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Author Topic: How to: 2007/2008 Full Time Daytime Running Lights (FT DRL)  (Read 15378 times)
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« on: 10/14/07 07:15 PM »
I did it!!! I did it!!! I did it!!! I did it!!! I did it!!! I did it!!! I did it!!!

Here's how I did it. 

First, some caveats. 
1) I'm an idiot.  I don't know what I'm doing.  This worked for me (maybe) but may not work for you.
2) I take absolutely no responsibility what so ever for anyone else being stupid enough to take what I say and try it on their own vehicle. 
3) If you follow my directions and burn yours to the ground, don't blame me - I've already told you I'm an idiot!
4) Don't bother suing, I don't have enough that you would want.


So I started looking the owners manual and saw the 2 DRL fuses (# 31 & 33).  I also saw the headlight relay was pretty close.  So I got out my (okay, I went and bought a new) multimeter.  I started testing all the points and figured out that the DRLs were receiving power thru the right side of #31.  I also figured out that the relay sent power to the upper left when the headlights were turned on.  I fiddled around with some temporary wiring and figured that I could get FT DRL by running a wire from the top left of the relay to the right side of the #31 DRL fuse.

So I went and got the biggest diodes I could find at Radio Shack: 50V @ 3Amp

(BTW, if anyone knows the right size diode to use, let me know.  I know that the smaller ones used for the All-4-OnHigh mod are too small - it burnt up real quick!  I just love seeing smoke coming up from the fuse box!)
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« Reply #1 on: 10/14/07 07:21 PM »
And then....
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« Reply #2 on: 10/14/07 07:22 PM »
Then I ran the diode from the upper left of the headlight relay to the right side of the #31 fuse.  I had to extend the diode wire and make it smaller to fit into the fuse block holes.  I just soldered some 22ga single strand wire to the end of the diode and shrink wrapped it.  Notice that I used different color wrap on both sides of the diode and didn't actually wrap the diode itself.  This way I could tell which side had the grey bar on it.  Put the grey bar closest to the #31 DRL Fuse.  Then I just put back the relay and fuse.  (Ignore the upper left red/black wire - that's the diode for the full time fog lights.)
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« Reply #3 on: 10/14/07 07:22 PM »

Can't wait to see the lights.  Nice to see you figured it out, I know its been bugging you.  Glad the truck didn't burn up either Thumbs up!
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« Reply #4 on: 10/14/07 07:23 PM »
And lo' and behold', FT DRL on a 2008!

First, regular,

Second FT DRL (notice that my fogs are also on for All-4-On-Low - or would this now be All-8-0n-Low?

(Jeez, give me a second to post will ya!  Your posting is keeping my pics from uploading with that stupid "Check your post - someone else had a better comment than you" warning!)
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« Reply #5 on: 10/14/07 07:25 PM »
Slow down...lol....go back and post the pics  Big laughter with tears
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« Reply #6 on: 10/14/07 07:26 PM »
And Finally, All-10-OnHigh!  (High, Low, Fog, DRL, Parking!)
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« Reply #7 on: 10/14/07 07:30 PM »
Awesome, chAVey   Thumbs up! good write up and directions. I had a feeling you might figure this out. Gives me something else to do tomorrow! Again, nice job!
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« Reply #8 on: 10/14/07 07:32 PM »
Quote from: AVcop778 on 10/14/07 07:21 PM
And then....



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Can't wait to see the lights.  Nice to see you figured it out, I know its been bugging you.  Glad the truck didn't burn up either  

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Slow down...lol....go back and post the pics   

If you yahoos would wait a second, I could have got it done faster!  Every time I attempted to post the pics, your replies would give me that stupid warning and knock the pics off!
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« Reply #9 on: 10/14/07 07:59 PM »
Woohoo!  Thumbs up!
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« Reply #10 on: 10/14/07 08:17 PM »
chAVey..I love you man.

I'm going to get to work on this right away. I already did the all 6 on high which took all of 2 minutes.

I'm proud to be a member of this board cause of high class guys like you dude. Thanks again!
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« Reply #11 on: 10/14/07 08:30 PM »
BTW chAVey, your Z71 would look a lot meaner with HIDs! Future mod?
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« Reply #12 on: 10/14/07 08:35 PM »
nice work!
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« Reply #13 on: 10/14/07 09:01 PM »
Thank you!  That is SAWEEETTT!  Very exciting stuff... and yes Shels, we will bring diodes to STI for ya...
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« Reply #14 on: 10/14/07 09:15 PM »
I just have 1 question. Would copper electrical wiring work well with these diodes & fuses. I used a copper electrical wiring that I got from the electrical cord for my digital camera battery charger (I had an extra one) for the all 6 on high mod & it seems to have been working fine. I used it along with the diode because the diode was too short to reach the fuses. I'm considering the same route for this mod tomorrow. Thanks!

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« Reply #15 on: 10/14/07 09:17 PM »
ok. . since I'm to lazy to go outside and check. . . (and it may be too dark)

. . . . . are you saying my '08 doesn't have stock daytime running lights?

or are you just trying to have more lites than stock turned on in the daytime for effect?
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« Reply #16 on: 10/14/07 09:19 PM »
It has the daytime running lights, but this mod makes the drls stay on full time...
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« Reply #17 on: 10/14/07 09:29 PM »
Nice job.  Thumbs up!

Looks simple enough, there should be '07/'08 FTDRL mods popping up all over.

Great job and Thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #18 on: 10/15/07 01:11 PM »
Ok gang, here's a little update, especially for the 07 year model. I completed this mod successfully just a few mins. ago, but it's slightly different for my truck. chAVey is running the wire/diode/wire from the left side of the HDLP LO/HID (Low beam head lamp) to fuse position #28, which worked for his truck. He was right about it working for HIM, and may not work for everyone else. I did it this way, and guess what....my HORN came on...VERY LOUDLY! Wrong fuse obviously. I checked the owners manual, and the fuse position is #30 for the DRLs for my truck, not #28. I think chAVey has an 08, so that may be one small difference in the 07-08 year model. So, for 07 owners specifically, double check in your owners manual and make sure you're running your wire/diode/wire from your HDLP LO/HID (#3114), to your daytime running lamps fuse, which for mine was #30. Here's a few pics showing my FTDRLs.
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« Reply #19 on: 10/15/07 01:13 PM »
 Thumbs up!
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« Reply #20 on: 10/15/07 01:14 PM »
...and the last one...the "money shot"  Thumbs up!
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« Reply #21 on: 10/15/07 01:38 PM »
Phew. I'm in class right now & I'm going to do this mod as soon as I get home & back to my truck. I was thinking about this when I read chAVey's post AVcop because I had mentioned earlier that there were 2 fuses for the DRLs for 07s which were 30 & 31 I believe.

Shame on Chevy for trying to confuse us lol.

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« Reply #22 on: 10/15/07 01:42 PM »
great write up guys.  Guess I know what I am doing this weekend... Thumbs up!
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« Reply #23 on: 10/15/07 01:53 PM »
It's caveman easy, guys and gals, but not as simple as going just from "this hole to that hole", you need to make sure you're running your wire/diode from the headlamp relay to the right fuse position for your DRLs.

There was a delivery truck outside when I was doing this, and when my horn came on, I turned the headlights back off real quick and they just stood there staring at me like..."Look at that fool..."   Big laughter with tears
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« Reply #24 on: 10/15/07 01:53 PM »
Quote from: AVcop778 on 10/15/07 01:14 PM
...and the last one...the "money shot"  Thumbs up!

Lookin good Steve  Thumbs up!
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