Is there a way to get day time running lights on a 2005 Screw.

 

Yes, there is a Ford accessory kit that can enable DRL on a vehicle that does not have them. Go here: http://www.fordgenuineaccessory.com/...t_id=1978&GID=

 

Thanks that is perfect.That's the reason I like this site,there's always someone to help you out.

 

You just turn that little **** to the right one click.....

 

Um, yeah. Then you get out of the truck and the nice policeman will write you a little reward for your efforts...

In California and lots of other states you can not run with your parking lights on. They are only for use when parked.(quoting the hand book).

DRL are actually a nice thing to have. My wife’s car and our little toad Tracker has them and I find it a pain in the **** that my F150 doesn't.

Not only is it safer (oncoming cars see you sooner and seem to pay more attention to you) but since a lot of local roads require you to turn on the headlights it saves hassle. And you never leave the truck with the lights on. Something that is pretty easy around here.
I would put it in my truck if I had the automatic headlights.
Chris.

 

My bad......

that should read....... two clicks.......

Mine have been off of auto maybe 4 times since I drove it home I believe... I never have to worry about leaving the lights on.

The car I drive to work has DRLs. The only thing I get out of them is having to replace the headlight bulbs twice as often.

I'm sure in different areas of the country and urban vs suburban / country they have their merits.

 

Well Chris today is your day.

Dealer Installed
Kit To Add DRL And Autolamps
F8AZ-13B218-AA

I have never seen the kit personally, but thats the description and part number.

 

Mine stay on auto also,but they don't come on early enough for my liking.So I thought this would be a good alterntive to that.Then you get the plus side of not having to worry about turning you lights on when its raining,etc..

 

Yep but when I called the dealer they said, not recommended if you don't have the automatic headlights. This kit is not true DRL. With DRL your headlights don't draw full power and your tail lights are not on. But as it gets dark the the headlights come up and the tail-side lights come on. The kit sells on e-bay for 40 bucks but when I contacted the vendor he said his info is not on the new body. So until someone puts a kit on a newbody without automatic headlights and it functions fully I'm gonna sit it out.


As to headlights wearing out sooner, never seen it happen. Headlights last longer than I keep cars with or without DRL. And if every 100k I have to change a bulb, well, I can live with that.
Chris

 

Yep, I got mine for 45 on ebay. I wanted it because in VA you have to have your lights on when your wipers are on. I alway forget to turn them on. If that's a law why don't they interlock the two together.

 

came on my truck standard Canadian Law

 

Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I'm on the second set of bulb replacements in the Malibu I drive to work.

The '97 F150 that I traded in on my '05 had 127k on it with the original bulbs (and battery for that matter ).

How many Chevy's do you see running around with one DRL out? I see a whole lot of them around here.

 

Um, when I say I have never seen it happen, consider I worked autoparts for many years. I have sold several boxcars worth of headlights.

However, never seen ANY sales correlation from DRL.

They run with less power than full headlights, if properly installed, enough power to keep them hot, not to burn them out.

I live where there are a LOT of cars, (the true car capital of the world, Southern California) I probably see more cars in a week running LA freeways and streets than most people see in a year. You almost never see any headlights out. One in a week is a lot. That’s passing how many tens of thousands of cars?

Rural areas and areas with lots of gravel are where you see ‘one eyed idiots’ that is, people running with one light out. On the freeway were millions (no exaggeration) of cars drive every day, far more miles than you would believe, you seldom see out lights. Here in California if you drive with one DRL out, the first CHP or sheriff that sees you will pull you over. Don’t see or hear about a lot of headlight fix it tickets. Tail lights fail far more often.

Back in the 80's when it was still fairly new everyone in the business (retail autoparts) assured each other that the bulbs would wear out faster. But my sales and the sales of the three companies that supplied my headlight bulbs did not increase.

Leaving a bulb on doesn't make much difference to its lifespan. They 'die' when they go from cold to hot. Notice bulbs in your house blow when you turn them on? Seldom blow when hot.

Most bulbs in cars die from vibration, shock (like a fender bender) or small holes from rocks.
Sure bulbs wear out, or just plain fail, but do the math. How many people keep a car 10,000-20,000 hours run time? That’s average lifespan for headlights, with no difference recorded from DRL or not.

Worrying about replacing bulbs, even if it was actually more common on DRL cars is pretty minor.

If you are losing bulbs as fast as you say, you might want to investigate why.

 

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But i pulled the relay cause i don't like them,

 

I know why. It's because on that particular car, they don't run at a lower output than they do at night. I have witnessed the changeover many, many times and there is no difference in it's output.

You know what you know about Cali, I know what I know about here. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see at least one GM truck without a DRL out. Not nearly as bad now that they have gone to a seperate DRL/headlight unit.

They are not required and are not enforced here.

Good luck with your quest for DRLs.