| Rootus | 10-01-2005 07:33 PM |
HOW TO: Disable DRL on 2006 STI
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Tools required: standard phillips screwdriver and two hands
Step 1: Remove two bottom screws from glovebox. Easiest way to see these is to get down on your knees outside the car and lean in, look under the glovebox and you'll see them.
Left screw:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/bottom_left_screw.jpg[/IMG]
Right screw:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/bottom_right_screw.jpg[/IMG]
Step 2: Remove screw from trim panel next to door. Here is a picture of what you're going to remove. It's not a screw really, although it has a phillips head, you just give it a twist to the left and then pull it out.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/screw_clip.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a closeup, so you have an idea of what you're actually working with:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/screw_clip_closeup.jpg[/IMG]
Step 3: Remove top screws. Order doesn't really matter, although I'd save the far left one for last, and put it back in first. On my car the top three screws were pretty tight and the screwdriver tried to slip out repeatedly. Once these screws are loose the glovebox will be able to come out. It will not drop right out, you'll have to pull lightly on it -- it'll catch a little on the right hand side. This is handy for holding it in place during reassembly while you're lining up the screws to put them back in.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/top_screws.jpg[/IMG]
This is what it'll look like with the glovebox dropped. Be aware that some of the wires are just barely long enough for the glovebox to sit on the floor without the weight resting on the wires.
The arrow points to the general area where the DRL connector is.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/glovebox_removed.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a closer shot of the DRL connector that you want to disconnect.
Step 4: Disconnect it. :)
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/drl_connector.jpg[/IMG]
All done! Assembly is the reverse of removal.
Dave
Step 1: Remove two bottom screws from glovebox. Easiest way to see these is to get down on your knees outside the car and lean in, look under the glovebox and you'll see them.
Left screw:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/bottom_left_screw.jpg[/IMG]
Right screw:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/bottom_right_screw.jpg[/IMG]
Step 2: Remove screw from trim panel next to door. Here is a picture of what you're going to remove. It's not a screw really, although it has a phillips head, you just give it a twist to the left and then pull it out.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/screw_clip.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a closeup, so you have an idea of what you're actually working with:
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/screw_clip_closeup.jpg[/IMG]
Step 3: Remove top screws. Order doesn't really matter, although I'd save the far left one for last, and put it back in first. On my car the top three screws were pretty tight and the screwdriver tried to slip out repeatedly. Once these screws are loose the glovebox will be able to come out. It will not drop right out, you'll have to pull lightly on it -- it'll catch a little on the right hand side. This is handy for holding it in place during reassembly while you're lining up the screws to put them back in.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/top_screws.jpg[/IMG]
This is what it'll look like with the glovebox dropped. Be aware that some of the wires are just barely long enough for the glovebox to sit on the floor without the weight resting on the wires.
The arrow points to the general area where the DRL connector is.
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/glovebox_removed.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a closer shot of the DRL connector that you want to disconnect.
Step 4: Disconnect it. :)
[IMG]http://stults.com/STI/images/drl_disable/drl_connector.jpg[/IMG]
All done! Assembly is the reverse of removal.
Dave
| RUKnight | 10-01-2005 07:34 PM |
Nice job...that'll be mod number one when I pick up my WRX next week
Mike
Mike
| ofay | 10-01-2005 07:56 PM |
Is there any other benifit besides not having the lights on while its daytime?
| Rootus | 10-01-2005 08:08 PM |
[QUOTE=ofay]Is there any other benifit besides not having the lights on while its daytime?[/QUOTE] Nope, that's it. I don't like having all the lights come on anytime the e-brake is released (it's not just the headlights, either, the license plate lights and taillights all come on, just as if you turned the headlights on with a switch). And since I like to move the car out of the garage and idle in the driveway for a moment before going, I like to be able to set the e-brake without the lights turning back off -- on & off is not supposed to be a good way to treat HID's.
