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RX8Guy - 24 May 2005 19:39 GMT

I just bought a new Mazda MPV. I would like to have daytime running lights,
but they're not available in the US (standard in Canada)I ordered the
canada relay hoping I could make it work, but, it didnt even have a place
to plug it in, or a place to replace another relay as I had hoped. Any
body have any ideas how to get daytime running lights on a 2005 MPV?

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josh - 24 May 2005 20:07 GMT

> I just bought a new Mazda MPV. I would like to have daytime running lights,
> but they're not available in the US (standard in Canada)I ordered the
> canada relay hoping I could make it work, but, it didnt even have a place
> to plug it in, or a place to replace another relay as I had hoped. Any
> body have any ideas how to get daytime running lights on a 2005 MPV?

Turn on the lights when you start the car?

just a thought.

miata + DRL sounds like a formula for a dead battery to me (knowing you're
talking mpv but this is the miata ng). Not to mention dramatically
accelerating the consumption of headlamp bulbs.

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Lanny Chambers - 24 May 2005 20:53 GMT

> miata + DRL sounds like a formula for a dead battery to me (knowing you're
> talking mpv but this is the miata ng). Not to mention dramatically
> accelerating the consumption of headlamp bulbs.

On an NA Miata, the Canadian DRL module illuminates the front turn
signal filaments when the ignition is on and the headlights are off.
They still blink as turn signals. The headlights are not involved, nor
any of the other lamp filaments.

I have no idea how the Canadian MPV DRLs are supposed to work.

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Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
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Alex Rodriguez - 27 May 2005 18:35 GMT

>I just bought a new Mazda MPV. I would like to have daytime running lights,
>but they're not available in the US (standard in Canada)I ordered the
>canada relay hoping I could make it work, but, it didnt even have a place
>to plug it in, or a place to replace another relay as I had hoped. Any
>body have any ideas how to get daytime running lights on a 2005 MPV?

You could save time and effort by just turning on your low beams when you
think you need them.
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Alex

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mike - 27 Jun 2005 01:44 GMT

>>I just bought a new Mazda MPV. I would like to have daytime running lights,
>>but they're not available in the US (standard in Canada)I ordered the
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> Alex

I often have the make daytime runnings lights work on many imported cars
to upgrade them to Canadian standards. My usual solution to the
daylight running lights is to wire the headlights into a oil pressure
sending unit. That way cranking will not draw electricity to the lamps
until oil pressure is up.

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XS11E - 27 Jun 2005 06:57 GMT

mike <mikestp@yahoo.com> wrote in:

> I often have the make daytime runnings lights work on many imported cars
> to upgrade them to Canadian standards. My usual solution to the
> daylight running lights is to wire the headlights into a oil pressure
> sending unit. That way cranking will not draw electricity to the lamps
> until oil pressure is up.

I'm not sure the oil pressure sending unit will allow the current, you can
use a relay to do the switching.

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mike - 27 Jun 2005 19:33 GMT

> mike <mikestp@yahoo.com> wrote in:
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> I'm not sure the oil pressure sending unit will allow the current, you can
> use a relay to do the switching.

Yes...That is actually how I do it. I only use the oil pressure sending
unit as a sensor, not as a load carrying switch. A relay is about 5
bucks, the wire is another dollar, the ends to crimp on are a dollar.
under 10 dollars gets you legal in Canada.

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