HOW TO: disable non-HID X DRLs (this works :))
I might just be an idiot but I just did this and it's not working for me on a 2010 evo X GSR. I made sure that all connections were made. originally I saw the quick splicer wasn't getting through the plastic to the wire so i remedied that but it's still not working.. On the 12v relay does it matter what prong is used? or can any prong be used for any wire?
Disregard.. I went through one more time and double checked all connections. I did away with the quick splice and directly attached the wires this fixed it and I am now enjoying no flicker :-) thanks for the write up.
Disregard.. I went through one more time and double checked all connections. I did away with the quick splice and directly attached the wires this fixed it and I am now enjoying no flicker :-) thanks for the write up.
Last edited by Epicfa1l; Jan 15, 2012 at 08:26 PM. Reason: update
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Numbers on the relay.
-30 = constant [positive (+)] power (usually wired directly to car battery)
-85 = coil ground (wired to the negative (-) battery terminal or any grounded metal panel in the car)
-86 = coil power (wired to the control source. could be a switch, or it could be the car's IGN or ACC circuit.)
-87 = switched [positive (+)] power output. (when the relay coil is powered, lead/pin 87 is connected to lead/pin 30)
-30 = constant [positive (+)] power (usually wired directly to car battery)
-85 = coil ground (wired to the negative (-) battery terminal or any grounded metal panel in the car)
-86 = coil power (wired to the control source. could be a switch, or it could be the car's IGN or ACC circuit.)
-87 = switched [positive (+)] power output. (when the relay coil is powered, lead/pin 87 is connected to lead/pin 30)
I switched from oem halogen to oem hid headlights. Does anyone know how I can get the drl to work properly on the new headlights?
my drl is still the low beam and the 1156 bulbs on the new headlights are off.
my drl is still the low beam and the 1156 bulbs on the new headlights are off.
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Courtesy of 07outty on this board 
This method will turn off the DRLs for all factory non-HID Evo Xs by taking out the headlight relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay and relaying the parking lights' power to power the headlights.
When this is done your headlights will turn on when you turn on the parking lights (second click on the knob)
Materials(you can get all of these at any regular auto stores)
1) a roll of 12 gauge wire
2) some 18 gauge wire
3) 2x male and 4x female crimp on spade connectors
4) 1x any 12v four prongs relay
5) 1x 30A fuse
6) 1x fuse holder
7) 1x quick splice wire tap
8 1x ground ring terminal
Method
1) go to engine bay and go to main fuse box and take out the relay with fins on the back (that's the headlight relay) - there will be two holes (facing the front of the car they are vertical to you) you'll be plugging into to power the headlights
2) take some 12 gauge wire and cut out two sections of them:
a) 1st one connects one of the prongs on the 12v relay to where the stock finned headlight relay goes in (crimp on [with a needle nose plier] a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other end of the 12 gauge wire to insert into the factory headlight relay hole [relax dirty minds])
b) 2nd one goes to a chassis ground - i used the one between the airbox and fusebox (once again crimp on a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then crimp on the ground ring terminal to the other end of the 12 gauge wire and bolt it down on the chassis ground)
3) get the fuse holder, put the 30A fuse inside it, and put a female spade connector on one end of the wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip it onto a prong on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip into the other hole where the headlight relay went in
4) get some 18 gauge wire, find the parking light wires behind the driver side corner light - there are two wires going into the corner light - blue and black, blue is the hot wire and black is the ground.
a) use the quick splice wire tap and tap the 18 gauge wire with the blue wire going into the parking light - this will let you draw power from the parking light to power the headlight.
b) put a female spade connector on the other end of the 18 gauge wire to clip onto the last prong on the 12v relay.
now what you have is:
1st prong goes to headlight relay spot
2nd prong goes to ground
3rd prong goes through a fuse to headlight relay spot
4th prong taps into the parking light hotwire
so the 4th prong draws power from the parking light and through the 12v relay powers the headlights by plugging wires into the headlight relay spot
here is what the finished fuse box looks like:
with some explanations:
feel free to ask questions or add to/correct my write-up, thanks.
This method will turn off the DRLs for all factory non-HID Evo Xs by taking out the headlight relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay and relaying the parking lights' power to power the headlights.
When this is done your headlights will turn on when you turn on the parking lights (second click on the knob)
Materials(you can get all of these at any regular auto stores)
1) a roll of 12 gauge wire
2) some 18 gauge wire
3) 2x male and 4x female crimp on spade connectors
4) 1x any 12v four prongs relay
5) 1x 30A fuse
6) 1x fuse holder
7) 1x quick splice wire tap
8 1x ground ring terminal
Method
1) go to engine bay and go to main fuse box and take out the relay with fins on the back (that's the headlight relay) - there will be two holes (facing the front of the car they are vertical to you) you'll be plugging into to power the headlights
2) take some 12 gauge wire and cut out two sections of them:
a) 1st one connects one of the prongs on the 12v relay to where the stock finned headlight relay goes in (crimp on [with a needle nose plier] a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other end of the 12 gauge wire to insert into the factory headlight relay hole [relax dirty minds])
b) 2nd one goes to a chassis ground - i used the one between the airbox and fusebox (once again crimp on a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then crimp on the ground ring terminal to the other end of the 12 gauge wire and bolt it down on the chassis ground)
3) get the fuse holder, put the 30A fuse inside it, and put a female spade connector on one end of the wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip it onto a prong on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip into the other hole where the headlight relay went in
4) get some 18 gauge wire, find the parking light wires behind the driver side corner light - there are two wires going into the corner light - blue and black, blue is the hot wire and black is the ground.
a) use the quick splice wire tap and tap the 18 gauge wire with the blue wire going into the parking light - this will let you draw power from the parking light to power the headlight.
b) put a female spade connector on the other end of the 18 gauge wire to clip onto the last prong on the 12v relay.
now what you have is:
1st prong goes to headlight relay spot
2nd prong goes to ground
3rd prong goes through a fuse to headlight relay spot
4th prong taps into the parking light hotwire
so the 4th prong draws power from the parking light and through the 12v relay powers the headlights by plugging wires into the headlight relay spot
here is what the finished fuse box looks like:
with some explanations:
feel free to ask questions or add to/correct my write-up, thanks.
