# Why delete daytime running lights? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 9, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886 "2009-08-09T19:50:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/1 "2009-08-09T19:50:32Z")
No offense to BigRon, but his thread got me thinking. Why do people disable DRLs? Every forum about every vehicle equipped with them has a bunch of threads about it. Some people even do it in silly ways like loosening the park brake shoe in your GM truck and driving with the park brake pedal down a click or two. Seems to me DRLs are a smart thing to have unless you are a secret agent or something. I _fixed_ the DRLs on my truck. I’m just wondering what some others think and if you disabled, removed, modified or fixed, why? Custom look? One broke and cheaper to get rid of the other? Spy/secret agent/arms smuggler/immigrant worker border crossing vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/2 "2009-08-09T20:10:58Z")
I deleted them on my camaro because i liked the look, also i had angel eye head lights which were wired to my drl’s so i only wanted them on when i wanted those on ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/3 "2009-08-09T20:12:02Z")
i personally don’t like them… or the idiots who think that they don’t have to put their normal lights on in the rain just because they have drl’s. as if people needed an excuse to be lazy for flipping a switch to turn lights on. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/4 "2009-08-09T20:13:45Z")
insurance break without wasting precious amps from the alternator. ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/5 "2009-08-09T20:19:01Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > insurance break without wasting precious amps from the alternator. You mean the precious french fry drippings used to generate those amps. ---
**Author:** ![Storamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Storamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Storamin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/6 "2009-08-09T20:29:43Z")
i’m with you buddy. i turn on my headlights & foglights every time I drive. ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/7 "2009-08-09T20:42:49Z")
Yeah i hated them when i got my first vehicle, '98 Jimmy. I thought it had a short cause everytime you turn the a blinker on, they go off. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/8 "2009-08-09T20:43:23Z")
Well I have city lights that I like better ![http://www.ronoversiii.com/LED%20Bulbs/exterior/LEDon.JPG](http://www.ronoversiii.com/LED%20Bulbs/exterior/LEDon.JPG) Personally I don’t like bright orange lights on all of the time when I am driving, and I still wanted them to flash orange when I am signaling ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/9 "2009-08-09T21:00:43Z")
mine aren’t disabled… buuuut I feel like a douche every time I go to the drive in and have to explain that they don’t turn off, then proceed to drive around blinding people trying to watch movies. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/10 "2009-08-09T21:25:41Z")
^^if its an s10/blazer you are talking about you can hit the button next to the switch 4 times and it turns the drl’s off until you turn off the ignition. ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/11 "2009-08-09T21:25:46Z")
> [@Supraman](#): > > mine aren’t disabled… buuuut I feel like a douche every time I go to the drive in and have to explain that they don’t turn off, then proceed to drive around blinding people trying to watch movies. yup that was another reason…theres alot of reasons ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/12 "2009-08-09T21:29:04Z")
Most people do it just to be different. If the majority of cars came without them, everyone would want them on. If a certain body panel is left unpainted, people will paint it. If it’s already painted, people will paint it black. I’m sure others have different reasons for why they do it, but that’s just what they say. ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/13 "2009-08-10T03:32:20Z")
> [@Supraman](#): > > mine aren’t disabled… buuuut I feel like a douche every time I go to the drive in and have to explain that they don’t turn off, then proceed to drive around blinding people trying to watch movies. Wow a drive-in. Never been to one. Didn’t think of that. Only one I know of around here is between Auburn and Seneca Falls. I thought you didn’t actually ‘watch’ the movie at the drive in, at least that’s what the old folks say. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/14 "2009-08-10T03:59:34Z")
> [@BrockwayMT](#): > > Wow a drive-in. Never been to one. Didn’t think of that. Only one I know of around here is between Auburn and Seneca Falls. I thought you didn’t actually ‘watch’ the movie at the drive in, at least that’s what the old folks say. transitdrivein ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/15 "2009-08-10T17:38:28Z")
> [@BrockwayMT](#): > > You mean the precious french fry drippings used to generate those amps. yuuuummmmmm I put my windows down just to enjoy the smell. OT - Last time I was at a drive-in there as some d-bag in front of me that kept resting his foot on the brake… so I snuck up behind him in my truck (as sneaky as you can be) and hit him with the passing lights about a foot from his bumper. He stopped resting his foot on the brake after that. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/16 "2009-08-10T17:53:54Z")
y not just pull the fuse when at the drive-inn? ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/17 "2009-08-11T12:41:58Z")
> [@Storamin](#): > > i’m with you buddy. > > i turn on my headlights & foglights every time I drive. +1 I’d buy the Canadian DRL relay if I was willing to spend $70 on one and do the required wiring. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/18 "2009-08-11T12:52:14Z")
I have brighter than stock bulbs in my headlights and I didn’t feel like burning them out faster just because they were on when I didn’t need them. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/19 "2009-08-11T13:30:11Z")
I started doing it when I had my Geo Tracker that I imported from Canada (came with DRL’s.) Despite the auto industry swearing DRLs didn’t effect bulb life I replaced 3 headlight bulbs the first 2 years I owned it. Disabled the DRLs and didn’t replace another headlight bulb the remaining 3 years I owned it. Could be coincidence sure, but common sense says since a bulb has so many hours of life it’s going to burn out faster if it’s on all the time. DRLs disabled on the GTO about a week after I got it. No DRLs on the Expedition but if it had them they’d be disabled too. My other big complaint with DRLs is putting them in cars that don’t have automatic headlights. You see way to many idiots driving around the city at night with nothing but their DRLs on (no running lights). ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886/20 "2009-08-11T14:35:39Z")
if i had HID’s i’d do it. no point in putting hours on the bulbs that i imagine are expensive to replace. i did it on the one car i’ve owned that had DRL’s just because i felt i was burning through bulbs too quickly. that being said, it was a VW so it was probably just an electrical problem. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-delete-daytime-running-lights/71886.md?page=2)