Day Time Running Lights.

Okay, I suck/hate the wiring/electrical aspect for cars. That being said please bare with me.

As we all know for safety inspection's you need DRL's, I was told by someone who runs the inspections it doesn't specifcally have to be my headlights I have to wire up which will kind of save me a hassle due to them being pop ups. That being said I will most likely be dealing with either the foglights or side markers.

What is the easiest way to do this?

Thanks

if you bought another 240,

buy a pair of the stock daytime running lights.

well, basically, you'll need a relay, an inline fuse, and a lot of wire. Then you'll need to find a wire that is HOT(sorce of power) when the ignition is turned on. That is the cheapest and easiest way to do it. Its also pretty halfassed. But you could just tap into that wire, run wire to your lights(through the relay and the fuse) and use all quick connectors. that way you could pull it all out when you're done. Just make sure to do a good job, wiring isn't hard, but if it looks like a sketchy job, then worse case scenario, you burn your new car down

I'l give you a hand when you need to wire them up Corey.

does the car need day time running lights even if the car did not come with them stock ?

Fiorante wrote:

does the car need day time running lights even if the car did not come with them stock ?

yeah.

yeah corey, when ryan r helps you do it, ill come over too. Ill bring a lawn chair and a boom box and watch you guys do it. I might even bring a case of beer! doubtful seeing as im poor. but i just see myself doing it at home with my dads beer, may as well buy my own for once and get out of the house.

RyanR wrote:

I'l give you a hand when you need to wire them up Corey.

Sounds good! I'm starting to think that the car may have em already seeing as it is coming from B.C., but I will expect the worst.

what did u buy

You can get a DRL kit at can tire, for 35 bucks. Its basically a box and a bunch of wires, one of which is wrapped around a spark plug wire. This is how it knows when the car is running so the module box turns the DRL only when the car is on, I bought one to use on my 180 but i ended up just finding some wire under the dash that had power with the key on and not when its off so i used that and wired it to a set of fog lights. It was wiring going to an aftermarket turbo timer so I have no idea what I spliced into. I still have the kit I bought, if you want it I'll sell you it for like $15 i dont need it so might as well get rid of it. Look on the can tire website, search daytime running lights, it will bring it up. Let me know if you want mine.

Alright, I suppose the deal is to go down Monday so I will know !00% sure if it's mine. It will take 6-8 days to get here so I'll play it by ear and see whats up with it. Thanks Nisrix.

Sweet, if you need it great, if not no big deal, that kit has been buried in my closet since last year lol.

CSmitty21 wrote:

yeah corey, when ryan r helps you do it, ill come over too. Ill bring a lawn chair and a boom box and watch you guys do it. I might even bring a case of beer! doubtful seeing as im poor. but i just see myself doing it at home with my dads beer, may as well buy my own for once and get out of the house.

Sounds like a great idea..I'll come by and sit on some tires and supervise some work..

NICE! Finally remembered to ask the guy over the phone if the car does infact have DRL's and it does, so disregard this thread I shall be set to go!