Dave
Dave
| ofay | 10-01-2005 08:47 PM |
Do the lights still turn off on there own when you turn the car off? Or do you have to remember to turn them off since the parking break will not shut them off?
| Rootus | 10-01-2005 09:29 PM |
[QUOTE=ofay]Do the lights still turn off on there own when you turn the car off?[/QUOTE] Yep. The key is still the master power switch.
| wrxsticrzy13 | 10-02-2005 12:19 AM |
I was wondering is there a way that you would be able to put in like a switch to turn them on or off when you desirer?
| DILLIGAF Racing | 10-02-2005 12:27 AM |
06 STI's have DRL's?
| SupraToWRX | 10-02-2005 01:25 AM |
[QUOTE=DILLIGAF Racing]06 STI's have DRL's?[/QUOTE]
I was thinking the same thing. I know my '04 wrx had them; I disabled them this same way. But my '05 sti doesn't have DRL.
I was thinking the same thing. I know my '04 wrx had them; I disabled them this same way. But my '05 sti doesn't have DRL.
| Targetrex | 10-02-2005 09:04 AM |
Great mod..Are you sure that the only purpose that connector serves are the DRL's (It looks like a few other wires are in that plug). There is just so much technology in the WRX's and STI's that I don't want to negatively affect other systems. Also manufacturers are getting safety savvy and tend to wire in other items (usually conveniece items like AC power or Radio memory) on the safety system connectors to discourage you from just disconnecting them.
If thats all that is on this connector, I will be in the garage within minutes doing this!!!!
:)
If thats all that is on this connector, I will be in the garage within minutes doing this!!!!
:)
| Rootus | 10-02-2005 01:41 PM |
[QUOTE=Targetrex]Great mod..Are you sure that the only purpose that connector serves are the DRL's (It looks like a few other wires are in that plug).[/QUOTE] It's marked DRL, so I'm pretty sure that's all it affects. I have not noticed any odd behavior from any of the other car systems. The headlights now work just like you'd expect on a car without DRL. I got the instructions from this from several other posts, including a few who have done it on their own '06 STI, all without any side effects. I created this "how to" because none of the other instructions had good pictures on removing the glovebox, and I wanted some :).
Dave
Dave
| Targetrex | 10-06-2005 12:02 PM |
worked perfectly...great mod!!!!!
| wrb2006sti | 10-06-2005 09:28 PM |
my thoughts exactly! just did the mod now. i have no complaints on the 06!!!
| CROSSeyed | 10-08-2005 11:49 PM |
Done. Thx!
| markadopolus | 10-08-2005 11:56 PM |
I've done that mod on 4 different WRX's. Only takes me a few seconds because I don't have to take out the glove box. I just look under with a flashlight and feel around for it. Don't do that if you're not sure about which terminal to pull.
| wrb2006sti | 10-09-2005 01:16 AM |
this is a great fix! works like a charm.
| snwman | 10-09-2005 01:20 AM |
Any idea what that extra thing is screwed to your glove box?
| SupraToWRX | 10-28-2005 12:27 PM |
[QUOTE=snwman]Any idea what that extra thing is screwed to your glove box?[/QUOTE]
Yea I'm not too sure what that silver module is bolted to the back of the glove box. My '04 wrx didn't have it, but I just pulled the glove box on my '05 sti to install a boost guage and it was there. I tried reading the label on it but it was no help. :confused:
Yea I'm not too sure what that silver module is bolted to the back of the glove box. My '04 wrx didn't have it, but I just pulled the glove box on my '05 sti to install a boost guage and it was there. I tried reading the label on it but it was no help. :confused:
| cc492 | 10-31-2005 01:02 PM |
[QUOTE=SupraToWRX]Yea I'm not too sure what that silver module is bolted to the back of the glove box. My '04 wrx didn't have it, but I just pulled the glove box on my '05 sti to install a boost guage and it was there. I tried reading the label on it but it was no help. :confused:[/QUOTE]
dccd controller
dccd controller
| photog72 | 01-11-2006 07:15 PM |
This HOW TO: also applies to non-STi models as well. This worked the same way on my old '04 WRX. I just did it to my '06 WRX.
| Vampyr | 01-11-2006 07:35 PM |
[QUOTE=SupraToWRX]I was thinking the same thing. I know my '04 wrx had them; I disabled them this same way. But my '05 sti doesn't have DRL.[/QUOTE]
I guess my '05 STi is a different model then yours, because my yellow lights in front are always on during the day.
