Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

RWM wrote:
> Sure, there are kits to be found by googling. Then there are "best
> kits", which might be recommended by those who have used them. Hence
> the request.
>

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It's a good idea. Search here:

http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/index.php

'Curly'

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

RWM wrote:
> Sure, there are kits to be found by googling. Then there are "best
> kits", which might be recommended by those who have used them. Hence
> the request.
>

=====================

It's a good idea. Search here:

http://www.hondasuv.com/stg/index.php

'Curly'

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

About usefulness of DRLs. They have been proven to work well here in Canada.
And personally,
I can judge the speed better, when someones comes towards me than without
any DRLs. And mostly,
lots of people don't bother putting lights before sunset or sunrise, making
them difficult to see and there are some jackasses that
don't put lights even in the heaviest rain fall, fog or snow storm.


<dold@XReXXEnabl.usenet.us.com> wrote in message
news:cl6f5a$aol$2@blue.rahul.net...
> In rec.autos.makers.honda Alex Rodriguez <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote:
>
>> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for
>> something
>> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because
>> the
>> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
>> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.
>
> Is that why some Ford SUVs and trucks appear to have their high beams on?
> Now that I have lowered my eye level by buying a Honda Civic, I notice
> glaring headlights in my rearview mirror. They are almost always Fords.
> Studying the annoying light after flipping the mirror to "night", it seems
> like the lens is fully illuminated, unlike the half-lit appearance of a
> low
> beam. It doesn't seem likely that all of these folks are running on high
> beam, but I might believe that they have their headlights off, enabling
> DRL. The fact that their headlights is right at my eye level doesn't
> help,
> but most other SUVs and trucks don't have that effect.
>
> --
> ---
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
>

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

About usefulness of DRLs. They have been proven to work well here in Canada.
And personally,
I can judge the speed better, when someones comes towards me than without
any DRLs. And mostly,
lots of people don't bother putting lights before sunset or sunrise, making
them difficult to see and there are some jackasses that
don't put lights even in the heaviest rain fall, fog or snow storm.


<dold@XReXXEnabl.usenet.us.com> wrote in message
news:cl6f5a$aol$2@blue.rahul.net...
> In rec.autos.makers.honda Alex Rodriguez <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote:
>
>> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for
>> something
>> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because
>> the
>> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
>> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.
>
> Is that why some Ford SUVs and trucks appear to have their high beams on?
> Now that I have lowered my eye level by buying a Honda Civic, I notice
> glaring headlights in my rearview mirror. They are almost always Fords.
> Studying the annoying light after flipping the mirror to "night", it seems
> like the lens is fully illuminated, unlike the half-lit appearance of a
> low
> beam. It doesn't seem likely that all of these folks are running on high
> beam, but I might believe that they have their headlights off, enabling
> DRL. The fact that their headlights is right at my eye level doesn't
> help,
> but most other SUVs and trucks don't have that effect.
>
> --
> ---
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
>

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

RWM wrote:

> Is there an OEM relay, say from a Canadian spec CR-V, that can enable a
> DRL function on a US spec car?
>
> How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
> as DRLs?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

RWM wrote:

> Is there an OEM relay, say from a Canadian spec CR-V, that can enable a
> DRL function on a US spec car?
>
> How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
> as DRLs?

Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Sparky wrote:

<snip>

> Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Daytime Running Lights.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Sparky wrote:

<snip>

> Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?

Daytime Running Lights.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

"Alex Rodriguez" <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote in message
news:cl6b92$sid$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu...
>
> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for something
> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because the
> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.

No proven benefits? You haven't read very much (if anything) on the subject.
Years of testing were done in may countries, before DRLs were developed.

--
Brian

Ever stop to think... and forget to start again?

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

"Alex Rodriguez" <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote in message
news:cl6b92$sid$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu...
>
> It is stupid that an insurance company would give a discount for something
> that has no proven benefits. Also, high beam DRL's are stupid because the
> aiming of the light puts it right at eye level of other road users. Even
> at reduced voltage, it is annoying.

No proven benefits? You haven't read very much (if anything) on the subject.
Years of testing were done in may countries, before DRLs were developed.

--
Brian

Ever stop to think... and forget to start again?

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>as DRLs?

Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.

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Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>as DRLs?

Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.

--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timothy J. Lee
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome.
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Timothy J. Lee wrote:
> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>
>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>as DRLs?
>
>
> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.


Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Timothy J. Lee wrote:
> In article <41764E33.1000505@RWMann.com>, RWM <RWM@RWMann.com> wrote:
>
>>How about best aftermarket kit to burn the high beams at reduced voltage
>>as DRLs?
>
>
> Just make it a habit to turn on the low beam headlamps all the time if
> you want DRLs. Don't use the high beams, because they can annoy other
> drivers with excessive glare in low light conditions.


Sadly, good habits in this area don't yield insurance discounts.

Re: Enable DRL on 2005 US Spec CR-V?
 

Randolph wrote:
> Sparky wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>
>>Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DRL"?
>
>
> Daytime Running Lights.

Thanks