lights during near dusk or near dawn conditions. Then in dark conditions I should have low or high beam with fogs and DRL's still on as well. This in my opinion would then have the lighting setup bad ass.
 
I think I understand that he does not want the DRLs to go off when you switch from "drl" on the stalk to headlights. He then could run DRLs Fogs and Lows all at the same time.
 
WhiskeyCop said:
I think I understand that he does not want the DRLs to go off when you switch from "drl" on the stalk to headlights. He then could run DRLs Fogs and Lows all at the same time.
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True, but would also like to use them with high beams as well. So if DRL switch is completely useless on the stalk I am fine with that. Even if the DRL's need their own switch to operate I am good with that too. I just want to have whichever lights I want on, well...... ON!!!! help guys please! I can't be the only person that doesn't like having a 5th Gen that loses the DRL's (Yellow Fog's in my eyes even though Yota calls them Daytime Running Lights) when you go to Low, or High Beams.
 
harper7 said:
Super bright DRL's? They are amber bulbs and also double as the front turn signals. They actually have a ECU up under the dash which is actually a sealed little black box of relays controlling them. I have never heard of anyone disabling them on a 5th Gen.. You wouldn't have turn signals.

If you want bright DRL's on all the time it's better to use the fog lights and use Antman's mod or independenly wire them like I did. I wired an independent switch and put 35W 5k HID pnp's in my fogs and leave them on.Way brighter and more noticeable then the amber OEM DRL's.
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I am OK with them staying as the turn signals and I do understand they have to remain as turn signals. I just don't want them to go from on in the DRL and Parking Light position to off and turn signal only when on Low and Highbeams.
 
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