Reprogramming Headlights

tmacleod

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I live in Canada where it is mandatory to have daytime running lights. For some reason my Canadian purchased 2005 4Runner only has the 4 yellow lights on during the day. Does anyone know how to reprogram the computer so my headlights are on during the day.

Thanks,

Tim
 
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those are day time running lights Toyota has been taking them out of there trucks and SUV because they blind on coming drivers. Also the orange lights are more noticeable than driving lights and are much easier on the eyes. I do feel sorry for you guys up in Canada that have to have them they are meaning less and and seem to cause more problems than solutions. almost everybody I know has them turned off if there vehicle come equipped with them. you can find out more info on DRL at http://www.motorists.org
 
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Yeah the ambers are the DRL's. I had mine turned off shortly after getting my truck. The way I feel is that the driver controls the lights, not the car. And if someone can't see a car coming without DRL's, then maybe they need their eyes rechecked, or get off the road.
 
Yeah the ambers are the DRL's. I had mine turned off shortly after getting my truck. The way I feel is that the driver controls the lights, not the car. And if someone can't see a car coming without DRL's, then maybe they need their eyes rechecked, or get off the road.

how did you do that ?
 
DRls off !!!! Thank you

try a search its on this site I have seen it before there are many ways. if you want to help stop this problem with people driving with there head lights on during the day you may want to check out this site very good site to be a member of http://www.motorists.org/
 
try a search its on this site I have seen it before there are many ways. if you want to help stop this problem with people driving with there head lights on during the day you may want to check out this site very good site to be a member of http://www.motorists.org/

do you have a link to a write-up or how to disable the amber DRL ?
 
If the DRL's were factory-equipped, then the dealer can program the body ECU to turn them on or off using the Toyota OBD scan tool.

If the DRL's were not factory-equipped, then you would have to change out a relay.
 
I had the dealer reprogram my truck to have it turned off. I then later removed the the DRL relay to put in an LED relay since I changed all my signal bulbs to LED.
 
If a full power headlight is not going to blind me at night a low powered DRL is certainly not going to blind me during the day. And that's experience from 20 years of driving under DRL regs, not anecdotal conjecture by people who have never driven in a DRL environment. And I'm quite happy if the nearly blind driver approaching me, who shouldn't be on the road if he can't see me without DRLs, didn't hit me because he saw my DRLs. After all, it's about getting me home safely, not that other driver.
 
If a full power headlight is not going to blind me at night a low powered DRL is certainly not going to blind me during the day. And that's experience from 20 years of driving under DRL regs, not anecdotal conjecture by people who have never driven in a DRL environment. And I'm quite happy if the nearly blind driver approaching me, who shouldn't be on the road if he can't see me without DRLs, didn't hit me because he saw my DRLs. After all, it's about getting me home safely, not that other driver.


Standard DRL's are fine. However, the other day while driving my car, I had somebody in a truck behind me who had the high power lights on in the middle of the day and the reflection from the mirror was very annoying. I wouldn't say it was blinding, but it was definitely annoying.

The same can be said when encountering these lights at night - except then they can be very blinding to other drivers whether catching it in the rearview or oncoming down the highway.
 
DRls are terrible

scoobs you should paint your car pink and put neon stripe down the sides of it if you are so concerned about people seeing you. maybe DRLs just say something about Canadian drivers? just a thought
 

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