I have a DA63T 2003 susuki carry. I need to install day time running lights to pass inspection and this is worrying me because I have no idea how to do this. Any one from Canada know what to do and how to get some DRL working ? Your help would be eternally grateful.
My best guess is you have to rewire the low beam so they light up as soon as you turn the ignition on.
There are led trim lights made to be fitted as daytime running lights (drl). Search Amazon or eBay for: “led strip light drl”. Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=led+stri...fix=Led+strip+drl,aps,827&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13 EBay link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...ht+drl.TRS0&_nkw=led+strip+light+drl&_sacat=0 They come in various lengths, and either white, or two color white/amber. The good ones are weather tight, look for an IP67 rating, to be sure. They are self adhesive and you can bend them around the existing headlights, or install them where ever on the front you want. Wiring is straight forward on the white ones. all you need is a ground, and hook the hot lead back to an accessory terminal on the fuse bank, so it comes on anytime there is power to the radio. The two tone are a bit harder, because you have to intercept the turn signal wiring, and the change of resistance may get the flash rate going too fast.
used to do OPI inspections all day long, DRL do not solely have to be headlamps. just get the sidemarker lights by the headlight wired up to stay on with the ignition, done when i imported my last Sambar i did it the easy way, jumped 12V off the fuse panel and wired it to the front amber markers to stay on with the ignition. passed inspection, took 2 minutes to undo it all
I have the exact same truck, getting ready for inspection also. From what I understand, you will need side markers, reflectors, high mount brake lamp also. Let me know how u make out with this. There is a park lamp bulb in each headlamp that could be used as DRL...
I have done the DRL conversion on a 2008 Subaru Sambar by changing the parking lights on the front to be always illuminated when the ignition is on. And the parking lights still work as such, meaning you can keep these low wattage lights on at both front and back when parked on the road in a dark spot. I just found the original little light bulbs (type 194) on the front to be a bit dim for use during daytime, and upgraded them to Sylvania ZEVO® LED Mini Bulb, which made it much brighter. I've used a relay from AliExpress that cost under $4, but if you want to source them locally, then you can find them currently at Princess Auto (SKU 9167347) for $12.99, KMS Tools $12.50 (SKU 1PICO-92691), or at Canadian Tire for a total of $17.98 (relay: 020-1516-0, socket: 020-1517-8). But pretty much any 5-pin 12v automotive relay should do. The relay is installed under the dashboard, close to where the cigarette lighter wiring is so we could tap into that for pin 85/87 for the positive (powered when ignition is on), and pin 86 for the negative. And then from the relay, a two-wire cable goes to the one headlight unit, and a single wire goes to the other.
Must be a Canada thing, they don't even inspect for them in the states (that I know of). Surprised the "city lights" are not enough but I guess the requirement is they are on at ignition on automatically?
Yes that is indeed a Canadian thing (though in Europe it's the same thing, for cars manufactured after 2010). We need to always have two lights on the front on when the car has the ignition on. And you can't just turn your lights on manually, it is required to have it wired so that you can not intentionally or accidentally turn those lights off. It doesn't matter which lights are wired as such, you are allowed to just always have your low beams on instead of the parking lights if that's what you want. And "always on" means that as long as no other light is illuminated in the front, these lights need to be on; so you are allowed to wire it that your parking lights that you use as daytime running lights (DRL) automatically turn off when the low beams or high beams come on. And there is one exception to this rule: cop cars are exempt from having DRL, I believe the logic behind that is that they need to be able to sneak up on people....
couple years later and this thread is helpful. thanks for the detailed info just ordered a relay and hope to tackle the install. local shop wanted a few hundred for the DRL conversion.
