RE: Quick, easy, and cheap way to kill DRL's...

["Dr. Bob" <rmalinka@spec.net>]

Cab:

Beware not all A3's have the same relay number and jumper setup to
disconnect the DRL's.
They varied slightly from model year to year.  I know that when I did mine
('95 MY)it was slighlty different from a friends VW which was a '96 MY.  As
a rule who ever attempts this procedure should always check a wire diagram
(schematic) or trace all wires before changing anything from stock.

Dr. Bob

At 08:22 AM 6/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
>The first thing I did when I bought my 97 GLX a year and a half ago was disable
>the DRL's.  I realize some people think they're a good idea, but some people
>like Fords, too...  Anyway, I think they're not a safety benefit, but more like
>a distraction.  When I see them on other cars, yes, I notice the car, but it
>distracts me from paying attention to the cars I'm driving behind, which in my
>opinion, are a little more important to be aware of.  I can't believe that if
>someone pulls out in front of you, they would notice DRLs if they didn't see a
>car moving towards them.  Chances are, if that happens, the person is just a
>jerk and doesn't mind cutting people off.  Of course, I live near Boston,
no one
>knows how to drive here anyway.
>
>But when I disabled mine, I didn't mess with electric tape or a dead spot
on the
>switch or anything.  I looked in the Bentley manual, found where the DRLs are,
>and lo and behold, there is a single connector that turns them on.  I had to
>take out the fuse/relay panel (and the knee board under the steering wheel),
>because the connector is located back there.  Then I fished through all the
>wires until I found the connector that had the right color wires on both side,
>pulled it apart, and I have no DRLs.  If I want to sell the car, all I have to
>do is plug the connector back together and it will be as if like new.  The
whole
>procedure took me about a half hour, I'd imagine, but most of that was looking
>through all the wires for the correct connector.  The knee board comes off with
>something like six screws and the fuse panel drops out easily.  Simple,
>effective, and easily reversible.
>
>If anyone is interested in this and doesn't have the Bentley, I can look
through
>mine again and let you know which two wires you have to disconnect, and give a
>little more detail on the procedure.  This should work for any and all A3
>models, but I don't know a thing about the A4 Jettas.
>
>Good luck,
>Cab
>97glx
>72bug
>
>
>>Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 14:24:15 -0400
>>From: Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>
>>Subject: RE: Quick, easy, and cheap way to kill DRL's...
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>>I've tried it and I think VW "fixed" it on the newer switches.  Mine does
>>not have a dead spot anyway.  I agree DRL's are a good thing (especially if
>>you don't want to get hit!).  The only bad thing is they kinda pull
>>attention to you since not all cars have them yet.  Attention=tickets=bad
>>day.
>
>>Marc
>>97' Jetta GLX - Red/Black
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