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2002 Full Time DRLs - Instructions for UnderHood Mod

Did mine yesterday and a co-worker saw it and I had to do his too!!  Thanks for the great instructions...
 
Hi Folks. Was wondering if this mod could be done on a 02. If so could someone get me the instructions. I did see the one for the full time driving lights but not to sure if all lights will stay on.

Thanks in advance  :B:
 
Done it today and am loving it. It took like 2 minutes and it solved my HID hi beam issue. I had to let it warm up before it actually got bright. So it was a little dark for a few seconds when I switched over. But not any more. Thank
 
Decided to turn my FTDRLs into All-on-High.

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Plus two

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I love this mod, first read about it at least a year ago but I think I'm finally going to get around to doing it.  But first one simple question.  I have an '04 and the DRL's can be turned off by turning the light switch counterclockwise and letting it go back to the "off" position.  My question is, will that still work the same or will the DRL's be off or will they be on when I start her up?  And will the lights come on at dusk/off at dawn like standard?  I hope that all makes sense and I'm looking forward to hearing back.  I have the whole week off and I'd love to get this done soon!  And good job Vertabatt on the very detailed instructions.
 
P.S.  On my '04, I ONLY want the "All On" Hi beams.  And I want the fogs still with the push of a button.  Thanks a lot!
 
Sleeperbdriftin,

I just did the mod, and from what I have seen the operation on my 2004 is the same, it's just the headlights are always on, even with the drls on, and the drls stay on at night. You don't have to connect the fogs; most guys don't since the bulbs are expensive.

The switch still works. You can still turn the lights off if you want. Happy modding.
 
Since there are 27 pages on here, I am just going to jump in here and ask this question (sorry if it has already been addressed).

If I were to include the fogs on the "all on high", would I still be able to use them when the high beams are NOT on?

It would be great to still use them with the lows.

Thanks!


Ok..I just looked up after submitting.... :E:
 
Ok, so I did this mod this evening, to the T, put everything back together, keys in ignition, no DRL's.  It was dark outside so my low lights were on along with turn signals, but no drl's.  Had to go to work and went to clear my windshield, my right (pass side) wiper motor didn't work. 
This leads me to believe that when I re installed the green block, maybe some of the connections didn't go back to normal, or they are popping up on the top side of the fuse box.  Will report findings tomorrow.

Also, I'd like to have FT Ambers, DRL's and Turns, has there been a mod direction set for that?  Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the electrical fuse panel under the hood?  Lastly, I've seen other mods like all-on-high that require diodes, what do they do specifically and how do you use them?

Thanks!
 
Ok so I went back and did everything all over again, except this time I crimped the female clip on the end of the blue wires for a better connection and it worked marvelously!
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Next time I'm at radio shack I'm going to get some diodes and heat shrink to do this mod. Will make a big difference with my rural highway driving at night this time of year.
 
If you put a on/off switch between the point where the 3 diodes meet and are placed under the relay, and the relay itself, you can effectively "disable" the "All On High" part of the MOD whenever you want.

I was kinda forced to do this in order to pass NJ state inspection.  I just disable it before I go, and enable it again after I pass.  I keep forgetting to take a pic and post it, but will do so this weekend if it's somewhat warm out and I remember.  :needhug:
 
Troublemaker said:
If you put a on/off switch between the point where the 3 diodes meet and are placed under the relay, and the relay itself, you can effectively "disable" the "All On High" part of the MOD whenever you want.

I was kinda forced to do this in order to pass NJ state inspection.  I just disable it before I go, and enable it again after I pass.  I keep forgetting to take a pic and post it, but will do so this weekend if it's somewhat warm out and I remember.  :needhug:

A pic would be great!  I would love to be able to have that switch as well.
I am not sure what the NC inspection would say about it, so I would rather just have the switch just in case.
 
Ok, so I did the All-On-Highs but after I did the lows with DRL's I realized that I prefer the DRL's only and not low beams unless it is at night.  However, I would like my DRL's (WHICH ARE NOW AMBERS!!!) to come on when my low beams are on, which is at night when they would normally switch from DRL's to lows.  So my question is, if this all makes sense so far, if I REVERSED the diode would the DRL's be on at night but during the day the DRL's would be on by themselves like normal?  I hope this all makes some kind of sense to you.  And I believe a diode is like a one-way valve for electricity, but sure not an expert!  Thanks for any help anyone can offer.--Chad
 
I don't know if I did my wrong or something but my headlights don't come on in the day with this mod. Only the DRLs. At night, however, the auto headlights come on and my DRLs stay on as well. Are the headlights supposed to be on all the time with this mod?

Sleeperbdriftin said:
Ok, so I did the All-On-Highs but after I did the lows with DRL's I realized that I prefer the DRL's only and not low beams unless it is at night.  However, I would like my DRL's (WHICH ARE NOW AMBERS!!!) to come on when my low beams are on, which is at night when they would normally switch from DRL's to lows.  So my question is, if this all makes sense so far, if I REVERSED the diode would the DRL's be on at night but during the day the DRL's would be on by themselves like normal?  I hope this all makes some kind of sense to you.  And I believe a diode is like a one-way valve for electricity, but sure not an expert!  Thanks for any help anyone can offer.--Chad
 
Saoirse_Trodai said:
I don't know if I did my wrong or something but my headlights don't come on in the day with this mod. Only the DRLs. At night, however, the auto headlights come on and my DRLs stay on as well. Are the headlights supposed to be on all the time with this mod?

Sounds like you did it right. This mod is supposed to make your DRL's stay on all of the time even when the headlights are on. It should also make both your low beam and high beam headlights stay on when you high beams are on. Without this mod, you DRL's would go out once your headlights are on and the low beam headlights would go off when you select high beam
 
Saoirse_Trodai: I also thought that I did something wrong originally, too. But then I realized that the mod simply makes the DRL's stay on when the headlights are on. What I've found is that you can flip the headlight switch to "on" (all the way up) and they'll all light up just like at night.

02 Z71 said:
Sounds like you did it right. This mod is supposed to make your DRL's stay on all of the time even when the headlights are on. It should also make both your low beam and high beam headlights stay on when you high beams are on. Without this mod, you DRL's would go out once your headlights are on and the low beam headlights would go off when you select high beam
 
gingie888 said:
just wondering after i do this is it actually legal to ride with all my lights on like that
all on high?
In Virginia, you may only have 4 total white forward facing lights.  Anything more is illegal.  Choose your inspection station wisely.  Just sayin'.
 
I feel for you guys that have state vehicle inspections  :laugh:

IL residents just have to have their cars emission-tested every two years.
 
NJ has some messed up inspection laws...

New cars (2010+) require inspections every 5 years.  2006-2009 are every 4 years, and up to 2005 is either every year or every 2 years (older cars are every year).

So my 2005 AV is every 2 years (comes up this April actually), my new Impala is every 5 years - 2016 is the first one.

Apparently due to the upgrades in emissions, they don't need to be checked as much.  At least it makes the lines shorter!
 
Joelg1980 said:
You can kick the headlights on during the day. I do all the time to check them out now.

Of course I tested them out in front of some windows to see the reflection and make sure everything was working as intended after I did the mod, but I was finally able to put the mod to good use this weekend. While driving down some rural gravel roads and highways I could see everything on and off the road. It also came in handy Saturday night when we were trying to find the few chickens that some dogs scared away at 9:00 PM.
 
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