Disabling the daytime driving lights

Agreed, that is indeed another

mike hunt

Garys2 wrote:
>
> MikeHunt2@mailcity.com wrote:
> > Ever see one of those guys on TV that can make elephants, lions
> > and even ships and mountains disappear? What is always one of
> > the props?
> >
>
> A cute young women with big boobs? <G>
>
> Gary

Liberal|sarl|airs| !|" <l$#. wrote:
>
> If I was a juror is a DRL removal case, I'd award damages equal to
> TRIPLE your assets and what you could earn in a lifetime.

You would not make it past jury selection. Take that to the bank.
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- Philip

Scott in Florida wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:32:27 GMT, "Philip"
> <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote:
>>
>> The job of disabling the DRL relay module took about an hour total
>> when I did so on my 2003 Corolla.
>
> You mean you are running around Southern California with your lights
> under YOUR control?
>
> Shame on you, Philp! ;-)

Oh I can't tell you how much I WORRY about that fact. ;-)
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- Philip

Liberal|sarl|airs| !|" <l$#. wrote:
> Philip wrote:
>>> Let's see. Sometimes I prefer to sit in my car so I can eat in
>>> peace and quiet and listen to the radio. Sometimes it's 110 degrees
>>> outside while other times it's 40 degrees outside. Need the engine
>>> idling to achieve a comfortable temperature. I don't care for having
>>> the headlights ON at this time.
>
> You just have to put your parking light on a notch, first, then no
> DRL's.

You have to stop the engine. Pull up the Parking Brake lever a notch.
Restart the engine. They don't go out simply by pulling the lever up a
notch. Even so, you still have the BRAKE light ON all the time. That light
is ALSO turned on when the brake fluid is low or when there is a pressure
differential between the front and rear brakes for any reason.

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- Philip

Philip wrote:

> Let's see. Sometimes I prefer to sit in my car so I can eat in peace and
> quiet and listen to the radio. Sometimes it's 110 degrees outside while
> other times it's 40 degrees outside. Need the engine idling to achieve a
> comfortable temperature. I don't care for having the headlights ON at this
> time.

Are your DRLs emitting tunes that compete with the radio?


> Then there's the neighbor whose living room windows catch the full brunt of
> my headlights when I turn into or back out of my driveway at night.

And that annoys you? (What if no one is home?)

Tercel Owner

Tercel Owner wrote:
> Philip wrote:
>> Then there's the neighbor whose living room windows catch the full
>> brunt of my headlights when I turn into or back out of my driveway
>> at night.
>
> And that annoys you? (What if no one is home?)
>
> Tercel Owner

T/O: Are you an apartment dweller? Trailer park maybe? My neighbor's
wife passively mentioned how she was campaigning for new and darker curtains
(which are seldom closed now) for their front windows. When you like your
neighbors, you take such hints and accomodate.
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- Philip

"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote:
snip
>
>The job of disabling the DRL relay module took about an hour total when I
>did so on my 2003 Corolla.

And I sincerely hope that that hour's work won't play any role in
the accidental death of some little kid in a car crash sometime.
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Tercel Owner <Toyota@Tercel.com> wrote:

>
>
>Philip wrote:
>
snip

>> Then there's the neighbor whose living room windows catch the full brunt of
>> my headlights when I turn into or back out of my driveway at night.
>
>And that annoys you? (What if no one is home?)
>
>Tercel Owner

Maybe it annoys him that there's nobody home to be annoyed?
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Philip wrote:

> Tercel Owner wrote:
> > Philip wrote:
> >
> >> Let's see. Sometimes I prefer to sit in my car so I can eat in
> >> peace and quiet and listen to the radio. Sometimes it's 110 degrees
> >> outside while other times it's 40 degrees outside. Need the engine
> >> idling to achieve a comfortable temperature. I don't care for having
> >> the headlights ON at this time.
> >
> > Are your DRLs emitting tunes that compete with the radio?
>
> T/O The only excuse for your continued obtuseness is to save face. You
> have comprehended my reasons and have no compelling rebuttal.

Why do I need a rebuttal? I'm trying to get you to explain why the driver
of a car with DRLs becomes annoyed by said DRLs. I can't help it if
your reasons don't make sense.

Tercel Owner

Philip wrote:

> Tercel Owner wrote:
> > Philip wrote:
> >> Then there's the neighbor whose living room windows catch the full
> >> brunt of my headlights when I turn into or back out of my driveway
> >> at night.
> >
> > And that annoys you? (What if no one is home?)
>
> T/O: Are you an apartment dweller? Trailer park maybe? My neighbor's
> wife passively mentioned how she was campaigning for new and darker curtains
> (which are seldom closed now) for their front windows. When you like your
> neighbors, you take such hints and accomodate.

Aha, so you aren't really supporting the original assertion that DRLs annoy the
driver of the vehicle in which they reside. Now let's look at your newly clarified
position: you are against DRLs because they annoy /others/ (which wasn't the
question in the post to which you responded).

Let's look at this situation with your neighbour living on the ground floor. She
lives in the ground floor of a city. She doesn't like external lights. Wouldn't it
make sense to get dark currents to begin? That makes more sense than to expect
the lights form outside to be turned off. A friend of mine lived next to a car dealer.
Lit like a stadium. Guess what? She got dark curtains. She didn't complain to
the dealership. What about people living along a main road. What about all
that noise, those lights? I think one chooses their curtains to suit one's
neighbourhood and desired interior ambience. I don't think that's a good reason
to get rid of DRLs. DRLs are a life saver for those cases when people neglect
to turn on their lights.

Tercel Owner