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    I had this idea....I activated my DRL's some time ago. They operate off highbeams at low volts. I was thinking about putting my fogs on the wire for highbeam thwn my fogs would be the DRL's and I could make them brighter. Then i could use the fog switch for highbeam. It would also allow mw to have the low and high on at the same time.

    Once DRL's are activated, they can not be deactivated.

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    I know in Va you can get a ticket for not dimming your headlights when meeting another vehicle. Will what you are thinking of doing cause problems when dimming headlights or will you simply be cutting the fogs off when you dim ? Im kinda lost if you haven't noticed. LOL
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    Sure, if i had the brights on normal brights or fogs, i would dim them when someone came up whether i used the fog switch or bright switch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilSmith View Post
    I know in Va you can get a ticket for not dimming your headlights when meeting another vehicle. Will what you are thinking of doing cause problems when dimming headlights or will you simply be cutting the fogs off when you dim ? Im kinda lost if you haven't noticed. LOL
    That is one of those unenforceable codes. You can also get tickets for not having your lights on while your windshield wipers are running. Or you can get tickets for going 5 over. Neither will amount to anything more than a warning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AJeepZJ View Post
    That is one of those unenforceable codes. You can also get tickets for not having your lights on while your windshield wipers are running. Or you can get tickets for going 5 over. Neither will amount to anything more than a warning.
    Yeah its tpicall not an issue, unless you highbeam a cop. LOL
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    I had a cop flash me and turn his lights on but my bright weren't on I was just sagging in the back with a load nothing I could do but ignore him he kept driving.

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    I actually got pulled over for failing to dim to an oncoming cop when I was about 17 years old, I did dim but I did not turn off my driving lights. I got the ticket!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cico7 View Post
    I had this idea....I activated my DRL's some time ago. They operate off highbeams at low volts. I was thinking about putting my fogs on the wire for highbeam thwn my fogs would be the DRL's and I could make them brighter. Then i could use the fog switch for highbeam. It would also allow mw to have the low and high on at the same time.

    Once DRL's are activated, they can not be deactivated.
    Not sure if I'm following you. You basically want to swap your hi beam and fog light harness so you control fogs with high switch and highs w/ fog???

    As far as having hi and low on at the same time, that's how it is from the factory. When you turn your hi-beams on your lows stay on but your fogs power off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Budasac View Post
    Not sure if I'm following you. You basically want to swap your hi beam and fog light harness so you control fogs with high switch and highs w/ fog???

    As far as having hi and low on at the same time, that's how it is from the factory. When you turn your hi-beams on your lows stay on but your fogs power off.
    roughly speaking yes, that would put my drl's on the fogs.
    If I remember correctly, I will check, the lows go off when high's come on. I do not have the factory connect to the fogs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cico7 View Post
    roughly speaking yes, that would put my drl's on the fogs.

    Someone from Texas ;o) on the other forum once said that he was able to activate fogs for DRLs using an aftermarket programmer instead of going to the dealer. You might not have to mess with the wiring at all.
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