[Vwdiesel] E Code Lights For 01 Jetta TDI

[Shawn Wright]

I guess maybe it had to do with weather, and generally poorer road conditions up
here. We get a lot of dull rainy days, often with heavy mist and fog, and most drivers
don't use lights in these conditions. DRL's are a definite bonus in this case. I've never
noticed DRLs to be any worse than regular headlights in the annoyance department,
but perhaps it just because I'm thankful they've saved my butt a few times to spot an
oncoming SUV doing twice the speed limit in the pouring rain who would have been
invisible otherwise...

At the moment, we're having a nice little heat wave (37C the last two days...), but this
is *not* normal for us. I still have my lights on though... maybe my A2 black hole
headlights actually help to suck the light out of other car's DRLs too... ;-)

On 8 Jun 2003 at 8:26, TexasTDI wrote:

> The *only* VW I've had with DRL's that also turned on my taillights was my
> 1996 Golf.  My 2000 Golf didn't, and my 1998 Passat didn't.
>
> I disconnected my DRL's in my Passat and my current Golf.  If I want my
> headlights on, *I* will turn them on myself, thank you.
>
> BTW - the Euroswitch WILL NOT disconnect the DRL's.  You have to either
> remove relay 173 from the fuse panel or put a piece of tape over the "T" pin (I
> think it's the T pin) on the headlight switch.  I removed the relay myself in
> both cars.  IMO it's easier.  And I was never harassed at my inspections.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] E Code Lights For 01 Jetta TDI
>
>
> > On 7 Jun 2003 at 17:37, Bill Kelly wrote:
> >
> > > Hope everyone's having a good weekend....
> > >
> > > Thanks for the replies to my questions regarding lighting upgrades !
> I've
> > > decided ( depending on how busines goes in the next few weeks ) to go
> with E
> > > code lights w/ fogs and city lights, and I'll get a Euroswitch as well
> ( I
> > > really dislike daytime running lights). The risk of discovery by the
> Inspection
> > > Enforcers is small.....My question of the moment: How much time will it
> take for
> > > a technician to run foglight wiring and install these lights ?
> >
> > Why do you hate DT running lights? If implemented properly, as VW has
> > done (with tailights also on full time), they are an excellent feature to
> > improve safety. Countless times I have had close calls with vehicles not
> > driving with headlights on during the day when visibility is reduced. Most
> > drivers simply cannot be trusted to turn their lights on in these cases,
> so
> > DT lights do it for them. However, many cars (mostly American it seems)
> > have a poor system design where the DT lights only affect the headlights,
> > ignoring side a rear visibility issues, and often causing people to forget
> to
> > turn their lights on just after dusk, making them *invisible* from
> behind...
> >
> > I *always* drive with headlights on, regardless of conditions, and always
> > have, even before DT lights. It is posted policy on logging roads, and
> just
> > makes sense anywhere else...
> >
> > --
> > Shawn Wright
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