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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:37 pm

Okay - so I noticed my DRLs quit working the other day when I pulled-up behind a shiny truck and noticed in the reflection they were out. I flicked my Brights (uses the same bulb) and saw that my left bulb was out.

No problem - came home and put in a new matched set of Silverstars and the brights work just fine but the DRLs won't come on at all... :-?

So I checked all connections, fuses, relays, etc... everything seems visibly okay, but still no worky. I hesitate taking it to the stealership because they'll blame it on the non-OEM bulbs, my HIDs or my TRD muffler or some stupidfuckingthing!! :x

Anyone have an idea what it could be to just STOP all of a sudden?
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:39 pm

What position is your light knob in?
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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:41 pm

^^ Duh... yeah already played with that the first thing! :roll:
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:44 pm

PXLpainter wrote:^^ Duh... yeah already played with that the first thing! :roll:


Just checking :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:01 pm

LOL Posh - you weren't really SERIOUS were you? :o

Hehe :D
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:24 pm

PXLpainter wrote:LOL Posh - you weren't really SERIOUS were you? :o

Hehe :D


Perhaps not in your case, but sometimes you really do have to ask those questions... just the sad reality of life :D
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Postby crispone » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:21 pm

**PoshPepper** wrote:
PXLpainter wrote:LOL Posh - you weren't really SERIOUS were you? :o

Hehe :D


Perhaps not in your case, but sometimes you really do have to ask those questions... just the sad reality of life :D


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Postby PXLpainter » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:23 pm

Okay... ghosts in the machine or something....

I went out later to move my car and pull it into the garage and they were mysteriously working again!! WTF???!!!

I totally HATE intermittent issues!!! Grrrr!!! :x
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Postby Down2TheC » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:31 pm

Hah... Posh was right. Admit it!
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:48 pm

Okay... smart pants, next time try having the e-brake down.......
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:21 am

Down2TheC wrote:Hah... Posh was right. Admit it!


LOL!!!!!

---CAMRAZY--- wrote:Okay... smart pants, next time try having the e-brake down.......


Yeah, I would have suggested this also, but he probably would have rolled his eyes at me again... :roll:
LOL!

So Im betting it was the e-brake...

So PXL, what is the verdict?
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Postby PXLpainter » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:50 am

Hey - Y'all can just bite me okay!! :P

How was I to know the ebrake turned on/aff the damn DRLs!!??!! :x

Sheeit - wait 'til my neighbor hears this one!! He's the "Toyota/Lexus expert" that lives next door and he couldn't figure it out either! :x

So why the hell is that connected to the DRLs anyway??

Crap! :drinking:
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Postby Down2TheC » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:37 am

If the E-brake is on, then you're not "Running". (lets hope)

Care to explain why you're using your hand brake while waiting behind a truck?
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:33 am

PXLpainter wrote:
How was I to know the ebrake turned on/aff the damn DRLs!!??!! :x



Owner's manual... :D


And it only controls them on startup... (i.e. if you have your e-brake up and start the car your DRLs will be off, and when you put the e-brake down they will turn on. However, if you then put the e-brake back up they will not turn off, they stay on...) So you cant be driving and pull up your e-brake and have your DRLs turn off...)

Down2TheC wrote:
Care to explain why you're using your hand brake while waiting behind a truck?


They might have gone out because one of the bulbs was out... IDK...

Good question though... LOL
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Postby PXLpainter » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:43 am

^^ Exactly (as I tested that this am as well). Once they're on (after first release of ebrake after startup) then they stay on until you turn off the car.

Since only one bulb was out, I'm surprised that both stayed off in DRL mode - even though the right side would come on if I turned on my brights.

Weird though... I don't get why that is a "feature" they built in, but who knows...??? :-?
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