DRL dimmed with headlights on (How to Guide)

[jairhg08]

I've ordered the harness that you have purchased off eBay. So how much is a appropriate price for a electrician charge for this job to be done? How long would it take for one to do it? Cheers

 

[ihavesoldout]

I got my auto elec to wire this up for me today but it kept flickering, they tried the relay method as outlined but no joy. It would work properly then start flickering.

Does anyone have any experience with this issue even when using the second relay?

 

[SSVguy]

i know i'm a few months behind the times on this post, but i'm looking at putting DRL in my VE (getting the time to do it all and the money to buy the parts is the issue atm), what my plan is with it, run the + from DRL through a NC relay (which will be wired to switched 12V source), tap that into the parker light circuit which when voltage is applied to the parkers, it will activate the relay, opening the circuit and cutting power from the DRL. i did that setup for a friend with a VE with no issue. has been working for him in excess of 12 months. will write up an instructable with wiring diagram when i have the time to do so . doing it this way eliminates the need for a dimmer relay and is quite simple to do, the hardest part is finding good areas to run wiring and mount relays. for those interested i've come across a set of DRL with the 3rd wire (white) which hooks into the indicator circuit and flashes orange when activated (at the same time extinguishing that side white DRL for the duration of indicating). anyone interested feel free to pm me

 

[ndwalters]

Does anyone know where the fuse is for the DRL's?

 

[charged calais]

Hey mate, I know im a lot behind the post, just a couple of questions? Just brought a VF Calais V Sportwagon and was wondering if you ended up making a plug in Harness for this application? Also Does this mean the DRL's will only work with the parkers on or do they work as normal then switch to half power when lights come on? Thanks in advance

 

[jon_brevad]

I've posted this question before on the SS forums a while back, but was thinking about trying one of these to get the dimmed DRL working at night. Does anyone have an opinion or advice on using something like this?

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[Noeleter]

I've posted this question before on the SS forums a while back, but was thinking about trying one of these to get the dimmed DRL working at night. Does anyone have an opinion or advice on using something like this?

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Just so you are aware I know Qld regs don't allow this. Other states are probably similar "Daytime running lights must be wired so they are off when a
headlight, other than a headlight being used as a flashing
signal, is on."

 

[jon_brevad]

Yeah this has been discussed before also... many European and also the HSV have the functionality built in to dim the DRL's by 50% when the headlights are turned on - and thats direct from the factory.

 

[Noeleter]

Yeah this has been discussed before also... many European and also the HSV have the functionality built in to dim the DRL's by 50% when the headlights are turned on - and thats direct from the factory.

Also not allowed by ADRs
Electrical connections

The daytime running lamps shall be switched ON automatically when the device which starts and/or stops the engine is in a position which makes it possible for the engine to operate.

The daytime running lamp shall switch OFF automatically when the front fog lamps13/ or headlamps are switched ON, except when the latter are used to give intermittent luminous warnings at short intervals.

Furthermore, the lamps referred to in paragraph 5.11. are not switched on when the daytime running lamps are switched ON.

 

[jon_brevad]

Yeah that's great mate. Don't really care... Other cars have the functionality and are perfectly legal otherwise every single VF HSV Commodore you see on the road would be defective vehicle.

So Moving on, back to the original question...