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

[Mark Strangways]

Perhaps, I don't mind the parking lights on...
Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold McComas" <HaroldMcComas at comcast.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>; <strangconst at rogers.com>; <munrof at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Importing a car to Canada and DRLs


> 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
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