I've always believed if small lights help you see the much larger car better in broad daylight, your eyesight is either too poor to be driving or your not paying enough attention because the lights generally run dimmer in the day so they really don't do anything to help. On my car I also have DRL (2003 Corolla), the worst feature I've seen on a vehicle, not in function, but design. I hate not having full control over my lights, it's very frustrating, but found that bringing the parking brake up to the first click, BEFORE turning the key, they won't come on. The hand brake is wired in as a switch, so if it's engaged before the key is turned, they will not come on. Now before people start assuming I'm driving with the brake on, no I'm not, the hand brake does not actually engage and brake until you go up several more clicks(depending on how loose you have it adjusted). Having it in the first click it's far enough up to trigger the brake light and open the DRL switch, but not far enough up to provide any braking or rubbing. And yes I drive this way during the day, yes I've felt my drums after a few hours of driving around town to see if they were hotter than normal, no, cold as the body, just as it should be. Besides if you grab the park brake, pull up, you'll find you can go through several clicks before meeting resistance, this is when it will rub, as a design safety, the shoes shouldn't contact drums for at least 2-3 clicks, there's too many dummies, which may "accidentally" not drop the brake all the way down before taking off. Overheating drums and possibly causing unwanted warranty claims, hence the need for a few clicks of room before actually engaging.
This is what works for me, I don't have to do any unnecessary work, remove any fuses, and when you want light, just let the brake down from its one click up, and on comes the lights. My mother also does this in the morning before leaving, while warming up the engine, she doesn't want her headlights shining into the Windows for 5 minutes, then just after pulling out let's it down.
-srv
-srv
