Can the DRLs be disabled on an '06?

aowRS · 10-09-2006, 09:24 AM

Hello,
I am asking this question on behalf of my father who recently purchased an '06 Explorer 4WD XLT. Is there a way to disable the daytime running lights, either by relay/fuse removal, or other clean methods?

On my '01 4Runner, this involved the cutting of one wire, and was thus reversible.

Thank you in advance.

Andreas

*bentley* · 10-09-2006, 09:32 AM

thats strange. i dont have DRL's in my 06.

fatboy11 · 10-15-2006, 05:01 PM

I also have a 06 with DRL. I like to fish and hunt and there are times I want my lights off. I looked uder the right front wheel as was suggested in some of the earlyer models? I didn's see anything but a lage group of wires all wraped together. [U]I need HELP TOO!

groovyone · 10-16-2006, 12:59 AM

Mine has the automatic headlight setting, but I haven't noticed any DRLs either.

Brian_B · 10-16-2006, 02:02 AM

Have any of you with them tried to set your E-brake and see if they go off? I am just curious. Someone told me that "the other brand" did this. It sounded fishy to me, but who knows.

m6500 · 10-16-2006, 07:54 AM

the drl module plugs into a connector that is below and behind the dirvers side headlight assembly. It's a box a little larger than a pack of cigs. If you remove the module you will need the plug that was removed to install the module in the connector. I expect you would have no trouble finding one at the junk yard as the vehicles were not shipped with the module in the US, however the feature could be obtained by removing the plug from the connector and inserting the module. The plug not only protects the connector from dirt but also provides proper electrical jumpers for the headlight circuit.

fatboy11 · 10-16-2006, 07:27 PM

I did try the emergency brake and it didn't turn them off, even if I pushed it to the floor and put it in gear. LIGHTS ON!

I will look for the cig pack size modulule behind the head light as suggested by m6500. It,s raining in NC tonight but I will check it out tomorrow. I apreciate the suggestion.

m6500 · 10-17-2006, 08:11 AM

fatboy11, I don't know if the 06 is different from my 97 and must be as depressing the parking brake does turn the drl's off on the 97. Since yours doesn't something is different

ffdemoss · 10-27-2006, 07:25 AM

Are your park lights on with your "drl"? IF so, those aren't drl...that is the auot-headlights. True DRL will not turn on the parklights.

rpr · 11-04-2006, 09:29 AM

Very strange. My '06 Limited does not have DRL's. I previously asked my dealer about this and they told me the '06 X's don't have DRL's.

So I can orderr this module from my dealer and get DRL's?

aowRS: If you don't want your module, I'll take it.

Crankcase · 11-05-2006, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian_B

Have any of you with them tried to set your E-brake and see if they go off? I am just curious. Someone told me that "the other brand" did this. It sounded fishy to me, but who knows.

Ford trucks in Canada have had DRLS's since 1990, and the E-brake has been used to turn them off since way back then.....

10-09-2006, 09:24 AM	#1
aowRS Wannabe Elite Explorer Ellicott City. MD Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Can the DRLs be disabled on an '06? Hello, I am asking this question on behalf of my father who recently purchased an '06 Explorer 4WD XLT. Is there a way to disable the daytime running lights, either by relay/fuse removal, or other clean methods? On my '01 4Runner, this involved the cutting of one wire, and was thus reversible. Thank you in advance. Andreas

10-09-2006, 09:32 AM	#2
bentley Elite Explorer New Jersey 98 Sport & 06 Limited Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 553 Vehicle Specs	thats strange. i dont have DRL's in my 06. __________________ Formally a 06 Limited & 98 Sport Currently 08 Laser Red Saab 9-3 6sp Manual.

10-16-2006, 02:02 AM	#5
Brian_B Wannabe Elite Explorer Mountain Home, AR 2000 mounty / 56 f-100 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,305 Vehicle Specs	Have any of you with them tried to set your E-brake and see if they go off? I am just curious. Someone told me that "the other brand" did this. It sounded fishy to me, but who knows. __________________ 56 f-100, short bed, 272 "Y" block V8, 3 speed standard, 3.73 rear gears. Oh...I have a 2000 mountaineer as well.

10-15-2006, 05:01 PM	#3
fatboy11 Wannabe Elite Explorer gastonia, nc 2006 XLT Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs	I also have a 06 with DRL. I like to fish and hunt and there are times I want my lights off. I looked uder the right front wheel as was suggested in some of the earlyer models? I didn's see anything but a lage group of wires all wraped together. [U]I need HELP TOO!

10-16-2006, 12:59 AM	#4
groovyone Wannabe Elite Explorer Houston, TX 2006 EB V8 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25 Vehicle Specs	Mine has the automatic headlight setting, but I haven't noticed any DRLs either.

10-16-2006, 07:54 AM	#6
m6500 Wannabe Elite Explorer Richmond,Va 97 XLT SOHC 4X4 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 32 Vehicle Specs	the drl module plugs into a connector that is below and behind the dirvers side headlight assembly. It's a box a little larger than a pack of cigs. If you remove the module you will need the plug that was removed to install the module in the connector. I expect you would have no trouble finding one at the junk yard as the vehicles were not shipped with the module in the US, however the feature could be obtained by removing the plug from the connector and inserting the module. The plug not only protects the connector from dirt but also provides proper electrical jumpers for the headlight circuit.

10-16-2006, 07:27 PM	#7
fatboy11 Wannabe Elite Explorer gastonia, nc 2006 XLT Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs	I did try the emergency brake and it didn't turn them off, even if I pushed it to the floor and put it in gear. LIGHTS ON! I will look for the cig pack size modulule behind the head light as suggested by m6500. It,s raining in NC tonight but I will check it out tomorrow. I apreciate the suggestion.

10-17-2006, 08:11 AM	#8
m6500 Wannabe Elite Explorer Richmond,Va 97 XLT SOHC 4X4 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 32 Vehicle Specs	fatboy11, I don't know if the 06 is different from my 97 and must be as depressing the parking brake does turn the drl's off on the 97. Since yours doesn't something is different

10-27-2006, 07:25 AM	#9
ffdemoss Wannabe Elite Explorer Little Rock, AR 2005 XLT Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 75 Vehicle Specs	Are your park lights on with your "drl"? IF so, those aren't drl...that is the auot-headlights. True DRL will not turn on the parklights.

11-04-2006, 09:29 AM	#10
rpr Wannabe Elite Explorer Smith Mountain Lake, VA 2006 Limited Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 223 Vehicle Specs	Very strange. My '06 Limited does not have DRL's. I previously asked my dealer about this and they told me the '06 X's don't have DRL's. So I can orderr this module from my dealer and get DRL's? aowRS: If you don't want your module, I'll take it.