Disable DRL -How?
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My local dealership told me this is not an option. Any more insight?
Edit:
There is no fuse labeled DRL. There has to be a relay in there somewhere. Fuse 86 when pulled kills the high beams totally. Hmmm. There must be a way.
Last edited by Lavrishevo; Mar 24, 2014 at 01:53 PM.
Intermediate
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From: Indiana
I'm not sure if the DRLs trip the "bulb out" message but if so, take the bulbs out and put a resistor that matches the bulb resistance between the two contacts on the socket. If not, just take the bulbs out.
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Can anyone confirm that this info is correct. I am in the process of getting ready to install a LED DRL kit and I would like to disable the factory DRL's. I am being told that this is NOT an option via Toyota Techstream. I would ideally like to turn these off and keep high-beam functionality. One Lexus independent shop mentioned that these lights are in series and receive 6v's hence why they are dim.
My local dealership told me this is not an option. Any more insight?
Edit:
There is no fuse labeled DRL. There has to be a relay in there somewhere. Fuse 86 when pulled kills the high beams totally. Hmmm. There must be a way.
My local dealership told me this is not an option. Any more insight?
Edit:
There is no fuse labeled DRL. There has to be a relay in there somewhere. Fuse 86 when pulled kills the high beams totally. Hmmm. There must be a way.
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Pulling fuse 86 does the same thing and does not cause any problems but I want to preserve high-beam functionality.
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I see what you mean. That probably would be my next option if I can't get the Techstream to work. I like the idea of all the other options I can set as well as odb2 code reading.
Last edited by Lavrishevo; Mar 25, 2014 at 12:14 PM.
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From: AZ
Can anyone confirm that this info is correct. I am in the process of getting ready to install a LED DRL kit and I would like to disable the factory DRL's. I am being told that this is NOT an option via Toyota Techstream. I would ideally like to turn these off and keep high-beam functionality. One Lexus independent shop mentioned that these lights are in series and receive 6v's hence why they are dim.
My local dealership told me this is not an option. Any more insight?
Edit:
There is no fuse labeled DRL. There has to be a relay in there somewhere. Fuse 86 when pulled kills the high beams totally. Hmmm. There must be a way.
My local dealership told me this is not an option. Any more insight?
Edit:
There is no fuse labeled DRL. There has to be a relay in there somewhere. Fuse 86 when pulled kills the high beams totally. Hmmm. There must be a way.
I think they charged me something like 3/4 hr in labor (around $85) but I could make as many adjustments for the same price.
Attached is a list of all the different options they can program.
I will say most Lexus service advisers are clueless and I basically had to go to a different adviser to get it done with this list printed out.
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From: Canada
you should post some photos once you get your LED DRL's in. Ive been thinking about doing this for a while, but i didn't know you had to get a whole new kit to do so. On my SC you could just pull out the bulb and slip a LED in and it works fine and looks great.
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Last edited by Lavrishevo; Mar 25, 2014 at 12:07 PM.