GenVibe - Community for Pontiac Vibe Enthusiasts

I would like to disable my DRL, I have installed PIAA headlights, and the life of them are not so great, but they have a wonderful brightness to them.I don't want them on all the time.I had a 2004 Corolla that I disabled the DRLIf I remember correctly, it's a Red and White wire behind the gauge cluster just above the base of the dash.This photo is off a 2005 Corolla. I believe the junction box is the same on our Vibes. I need to verify tho:Any old posts with photos would be appreciated before I start snipping.Msagro

Same wire.. snip away as long as your new ride isn't a 2009.

It's a 2004 Vibe.Just to be sure, the Vibe's junction box is the same as the photo above? Same configuration, unit?

YesHere is mine

Looks like a Match!Right next to steering column it looks like.Thanks a ton.

Yup, jeesh it's tight down there! Got a bit of claustrophobia!Just like you said. **snip** and poof no more DRL's!Plus I forgot you get the 'cool' lights as in the photos.Thanks again

Your welcome. You also no long have auto lights so you will have to turn them on manually.

I can live with dat.

I don't like the auto headlights more than I mind the DRL's. why on earth would you want headlights on all the time? i'm going to do this mod today I think in my 06 POS.

Quote, originally posted by sharp_vibe »I don't like the auto headlights more than I mind the DRL's. why on earth would you want headlights on all the time? i'm going to do this mod today I think in my 06 POS.apparently there have been studies done that state people with headlights on all the time are more visable even during the daylight hours...I hate them so they are disabled.

Quote, originally posted by sharp_vibe »I don't like the auto headlights more than I mind the DRL's. why on earth would you want headlights on all the time? i'm going to do this mod today I think in my 06 POS.What's an '06 POS"? I hope that acronym don't mean what I think it means...MSAGRO

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »Your welcome. You also no long have auto lights so you will have to turn them on manually.what am i, chopped liver? check my sig for the link*edit* oops. after checking this was a thread revival. i retract my statements. also, it was created a few days before i posted the writeup.

A much simpler method is to carefully pry out the sensor from the top of the dash and unplug the connector form the sensor. I tied a short wire tether to the harness and sensor to keep the connector from disappearing into the abyss so I could easily put it all back in the future. I posted this solution some time ago, but can't find it today.

i did this actually before trying anything else. the drl does go off but I want my auto headlights to not come on either, which they did when I just unplugged the sensor.thanks for everyone's help though on this. I hate when auto makers try to take control of what you buy out of your hands. I understand that the general populace wants things as simple as possible but that's not for me.

OK, so now I'm really confused?? IF you unplug the dashboard sensor you disable the DRLs but NOT the auto headlight activation? How does THAT make any sense??? How does the sensor 'sense' the darkness/light change?

So keith. do i just snip the red/white wire in pin 12. and thats it?No more DRLS?

damn. that is snug under there. i found it though. lol. ill be doing something tomorrow

Yep, that simple.

Yes Mado, tight fit. I'm over 6 feet tall. Put the driver seat all the way back, and wedge your back against the brake pedal.. and for the love of all thats Holy, snip the correct wire!

do what i did, remove DRL but keep the auto lights!

Quote, originally posted by tribalman »do what i did, remove DRL but keep the auto lights!That would be the most ideal option.

if i may ask, how do i do that? is that as simple as snip snip im done?

Not even "snip-snip"Just one snip of the red/white wire

so in other words, the same one in the picture pointed as 12pin right?

Yes, be careful, only that wire.

Did it yesterday. Blew my mind how people get up to that wire. It is almost impossible to get that. I used a mirror to find the right wire. Boy! But its pretty cool, this was my first car so I didn't really have a car that I could turn off the lights.

I did mine yesterday, I dropped and disconnected the relay box. Verified the correct pin # and snip. I am so happy. I have too situations where I have to wait with engine running and have the LIGHTS on! But not now. I got my info off here too. Thanks to the poster(s) jim

snipped!!

i clipped the wire, but now i have no brights. no drls, autolights, and brights. i want my brights

Maybe you got the wrong wire. At first I cut the yellow wire, and that didn't even work, so I cut a red one with a white stripe on it, I think next to the yellow one. If you want, I can try to get a picture of what I have. I also put a switch in for my DRLs, so one a cloudy day like it was today, I could have them on, so I'm extra visible!

it was the right wire, i fixed the wire and did the drl delete by digging into the lighting control box, then i just unhooked the connetor to the autolight sensor, bc i never liked the autolights or the drl's. i got things straightened out, so im good