DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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I searched and could not find any straight out directions with pictures so here it is!



Needed:

Small amount of time

Wire snips

Electric Tape



If you wish to do the independent fog light mod you will also need:

10MM Ratchet or Socket

Wire strippers

Grounding connector (U or O shaped thing that connects to the wire for a ground)



1st we need to remove the lower glove box. Instructions and pictures may be found in your owners manual on p. 344. But it is very simple just disconnect the damper. (The hydraulic looking arm just slides off.) Then squeeze around the top of the glove box and pull down then out. Ta Da!



You will see a white connector with many wires attached to it as in the pictures below.

The numbers are referenced as

[1]

[2]

[3] [12]

[4] [13]

[5] [15]

etc etc

etc etc

etc etc



The two important ones are fog lights ([4] white) and (DRL [12] blue)



MAKE SURE THE IGNITION IS OFF AND KEY REMOVED!



Disable DRL / Autolights Directions



1. Unplug the connector. (Just squeeze white tab and pull)

2. Snip the blue wire at pin [12] about half way between tape and connector. 12 is on the top of the right column of wire.

3. Wrap electric tape around both ends so that they cannot connect or ground to anything.

Ta da! No more DRL / Autolights



Independent Fog Lights Directions (Make sure fog lights are off)

Note: There will be no warning buzz if you leave the fog lights on when exiting the vehicle. However the headlight buzz still works.

1. Unplug the connector. (Just squeeze white tab and pull)

2. Snip the white wire at pin [4] about 1.5 inches from connection.

3. Pull the white wire from the bundle by pulling it from the top. (This gives you more length to ground)

4. Strip a small amount of wire and crimp whatever you will be using to ground the wire.

5. Ground wire. (I back out the 10mm bolt to the left of the connector, grounded connection, and tightened it back up.

Ta da! You now have full control of your fog lights!



EDIT: You may also use a wire tap and run it to a ground and you will not have to cut the white wire.



Now test everything out to make sure it is working properly and reassemble your glove box.



Here are some pictures. Sorry I didn't get any before pictures, but I about forgot the pictures all together.



Here is the blue wire after snip and tape.





Here is the grounded fog light wire.

Reply 1 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

Nice work! This has been explained on here several times, but never with the aid of pictures, should help up any future confusion.

Reply 2 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

another thread on the topic



http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=305549



btw, great job on the pic tutorial

Reply 3 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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Originally Posted by trucknut1 another thread on the topic http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=305549 btw, great job on the pic tutorial

Thanks,



I saw that thread but was still somewhat confused plus there were no pics. But that is the thread I kinda figured out how to do it!

Reply 4 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

Do you really have to disconnect the fog lights or can you just splice in a ground?

Reply 5 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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Originally Posted by ChancreScolex Do you really have to disconnect the fog lights or can you just splice in a ground?

You can splice in a ground! I will edit the post to reflect that.

Reply 6 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChancreScolex Do you really have to disconnect the fog lights or can you just splice in a ground?

Yes. I just tapped in with a wire tap and ran a new ground wire to the same location as above.

Reply 7 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

question.. can you still have the DRL on.. but if you ever wanted to turn your secondary lights.. the secondary and your fogs will turn on.. and your DRL will turn off...



can you do that? thanks in advance!

Reply 8 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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Originally Posted by andrewwoo question.. can you still have the DRL on.. but if you ever wanted to turn your secondary lights.. the secondary and your fogs will turn on.. and your DRL will turn off... can you do that? thanks in advance!

Yeah. You either leave everything as is and just always leave the foglight switch on or you do the foglight mod.

Reply 9 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

Thanks. I have read the other thread about DRL, the pics help a lot.

Reply 10 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

i was thinking... is the parking lights in the bundle of wires? cant i just splice that with the fog lights and it'll do the same?

Reply 11 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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Originally Posted by andrewwoo i was thinking... is the parking lights in the bundle of wires? cant i just splice that with the fog lights and it'll do the same?

I am not sure which one would be parking lights, but then the fog light are not independent.

Reply 12 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

oh yes. isnt one of the wires that are in the bundle of wires ground? thanks in advance?

Reply 13 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

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Originally Posted by andrewwoo oh yes. isnt one of the wires that are in the bundle of wires ground? thanks in advance?

That would mean you were splicing another wire and more likely to have something go wrong down the road. It is much easier to ground to a bolt anyways.

Reply 14 : DIY: Disable DRL / Autolights and/or Independent Fog Light Mod w/ Pics

Thanks so much, Worked perfectly!!!