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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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ALL cars with DRL have a relay in the main headlight fuse box. We have to install them on everycar that we sell to Canada or another country that has mandatory DRL rules. You can take a 20 year old Cavalier and put the relay in place, ta da, DRL. I don't know where it is in the EvoX, but it's there. If you can find it, remove it, add a blank relay to complete the circuit, and your DRL will be gone.
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by evoEllen
ALL cars with DRL have a relay in the main headlight fuse box. We have to install them on everycar that we sell to Canada or another country that has mandatory DRL rules. You can take a 20 year old Cavalier and put the relay in place, ta da, DRL. I don't know where it is in the EvoX, but it's there. If you can find it, remove it, add a blank relay to complete the circuit, and your DRL will be gone.
someone said you can simply pull out the drl fuse to disable the drl relay. i found the fuse, but never tried it.
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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someone said you can simply pull out the drl fuse to disable the drl relay. i found the fuse, but never tried it.
pulling the fuse does not dis-able DRL on any '07+ mitsu with regular headlights.

look at post #29 on the 2nd page of this thread.

that is how to do it.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 07outty
pulling the fuse does not dis-able DRL on any '07+ mitsu with regular headlights.

look at post #29 on the 2nd page of this thread.

that is how to do it.
i keep looking at that picture and must be retarded because i cant figure out whats going on. it would be great if there was a diy.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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inside the main fuse box there is a "finned" relay. that is the headlights.

i took a normal relay ( that is what you see with the 4 wires connected to it )
..and placed it in an open area of the fuse box.....it is NOT plugged in.

trigger wire goes to "parking light" hot wire

green just goes to chassis ground.

the other two will plug in to the two slots that the stock relay was plugged in to.
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 07outty
inside the main fuse box there is a "finned" relay. that is the headlights.

i took a normal relay ( that is what you see with the 4 wires connected to it )
..and placed it in an open area of the fuse box.....it is NOT plugged in.

trigger wire goes to "parking light" hot wire

green just goes to chassis ground.

the other two will plug in to the two slots that the stock relay was plugged in to.
i will try to do it soon. thanks bro.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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any confirmations? if this is a good solutions?
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by evil03
any confirmations? if this is a good solutions?
look at my pic in post #29 of this thread.

i did it on my '07 outlander xls (almost 2 years ago) , my '08 gts and my '09 ralliart.

it works. it will work for the evo-x with "regular" headlights.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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my mr has HID lights and i pulled out the fuse and no more day time running lights for me.
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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thank god they are off..this works without an problem..thanks
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Old May 28, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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where can i get the wires and relay?
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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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any auto parts store.

get a "regular" 30A plug in automotive headlight relay.

use good, stranded ( 12 or 13 guage ) wire.

get a few crimp-on male and female spade connectors.
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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......here is a pic of "the parts" you need.
Attached Thumbnails disabling daytime running lights?-relayparts.jpg  
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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ok if you were to hook those cable to the finned relay would it work? also those small relays like the one for the fog lights are those the same as the normal relay you talking about? I want to do this but I want to do it were nobody be able to tell something was done.
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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finned relay is removed to do this "fix".

once you are done and put the fuse box cover on , no one can see anything.
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