DLR's

[OneEyeJack]

Tail lights need to be worked out as well for DRL's.

I just wish there was a way to get people not to blind you in oncoming traffic with these new bright headlights.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted By: 51Plymouth
Too bad the tail lights do not also come on with the DRLs. Too many cars going around at dusk and at night with their DRLs on, and the driver incorrectly thinks the headlights are on. Maybe the driver can see where they are going, but the back of their car is plenty dark.


I tend to drive into the sun on my commute. Too much light is a problem too. I disabled my DRL's and turn on my lights whenever lighting conditions are not optimum.

 

[PF52]

Originally Posted By: 51Plymouth
Too bad the tail lights do not also come on with the DRLs. Too many cars going around at dusk and at night with their DRLs on, and the driver incorrectly thinks the headlights are on. Maybe the driver can see where they are going, but the back of their car is plenty dark.


I used to read complaints like this and think people were making them up. Then I rented a Nissan and it was just as described - the DRLs and the gauges were on all the time but the taillights were not. And when it got dark, I had to remember to manually turn the regular headlights on! It was the most bizarre thing ever.

GM's system does it right in my opinion. DRLs on during the day, with gauges and taillights off. Then, as dusk approaches headlights light up at "normal" brightness and the gauges and taillights come on also. And its plenty cautious so that any time I might have a hankering for more lighting, like if I'm in and out of a lot of shady areas, I look down and they're already on. Its foolproof.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: 51Plymouth
Too bad the tail lights do not also come on with the DRLs. Too many cars going around at dusk and at night with their DRLs on, and the driver incorrectly thinks the headlights are on. Maybe the driver can see where they are going, but the back of their car is plenty dark.


Not only at dusk - all night.

The cars with DRLs and illuminated gauge clusters 24/7 are just dangerous.

 

[opus1]

Originally Posted By: NHGUY
I don't think any study has ever shown DRL saving even one life.Yet its cost millions in replacement bulbs all these years (what,since 1995?).
Granted, this is anecdotal, but my old Malibu ('99) had DRL's and I replaced *one* burned out headlight in the 11-1/2 years I owned it. My Dakota doesn't have DRL's and I've replaced both bulbs twice already.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Originally Posted By: css9450
Originally Posted By: 51Plymouth
Too bad the tail lights do not also come on with the DRLs. Too many cars going around at dusk and at night with their DRLs on, and the driver incorrectly thinks the headlights are on. Maybe the driver can see where they are going, but the back of their car is plenty dark.


I used to read complaints like this and think people were making them up. Then I rented a Nissan and it was just as described - the DRLs and the gauges were on all the time but the taillights were not. And when it got dark, I had to remember to manually turn the regular headlights on! It was the most bizarre thing ever.

GM's system does it right in my opinion. DRLs on during the day, with gauges and taillights off. Then, as dusk approaches headlights light up at "normal" brightness and the gauges and taillights come on also. And its plenty cautious so that any time I might have a hankering for more lighting, like if I'm in and out of a lot of shady areas, I look down and they're already on. Its foolproof.

I never had trouble with the headlights on the Park Avenue, and those on the Regal are behaving fine, too. I will often push the button to turn on the fog lights in dim and rainy conditions, so I'll be more visible to cars ahead of me; but the headlights are usually on in that case.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted By: opus1
Originally Posted By: NHGUY
I don't think any study has ever shown DRL saving even one life.Yet its cost millions in replacement bulbs all these years (what,since 1995?).
Granted, this is anecdotal, but my old Malibu ('99) had DRL's and I replaced *one* burned out headlight in the 11-1/2 years I owned it. My Dakota doesn't have DRL's and I've replaced both bulbs twice already.

I disabled DRL's on my Jetta and replace the headlights about once/year.

But it's a VW.

 

[SteveSRT8]

I cannot tell you when I last replaced ANY bulb on any of our vehicles, most of which have DRL's. Neither headlights or any others seem to fail much anymore.

I attribute that to excellent voltage regulation...

 

[supton]

Weird. For a while it seemed a very popular thing for Silverdos to have but one DRL at any time.

 

[HTSS_TR]

DRL and some other mandatory features such as TPMS should have an option to disable by driver/owner.

 

[Silverado12]

Dang, am I the only one here who likes DRLs? I enabled them on my Challenger (the dealer had to turn them on, and the front signal lights light up all the time once the car is put into gear). I think it makes a difference. I'm going to get either aux lights for my motorcycle or a modulating headlight for more visibility.