Re[2]: DRL's on 5KTQ?

[llevitt@idcresearch.com]

          Scott writes (paraphrasing)

          "Convert the inboard parking lights to high wattage halogen
          bulbs."

          Well, this doesn't actually get you DRLS, unless you isolate
          them from the parking system and switch them, via relay,
          with the ignition. If you do this, then you lose parkig
          lights in front, which IMHO, is NAGI (not a good idea)


          So the alternative solutions are twofold:

          1. Replace the single filament inboard parking light with a
          dual filament (and new socket). Run the low filament as
          normal parking light, relay the high filament for DRL. This
          way you get the brighter DRL to come on automatically with
          ignition, and you still get the low wattage filament for
          parking lites. Only two concerns here are finding the right
          socket (maybe easy, maybe not) and heat. I believe that the
          socket is a standard Hella socket...sure seems to match
          those on my V*lv*. If it is the swap is easy.

          2. Figger out how the DRLs are enabled on Canadian cars. The
          fuse box is no help. There is no dedicated relay for
          DRL...instead it piggybacks on 22 or something that also has
          another (active) function. There *may* be a relay socket
          that gets plugged, but *I* can't figger out which by the
          limited info on the box. Anyone out there with a shop
          manual and some time on their hands? :)

          Sorry to be a PITA on this but I do like the feature of
          automatically having lights on whenever the turbo's
          spooling, er the engine's running :)  (For you banzai
          drivers, the good news is that the lights-on mode does clear
          the left lane ahead of you. Voice of personal experience
          here <g> )

          Thanks for the help. If anyone has any other ideas or access
          to a Canadian wrench, please keep me in the loop. I
          foolishly called the local Audi dealer and a service person
          stated firmly "We don't do anything that we don't do lots
          of" At $80/hr no less <PHHHHT>

          Thanks,

          Lee Levitt
          llevitt@idcresearch.com
          1990 Audi 200T 61K
          1988 Volvo 745T 107K