Question regarding the "DRL warning cancellor" capacitors

**BillBoost37** · 07-02-2013

Most people disable the DRL's based on info on the site. Not sure your year ..and I don't like Giant Piles anyhow..so I never looked into disabling it.

**Bronco Boy** · 07-02-2013

Originally Posted by Kilroy

Are these things supposed to just protect your HIDs and have them still lit, or should they shut off the HIDs when in only DRL mode?

Basically, they simulate the halogen bulbs still being there, thus fooling the car and turning off any warning lights. They also prevent "flicker" of the HID that some vehicles can have.

You need to either:
1) disable the DRL's
2) hook DRL's to come on with full power
3) hook up the HID harness to come on with the ignition, thus acting as DRL's (also requires disabling of the factory DRL's)

I run HID's with a harness and disabled DRL's; all works just as it should.

**Kilroy** · 07-02-2013

Originally Posted by Bronco Boy

Basically, they simulate the halogen bulbs still being there, thus fooling the car and turning off any warning lights. They also prevent "flicker" of the HID that some vehicles can have.

You need to either:
1) disable the DRL's
2) hook DRL's to come on with full power
3) hook up the HID harness to come on with the ignition, thus acting as DRL's (also requires disabling of the factory DRL's)

I run HID's with a harness and disabled DRL's; all works just as it should.

so with the capacitors installed, will the HIDs be lit, or will they be off? Also, on a 2003, do I just remove the DRL fuse, or relay? and if so, will it throw a code?

**Bronco Boy** · 07-03-2013

Originally Posted by Kilroy

so with the capacitors installed, will the HIDs be lit, or will they be off?

They will work as normal.

Also, on a 2003, do I just remove the DRL fuse, or relay? and if so, will it throw a code?

On my '02, I removed the DRL fuse and the DRL module buzzed. I ended up putting a switch on the DRL module. You could also just un-plug the DRL module.