Must be doing something wrong...
So i got all the supplies and tried this earlier today to no prevail. There was a mention of a purple wire. Where is it?
Also, im pretty sure you cant put whatever wire wherever. Where do the wires go? (im assuming 30=parking light hot wire, 85=ground, 86=direct wire 87=relay wire). Please help...
Also, im pretty sure you cant put whatever wire wherever. Where do the wires go? (im assuming 30=parking light hot wire, 85=ground, 86=direct wire 87=relay wire). Please help...
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Relay connections
Nice job!
Would you share which relay pin goes to each connector?
Thanks!
Would you share which relay pin goes to each connector?
Thanks!
Courtesy of 07outty on this board
This method will turn off the DRLs for all factory non-HID Evo Xs by taking out the headlight relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay and relaying the parking lights' power to power the headlights.
When this is done your headlights will turn on when you turn on the parking lights (second click on the knob)
Materials(you can get all of these at any regular auto stores)
1) a roll of 12 gauge wire
2) some 18 gauge wire
3) 2x male and 4x female crimp on spade connectors
4) 1x any 12v four prongs relay
5) 1x 30A fuse
6) 1x fuse holder
7) 1x quick splice wire tap
8 1x ground ring terminal
Method
1) go to engine bay and go to main fuse box and take out the relay with fins on the back (that's the headlight relay) - there will be two holes (facing the front of the car they are vertical to you) you'll be plugging into to power the headlights
2) take some 12 gauge wire and cut out two sections of them:
a) 1st one connects one of the prongs on the 12v relay to where the stock finned headlight relay goes in (crimp on [with a needle nose plier] a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other end of the 12 gauge wire to insert into the factory headlight relay hole [relax dirty minds])
b) 2nd one goes to a chassis ground - i used the one between the airbox and fusebox (once again crimp on a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then crimp on the ground ring terminal to the other end of the 12 gauge wire and bolt it down on the chassis ground)
3) get the fuse holder, put the 30A fuse inside it, and put a female spade connector on one end of the wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip it onto a prong on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip into the other hole where the headlight relay went in
4) get some 18 gauge wire, find the parking light wires behind the driver side corner light - there are two wires going into the corner light - blue and black, blue is the hot wire and black is the ground.
a) use the quick splice wire tap and tap the 18 gauge wire with the blue wire going into the parking light - this will let you draw power from the parking light to power the headlight.
b) put a female spade connector on the other end of the 18 gauge wire to clip onto the last prong on the 12v relay.
now what you have is:
1st prong goes to headlight relay spot
2nd prong goes to ground
3rd prong goes through a fuse to headlight relay spot
4th prong taps into the parking light hotwire
so the 4th prong draws power from the parking light and through the 12v relay powers the headlights by plugging wires into the headlight relay spot
here is what the finished fuse box looks like:
with some explanations:
feel free to ask questions or add to/correct my write-up, thanks.
This method will turn off the DRLs for all factory non-HID Evo Xs by taking out the headlight relay in the main fuse box in the engine bay and relaying the parking lights' power to power the headlights.
When this is done your headlights will turn on when you turn on the parking lights (second click on the knob)
Materials(you can get all of these at any regular auto stores)
1) a roll of 12 gauge wire
2) some 18 gauge wire
3) 2x male and 4x female crimp on spade connectors
4) 1x any 12v four prongs relay
5) 1x 30A fuse
6) 1x fuse holder
7) 1x quick splice wire tap
8 1x ground ring terminal
Method
1) go to engine bay and go to main fuse box and take out the relay with fins on the back (that's the headlight relay) - there will be two holes (facing the front of the car they are vertical to you) you'll be plugging into to power the headlights
2) take some 12 gauge wire and cut out two sections of them:
a) 1st one connects one of the prongs on the 12v relay to where the stock finned headlight relay goes in (crimp on [with a needle nose plier] a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other end of the 12 gauge wire to insert into the factory headlight relay hole [relax dirty minds])
b) 2nd one goes to a chassis ground - i used the one between the airbox and fusebox (once again crimp on a female spade connector on one end of the 12 gauge wire to clip onto one of the prongs on the 12v relay, then crimp on the ground ring terminal to the other end of the 12 gauge wire and bolt it down on the chassis ground)
3) get the fuse holder, put the 30A fuse inside it, and put a female spade connector on one end of the wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip it onto a prong on the 12v relay, then put a male spade connector on the other wire coming out of the fuse holder to clip into the other hole where the headlight relay went in
4) get some 18 gauge wire, find the parking light wires behind the driver side corner light - there are two wires going into the corner light - blue and black, blue is the hot wire and black is the ground.
a) use the quick splice wire tap and tap the 18 gauge wire with the blue wire going into the parking light - this will let you draw power from the parking light to power the headlight.
b) put a female spade connector on the other end of the 18 gauge wire to clip onto the last prong on the 12v relay.
now what you have is:
1st prong goes to headlight relay spot
2nd prong goes to ground
3rd prong goes through a fuse to headlight relay spot
4th prong taps into the parking light hotwire
so the 4th prong draws power from the parking light and through the 12v relay powers the headlights by plugging wires into the headlight relay spot
here is what the finished fuse box looks like:
with some explanations:
feel free to ask questions or add to/correct my write-up, thanks.
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