I guess my '05 STi is a different model then yours, because my yellow lights in front are always on during the day.
| e_a_olson | 01-11-2006 07:45 PM |
Works as far back as 2002. I've had this done for about 4 years now.
| KIMUTAKU | 02-08-2006 06:58 PM |
great mod, just did it today!
| 06suba | 02-08-2006 07:12 PM |
im a n00b, what is DRL?
| rally_on | 02-08-2006 07:13 PM |
^^^daytime running lights
| 06suba | 02-08-2006 07:39 PM |
[QUOTE=rally_on]^^^daytime running lights[/QUOTE]
ahhh thank u!!! yea, i was wondering why they are always on... gonna do this tomorrow.
great post!
ahhh thank u!!! yea, i was wondering why they are always on... gonna do this tomorrow.
great post!
| wrb2006sti | 02-08-2006 09:36 PM |
i wonder how the life span of the hids would be cut short having them on all the time. thats the biggest reason i did it. its weird that subarus DRL have all the lights on except for the dash. most new cars have it for safety so people can see you better
but i just wanted to save my HIDs and there life span.
but i just wanted to save my HIDs and there life span.
| Rex_Guy | 02-08-2006 09:41 PM |
Is this the same way to do the DRL mod on an 04 wrx?
| photog72 | 02-09-2006 07:34 AM |
[QUOTE=Rex_Guy]Is this the same way to do the DRL mod on an 04 wrx?[/QUOTE]Yes. I used to have an '04 and I did it the same way.
| Turn in Concepts | 02-09-2006 09:46 AM |
[QUOTE=Vampyr]I guess my '05 STi is a different model then yours, because my yellow lights in front are always on during the day.[/QUOTE]
Are you talking about the little yellow light sin the corners? Have you checked your parking light switch? I have never heard of that being on as a DRL before.
Are you talking about the little yellow light sin the corners? Have you checked your parking light switch? I have never heard of that being on as a DRL before.
| photog72 | 02-09-2006 10:13 AM |
[QUOTE=wrb2006sti]i wonder how the life span of the hids would be cut short having them on all the time. thats the biggest reason i did it. its weird that subarus DRL have all the lights on except for the dash. most new cars have it for safety so people can see you better
but i just wanted to save my HIDs and there life span.[/QUOTE]You don't have to worry about the longevity of the HIDs, at least compared to halogens. Halogens have a tungsten filament to burn out. HIDs operate by high pressure Xenon gas. HIDs are a lot more efficient then halogens.
P.S. My subaru did not have all the lights on when the DRLs were plugged in. Only the front lights at a lower wattage would be on. Perhaps the STi is different?
but i just wanted to save my HIDs and there life span.[/QUOTE]You don't have to worry about the longevity of the HIDs, at least compared to halogens. Halogens have a tungsten filament to burn out. HIDs operate by high pressure Xenon gas. HIDs are a lot more efficient then halogens.
P.S. My subaru did not have all the lights on when the DRLs were plugged in. Only the front lights at a lower wattage would be on. Perhaps the STi is different?
| TKRbeast | 02-09-2006 11:48 AM |
Did this mod last week. '06 STI, when the ebrake is down, all the lights come in. I think subaru did this for safety. most cars on the road today w/ DRL, only come on in the front, at a lower wattage. When night falls, i've seen alot of people just drive w/ the DRL's on, forgetting about their headlights. Subaru took the next step and decided in case one forgets, we're gonna turn on all the lights.
| PARANOID56 | 02-09-2006 12:09 PM |
yea, best way i found to do this was to stick my head under the dash, and pull the plug. no need to remove the glove box.
