[s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs

[Harold McComas]

On my 96 S6, disabling the DRL's also meant removing relay # 7 for the 
parking light portion of the DRL's.
That must be the relay that Fred is talking about.

Harold M
Manchester, NH

> From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs.  Please
> help.
> To: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>, "Gabriel Caldwell"
> <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>, <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> Not sure about that Fred, I just pulled out the resistor wire and the 
> DRL's
> problem went away.
>
> But I can look if I need to (have good electrical drawings)
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>; "Gabriel Caldwell"
> <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 7:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs. Please help.
>
>
>> If I recall correctly there is an extra relay involved in the DRL circuit
>> as
>> well as the resistor Mark mentions. When I installed my HIDs I bypassed
>> the
>> DRL resistor since you can't run "dim" HIDs. The DRL circuit is shown in
>> the
>> Bentley.
>>
>> Fred Munro
>> '94 S4
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Mark Strangways
>> Sent: February 20, 2006 6:47 PM
>> To: Gabriel Caldwell; s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs. Please help.
>>
>>
>> The DRL's on my 93 s4 constitute nothing but a resistor wire to drop the
>> voltage.
>> I am not sure if the switch in the steering column is different, or if 
>> all
>> the Audis come with the "potential" for DRL.
>> The extra contacts in the switch may not be designed for DRL alone, so
>> it's
>> possible that it has other uses that would make it universal.
>>
>> I may be importing a vehicle in the near future from our neighbors to the
>> south, so I will be in the same boat.
>> Don't forget the French language labels for stuff such as air bag.  :-)
>>
>> HTH's
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gabriel Caldwell" <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>
>> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:16 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs. Please help.
>>
>>
>>> Those Canadians who have imported a US car, what did you do about
>>> daytime running lights?  To pass the federal inspection they are
>>> required but the '92 US S4 doesn't have them.  I have a Canadian car and
>>> I'd be happy to get rid of my DRLs if I could swap the components
>>> required.  Has anyone done this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks so much.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gabriel