Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?

RWM wrote:

> Is there an OEM relay, say from a Canadian spec CR-V, that can enable a
> DRL function on a US spec car?
>
> How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
> as DRLs?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Sparky wrote:

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> Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Daytime Running Lights.

"Alex Rodriguez" > wrote in message
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>
> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for something
> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because the
> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.

No proven benefits? You haven't read very much (if anything) on the subject.
Years of testing were done in may countries, before DRLs were developed.

--
Brian

Ever stop to think... and forget to start again?

Timothy J. Lee wrote:
> In article >, RWM > wrote:
>
>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>as DRLs?
>
>
> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.


Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

Randolph wrote:
> Sparky wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>
>>Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?
>
>
> Daytime Running Lights.

Thanks

In article >,
says...
>
>
>About usefulness of DRLs. They have been proven to work well here in Canada.
>And personally,
>I can judge the speed better, when someones comes towards me than without
>any DRLs. And mostly,
>lots of people don't bother putting lights before sunset or sunrise, making
>them difficult to see and there are some jackasses that
>don't put lights even in the heaviest rain fall, fog or snow storm.

These are the same stupid folks who neglect to turn on their lights because
they already have DRL's on. They are too stupid to figure out that DRL's don't
light up the rear of their car. So DRL's cause as many problems as they
supposedly solve.
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Alex

In article >, says...
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article >, RWM > wrote:
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
your driving.
----------------
Alex

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> In article >, says...
>
>>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>>
>>>In article >, RWM > wrote:
>>>
>>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>>as DRLs?
>>>
>>>Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>>>you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>>>drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>>
>>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.
>
>
> You should worry more about what is safer than what gets you a discount.
> Blinding other drivers with your high beams can be dangerous. So please
> don't do it. Try taking a driver safety course. That too can get you a
> discount on your insurance. You might learn something that could improve
> your driving.
> ----------------
> Alex
>
>

Been there, done that, got the discount. DRLs are the final frontier.

In article >, RWM > wrote:
>
>Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article >, RWM > wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

If you are intent on having DRLs for the insurance discount, use the low
beams, not the high beams. You really don't want to have the DRLs on in
low light conditions (e.g. overcast) blinding someone with too much glare,
causing him/her to crash into you.

And don't use the turn signals as DRLs either, unless you want to increase
the chance of giving false signals.

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To be honest, other than AAA, I no of no other insurance carrier offering a
discount for DRL's. I'd assume there may be a couple more out there, but
the insurance industry in general does not offer that discount.


"RWM" > wrote in message
...
>
> Timothy J. Lee wrote:
>> In article >, RWM > wrote:
>>
>>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>>as DRLs?
>>
>>
>> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
>> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
>> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.
>
>
> Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.