Shane
Shane
| numba1si | 03-14-2006 04:49 PM |
just did this in like 5 min...thanks a lot for the write up
| mexicanpizza | 05-01-2006 04:15 PM |
[QUOTE=PARANOID56]yea, best way i found to do this was to stick my head under the dash, and pull the plug. no need to remove the glove box.
Shane[/QUOTE]
You've got some wicked small hands! I had to take everything apart, but took less than 10 minutes. Great write up! Thanks!
Shane[/QUOTE]
You've got some wicked small hands! I had to take everything apart, but took less than 10 minutes. Great write up! Thanks!
| gdspc | 05-02-2006 10:46 AM |
I did this on my '06 WRX w/o removing the glovebox....but my hand barely fit. If you have big hands, definitely remove the glovebox.
| 1x2 | 10-26-2006 10:42 AM |
<-model indicator
I pulled this 6-wire plug-my DRLs are shut off now, but my odometer, trip odo, and clock stopped working- had to plug it back in-but odos and clock still no work- what am I missing here? I might have unplugged a black or purple plug first, then plugged it back in. Do I need to disconnect my battery for a few minutes to get the odo to work again, or is it one of the six wires in the white connector?
I couldn't drive the car for a couple months and the clock ran down the battery so I needed a jump start- I don't want the clock working!
Thanks,
1x2 (the simple)
I pulled this 6-wire plug-my DRLs are shut off now, but my odometer, trip odo, and clock stopped working- had to plug it back in-but odos and clock still no work- what am I missing here? I might have unplugged a black or purple plug first, then plugged it back in. Do I need to disconnect my battery for a few minutes to get the odo to work again, or is it one of the six wires in the white connector?
I couldn't drive the car for a couple months and the clock ran down the battery so I needed a jump start- I don't want the clock working!
Thanks,
1x2 (the simple)
| mexicanpizza | 10-26-2006 11:14 AM |
^Was there supposed to be a pic? And do you have an 06-STI ? The procedure is different on an 03, where you unplug a ballast under the hood.
The pics in the first post are remarkably clear and easy to follow if you remove the glove box.
Good luck.
The pics in the first post are remarkably clear and easy to follow if you remove the glove box.
Good luck.
| z0s0 | 10-26-2006 01:01 PM |
I used to have the DRLs disabled. I reconnected them after realizing it may prevent an accident. Not worth it for me.
| 1x2 | 10-26-2006 01:03 PM |
Hi mexicanpizza,
Don't want to pull ballast under hood on the '03 if I don't have to- I read that might be a bad idea. This was s/b simple- but then, I can't get the seatbelt chime fix to work, either... oh, now I've read that you can't eliminate the first six chimes on startup, so there is no "fix"- so, how to find a pic of the chime and pull it out...
still can't figure out why my odo's don't work- the trip odo resets every time I start up the car.
Oh, and now I've remembered that I pulled the fuse for the clock so it doesn't run the battery down when I'm not driving the car- that fuse must be in line to the a and b trip odos. A small price to pay- and the overall mileage odo obviously works fine.
Bottom line, the DRLs are disconnected and have no connection to my clock or odos- sorry, this was a waste of time, but thanks for your post.
1x2
btw, I have no glovebox, or lid on my storage bin on the center console- so people can see there's nothing to steal, unless they want the factory cd player/tape player- preventative maintenance.
Don't want to pull ballast under hood on the '03 if I don't have to- I read that might be a bad idea. This was s/b simple- but then, I can't get the seatbelt chime fix to work, either... oh, now I've read that you can't eliminate the first six chimes on startup, so there is no "fix"- so, how to find a pic of the chime and pull it out...
still can't figure out why my odo's don't work- the trip odo resets every time I start up the car.
Oh, and now I've remembered that I pulled the fuse for the clock so it doesn't run the battery down when I'm not driving the car- that fuse must be in line to the a and b trip odos. A small price to pay- and the overall mileage odo obviously works fine.
Bottom line, the DRLs are disconnected and have no connection to my clock or odos- sorry, this was a waste of time, but thanks for your post.
