dealership wanted $63 to disable DRL. WTF?

 

Yeah, they have to hookup the car to Techstream and disable it in Customized settings. Likely charging you a half hour labor. Tech's don't work for free! Where are you located in CA?

 

ventura county

 

Just called the dealership that I bought my car from a couple weeks ago and asked them to turn off the DRL. First, he said no because of the car is designed that way and it's a safety issue. I argued that it's not a law and the only way I can turn it off is through the dealership. I had to bring up the LPS(lexus personal setting) and the fact that I have not reviewed the dealership yet and I'm not very pleased at the moment for him to say he can do it.

 

I know it doesnt look terribly cool and i considered myself turning them off at the dealer, but I changed my mind.
Its not a bad safety feature. And think of all the drunks and morons on the road. I would feel pretty bad if I got into a head on collision after I turned DRLs off.

As far as the looks go, car looks awesome every time I walk up to it and walk away .

Food for thought.

 

That's crazy, my dealer turned them off w/o a problem. If it's under warranty wait for something to go, bring it in and ask if they can just switch them off in the process. I couldn't imagine it taking a certified mechanic more than 2 mins.

 

What is the DRL and why you want to diable it??y

 

DRl is day time running lights, that operate from the high beam at only 50%, people usually do it for the looks, because it looks ugly with it. I agree its some what ugly my dealer denied to do it. Its a safety I suggest just leaving it alone.

 

I was involved in a research project once for school, they installed a bunch on taxis in NYC, during the day it was mind blowing how many accidents DRL prevented, mainly because people see you way easier and earlier.

I would never disable them, a lit up GS looks way cooler than a DRL-disabled one with dents...heh heh.

 

Just got mine shut off.

 

Imo I like my drls, ive swapped them our for leds

 

Well, if the LEDs work for highbeam too then I would be a no brainer to keep the DRL and run LEDs.
The lights only run at very low power. This makes it hard to convert it to anything decent. HID conversion won't work and LED lose the high beam ability. Regular 9005 white/blue bulbs look awful because of the very low power being used.
I rather keep my high beam when I need it. Thanks! Can careless about DRL.

 

Why is it car manufacturer spend loads of money developing safety features for cars, and then owner's right away want to try to defeat the feature. You are not only putting yourself at risk, but other driver's on the road. This also pertains to the lowering/lifting of vehicles and putting on tires/rims that the car was not designed to be driven on. If you did not like the vehicle the way it was designed, then buy some other vehicle that meets your specs. I have been reading these forums for years and it really boggles the mind why these things are being done. Leave the safety features alone!

 

I agree with you on DRL's but in terms of lowering I think that there is a limit, I would never slam my vehicle, no offense to those who have, but I would def. lower my car a little less drag and rims I think 19" is a good size that doesnt compromise as much. Not sure what you meant by tires but not sure that really matters as much. Just my view!

 

Agree... 19" rims tires are acceptable. By Tires I meant for those who try to install the 20+ inch rims and the larger tires that affect handling and wind up rubbing the fender, and in general would greatly affect handling in an emergency situation.