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I really want DRLs!

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Old 05-18-2013, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by IEWRX
Just curious why people want DRL's? I disabled them on the Subaru I had.
Cuz we don't have the option to turn them on or off. I switched out my fogs with led's and sometimes I drive with them on just for looks but I'd rather not have all my parking lights on and my dash lights dim. I ride a motorcycle and HID's/LED's are much more visible than 1/2 dim yellow halogens.
 

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Old 05-18-2013, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by phoneguy589
Cuz we don't have the option to turn them on or off. I switched out my fogs with led's and sometimes I drive with them on just for looks but I'd rather not have all my parking lights on and my dash lights dim. I ride a motorcycle and HID's/LED's are much more visible than 1/2 dim yellow halogens.
Does not really answer my question about wanting DRL's when they are not required not equipped. Would the OP just want to run the fogs without the markers? Is that the question and getting mixed up with DRL's?
 
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Old 05-18-2013, 07:57 AM
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I believe DRLs are a safety issue, which is why insurance companies give a discount (albeit small) for having them. I just think they make me more visible to other cars. And in NY where you have to have lights on when your wipers are on, you don't have to think about it. I know there's an option for lights on/wipers on in the Durango, but that doesn't work with the auto rain sensing function.
 
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Recently imported a 2011 Citadel into Canada. I asked the US dealer to program DRL for me. No problem getting it done.
 
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I do believe its just a software enhancement.
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Not a fan of them personally but the dealer can program them from what I've read.
 
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Originally Posted by CMil527
Not a fan of them personally but the dealer can program them from what I've read.
I have a 2012 US Citadel with factory HID. The dealer enabled DRL, but it threw errors. They indicated it could not be done, so turned it back off. Some on a forum speculated that it also needed relays, but nobody could say they had successfully done it. Consensus finally was that US HID Durango could not have DRL. I'd love someone that has done it prove me wrong and tell me how.
 

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Old 05-19-2013, 10:27 PM
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Gotcha bro..good info, so that should end the speculation.
 
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Old 05-20-2013, 07:31 AM
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Thanks bbtkd, your original post was what I recalled, but I couldn't find it when I searched for it again. Didn't DodgeCares chime in too? If not maybe he could now.
 
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Originally Posted by bbtkd
I have a 2012 US Citadel with factory HID. The dealer enabled DRL, but it threw errors. They indicated it could not be done, so turned it back off. Some on a forum speculated that it also needed relays, but nobody could say they had successfully done it. Consensus finally was that US HID Durango could not have DRL. I'd love someone that has done it prove me wrong and tell me how.
My 2011 Citadel also has factory HID and the dealer had no problem turning DRL on. They are required in Canada and had to pass inspection so it definitely can be done. It may be that the tech didn't do it correctly.
 


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