Thread: DRL delete on '04+ GP

Originally Posted by RedDawnGXP

Short of attempting to completely eliminate the DRL's for an HID kit, you could run a relay harness to power the HID's. The DRL's (operating on reduced power) will still have enough voltage to turn on the relay which will in turn draw a full 12 Volts from the battery to the HID ballasts. The only problem is that the HID's would always be on. Properly installed HID's will give you anywhere from 2000-3000 operational hours compared to 300-1000 with halogen so you wouldn't wear them out by having them always on. It would be more of a matter of just NOT wanting the DRL's.

Alternatively, has anyone considered this:

Run a relay harness to the HID kit that is triggered by the parking lamps. Doing this would mean that the DRL's wouldn't interfere with HID operation since the parking lamps don't come on with the DRL's. Also, since the parking lamps automatically come on with the headlights the stock headlight switch will still operate normally. The drawback to this would be that you couldn't run JUST the parking lamps WITHOUT the headlights coming on. Does anyone care about that? Probably not. Another problem would be the HID's coming on when the parking lights flash when the doors are unlocked. This would be a problem because they would blink on then off with the parking lamps which can damage the bulbs and ballasts. I think the parking lights blinking with the locking and unlocking of the doors can be disabled via the DIC so this would not be a problem then. I did this on my buddy's 2002 Tahoe because he wanted the headlights to stay on when the highbeams were triggered because on the Tahoe the headlights go out when the highbeams come on which means you can't see anything 10' in front of your car. I wired the headlights to come on with the parking lamps and everything operated normally. This is a similar concept to what I am proposing for the Grand Prix.

Finally, I have a 2007 GXP and when I deactivate the AUTO headlight feature my DRL's go off. I have no lights on at all, it's sweet. Is this just an option on the GXP model or are there some DIC settings that can deactivate the DRL's?

I have a 2007 GP GT how what did you do to "deactivate the AUTO headlight feature " as noted above?

thanks

Originally Posted by RedDawnGXP

On your turn signal stalk, there is the headlight band that has the headlight, parking lamp and "AUTO" position. Turn that band down, it will click back into position. This toggles on and off the "AUTO" headlamp setting. It should have no bearing on the DRL but for some reason on my GXP it turns off the headlamp DRL's. Turning on my foglights also cuts my DRL's as well. Is this just with the GXP model?

As for the DRL I can do that on my 07 GT also

I did not have to use a harness for my HID

I was thinking of using one. Thanks for the Nice Prix kudo's. I am getting ready to drop on my headers and put on my new 18" KV5 wrapped in GY F1's