Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?

In article <Isbgd.15001$df2.8703@edtnps89>, da says...
>"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message
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>> >The opposite has been proven in other countries in the world to be true.
>> Other countries have smarter implementations of DRL's.
>
>In what way?

Very sharp cutoff of the beam pattern. High beams are not allowed to be
used as DRL's.
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Alex

In article >,
Alex Rodriguez > wrote:
>Read the part about reducing light out put to European levels. Also it
>seems that only GM is stupid enough to use high beams as DRL's.

Toyota and BMW use high beams as DRLs in the US. A number of other
companies also use high beams as DRLs in Canada (for cars which are
not equipped with DRLs in the US). GM may have been pushing the
annoying high beam DRLs, but others are following.

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"Timothy J. Lee" > wrote in message
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>
> In many other countries, optional or mandatory DRLs must be white, and
> have a narrowly defined range of light intensity, in order to be effective
> as DRLs without creating too much glare in low light conditions.
>
> In the US and Canada, high beams which create too much glare in low light
> conditions (e.g. in the evening if the driver forgets to turn on the
> regular low beam headlamps) and turn signals which can give false signals
> if glanced at briefly (e.g. if the glance occurs when the signaling side
> is in the off phase) are commonly used as DRLs.

I agree with the parking lights being used as DRLs being a bad idea.
However, I don't find that the lower wattage output of the high beams, give
an extraordinary amount of glare back to the driver in low light or foggy or
snowy conditions.

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"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message
...
>
> Very sharp cutoff of the beam pattern. High beams are not allowed to be
> used as DRL's.

That's interesting. Do you realize that the majority of vehicles in Canada
are equipped with high beam (lower wattage output) DRLs?

Alex Rodriguez wrote:

> In article <%rbgd.14998$df2.2016@edtnps89>, da says...
>
>>"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>>>Read the part about reducing light out put to European levels. Also it
>>>seems that only GM is stupid enough to use high beams as DRL's.
>>
>>Honda uses the high beam lights (at reduced wattage) for their DRLs.
>>
>>>Another
>>>really stupid idea that is not addressed. The only folks in the US
>>
>>pushing
>>
>>>for DRL's is GM. DRL's also do nothing that a smart driver can't do on
>>>their own. DRL's that use high beams do bother other motorists on the
>>
>>road.
>>Not true.
>
>
> Huh? I know I don't like other cars shining their high beams in face. I'm
> sure I am not the only person who feels this way.
>
>
>>>And as I mentioned before, it will cause a lot of stupid drivers to drive
>>>around at night without turning on their lights, which means they are
>>
>>blacked
>>
>>>out to the rear, because they thinkg DRL's are ok to drive with at night.
>>
>>Nothing is going to help stupid drivers {;^)
>
>
> True, but we should try to not complicate things for them. Without DRL's
> they will realize they need to turn out their lights when the road in front
> of them is dark.

IMHO you're overly optimistic here, A-Rod.

In article <BUDgd.40004$9b.239@edtnps84>,
Brian Smith > wrote:
>I agree with the parking lights being used as DRLs being a bad idea.
>However, I don't find that the lower wattage output of the high beams, give
>an extraordinary amount of glare back to the driver in low light or foggy or
>snowy conditions.

Lower wattage high beams do get annoying to _other_ drivers when used in
overcast or near dusk conditions.

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"Timothy J. Lee" > wrote in message
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>
> Lower wattage high beams do get annoying to _other_ drivers when used in
> overcast or near dusk conditions.

To some people I suppose they would, but they don't bother me or anyone that
I know.

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Timothy J. Lee wrote:
> In article <BUDgd.40004$9b.239@edtnps84>,
> Brian Smith > wrote:
>
>>I agree with the parking lights being used as DRLs being a bad idea.
>>However, I don't find that the lower wattage output of the high beams, give
>>an extraordinary amount of glare back to the driver in low light or foggy or
>>snowy conditions.
>
>
> Lower wattage high beams do get annoying to _other_ drivers when used in
> overcast or near dusk conditions.
>


Then again, some drivers are just plain annoying,
with or without DRLs, in overcast, dusk, or not.