Well, I couldn't be happier that my 2006 MR will be here tomorrow from California. I have however had a great deal of difficulty finding any information about how best to wire Daytime Running Lights. I bought a module for my American miata and it was plug and play—doesn't seem like this exists for these cars.

If anyone has any information/links that would help me out, I'd really appreciate it.


And yes I have searched a bunch!

 

GL OP.

A couple of the forum members here did it by themselves.

Welcome and I hope you enjoy the evo!

 

many Evo VIII/IX owners in Canada just rewire their fog lights as DRLs

 

hey OP find the BC Roll Call Thread.

this question was brought up in there.

 

Thanks guys, I searched and found the evo roll call thread and made some PMs.

 

I used fog lights. Simple quick setup here..

Remove plugs from foglights, you dont need them right now.

Buy female spade connectors,4 or 5 prong relay, some wire, and a vampire connector.

Run wire from battery to relay, relay to first fog light prong, then the second prong on the fog light goes the the next fog light, then ground the other prong on the second fog light (wired in series)

Ground the Relay, Run a wire from the ignition source to the relay to trigger it.

So now when you turn on the ignition, power will go from the battery to the relay and turn the fog lights on!

Then remove when your done.

Make sense?

 

so after you pass inspection, you guys just remove it? what about cops? do they mind if you are not running DRLs?

 

I'd say just keep em, they're required for a reason (presumably). Also helps you not being bothered by police.

 

I've never been bothered by police.

 

my parents have just moved to vancouver and im giving them my 03 evo 8. can anyone give me a link or guide me on the process of importing one. is it a headache to import one? lots of paperwork? or just do DRL's, get it inspected and your good to go? any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

miucus, this should help you out:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/7350996-post131.html

 

cool thanks for the link raptord.

so along with DRLs, you also need child tether anchorages and metric speedometer conversions in order to pass inspection?

 

No, only DRL's

 

Just DRL's as everyone has mentioned since I am sur eyou have metric on your spedo already (just smaller than the imperial).

a link to get you started—pretty straight forward
http://www.riv.ca/

 

+1 With my old car... just use common sense and turn on your lowbeams when it's raining or starting to get dark... heck, I run my HID's even in boraddaylight nowadays.

The irony comes when their cars don't even have DRL's... Most of them don't even notice even here in Canada. In the states, 90% of cars don't have them anyways.