Well, I tried putting everything back together. No lights. Pulled just the DRL fuse and Radio display came on for a moment and faded out.
I'm thinking it is actually just the display bulb in the radio that's on it's last leg.
A stock radio with the EQ will be here tomorrow. (Theft Lock Disabled) It has a new display bulb installed so we'll see how it goes.
I did however completly disable the DRL's again and that part works great. Lights will only come on if I turn them on.