How to disable daytime running lights_

[Billinsd]

Hi, my 2002 Toyota Tacoma 4x4, 4 door truck has daytime running lights and I would love to disable them. Does anyone know how to do this

Thanks
Bill

 

[edgear]

The quick & easy way is to pull the e-brake out one click, then put the vehicle into drive. Seems to work just fine. It shouldn't hurt the e-brake, but it just tricks the truck into thinking that it's engaged - thus not turning on the daytime running lights.

There is another method involving messing around with some wires, but I don't know how to do that...

 

[erod]

good fix, but what about the e brake light????

 

[Bighead]

The attached link has the TSB and additional pics on how to disable the DRLs. Disabling the Daytime Running Lights (3rd Gen). Hope this helps.

 

[edgear]

good fix, but what about the e brake light????

Do you mean the light on the dashboard? I guess it might burn out over time if you do it all the time.

The attached link has the TSB and additional pics on how to disable the DRLs. Disabling the Daytime Running Lights (3rd Gen). Hope this helps.

Good resource. I might have to check that out. I've only used the trick I mentioned above a few times - like when people are spotting for me at night & I don't want to blind them w/ my daytime runners.

 

[erod]

just out of curiousity...why would you want to disable the drl's?

 

[OutbacKamper]

just out of curiousity...why would you want to disable the drl's?

I was wondering the same thing:chowtime:

 

[Bighead]

just out of curiousity...why would you want to disable the drl's?

Personally I still have mine activated but before I retired from the AF I used to get some grief from my base's gate guards for having lights on as I approached for access. There must have been some feedback to Toyota from a lot of people to get a TSB published.

 

[ntsqd]

just out of curiousity...why would you want to disable the drl's?

MicroSquish has conditioned me to really detest things that turn themselves on when I didn't ask for it to turn on and when I don't want it turned on.