1x2
btw, I have no glovebox, or lid on my storage bin on the center console- so people can see there's nothing to steal, unless they want the factory cd player/tape player- preventative maintenance.
| gte123v | 10-26-2006 01:10 PM |
[QUOTE=wrxsticrzy13;11234873]I was wondering is there a way that you would be able to put in like a switch to turn them on or off when you desirer?[/QUOTE]
there already is a light switch to turn the lights on and off, just like any other car.
there already is a light switch to turn the lights on and off, just like any other car.
| 1x2 | 10-26-2006 02:28 PM |
As for the DRLs, I think it's a fine idea for you, though I never notice whether someone has DRLs on or not. I drive defensively, which means I always watch for, among other things, oncoming cars. If the driver in an oncoming vehicle is picking something up off the floor, or talking on a cell phone, or reaching for a drink, or reaching around to slap one of their kids, or watching their boost gauge... and crosses over into my lane, it doesn't matter a damn if I'm driving with a gazillion headlights on, or in a police car with the cherry bar lit up, or have a shark's mouth painted on my front bumper- they just aren't watching the road, and I'd be the payee- no, thanks, I'll watch for them...
| Mooneyes13 | 11-30-2006 01:34 PM |
in thanks
| Zalthras | 11-30-2006 05:20 PM |
I had the most annoying knocking sound coming from the glove box area for a long while before i figured out it was the unplugged drl connector knocking against the knee panel. So for those of you who unplugged, may want to consider taping the connector to something.
| bluetwo | 12-18-2006 12:00 AM |
Good thread.
Who knew it was that easy?
I just wish you could turn it off and on with a switch.
Who knew it was that easy?
I just wish you could turn it off and on with a switch.
| dorkylaosguy | 10-04-2007 03:28 PM |
thanks for the write up! I hated having my hid's come on when they're not needed.
| photog72 | 10-04-2007 04:45 PM |
[QUOTE=dorkylaosguy;19590580]thanks for the write up! I hated having my hid's come on when they're not needed.[/QUOTE]You have HIDs on your WRX? Do you get a flickering problem?
| CGMTurboBoxer | 10-04-2007 04:52 PM |
This has already been posted before but your write up is alittle nice with the pics :) Also getting rid of the non-stop beeping of the seatbelt chime.... thats a good one, just click and unclick the seatbelt with the accessories on(not the car started) 20 times in 30 seconds. Let it finish beeping and shut off the acc. Turn the car back on and should be golden :)
| Rootus | 10-05-2007 11:48 PM |
[QUOTE=CGMTurboBoxer;19591680]This has already been posted before[/QUOTE] Yup, it has. This thread was posted over two years ago ;).
| AFBoiCO | 10-09-2007 08:33 PM |
I have an 07 2.5i and it doesn't look like I have the same plug for my DRLs that the 06 model has. Anyone know how to turn off DRLs on an 07 model? Thanks!
| TK421 | 10-09-2007 10:29 PM |
[quote=AFBoiCO;19643574]I have an 07 2.5i and it doesn't look like I have the same plug for my DRLs that the 06 model has. Anyone know how to turn off DRLs on an 07 model? Thanks![/quote]
not sure for the 2.5i..
But on my 07' STI you have to take the glove box off, and wayyyyyy up under there is 2 or 3 green wires that need to be pulled..I did mine along time ago though on my 07', ..but its different than 06'
not sure for the 2.5i..
But on my 07' STI you have to take the glove box off, and wayyyyyy up under there is 2 or 3 green wires that need to be pulled..I did mine along time ago though on my 07', ..but its different than 06'
| AFBoiCO | 10-09-2007 11:06 PM |
Do the wires look like the ones pictured? Is it located in the same part of the dash as the 06 models?
| booster 11 | 04-11-2009 11:17 AM |
Wow you are the man thanks a lot
| jtwebb | 04-11-2009 11:40 AM |
I'm assuming the process is the same for an 02-03 WRX???
| dutty yea | 06-13-2009 07:38 PM |
just did it on my 04 thanks...
| XmikeX | 06-13-2009 07:40 PM |
there is also a connector in the engine bay that is really easy to get to and will take about ten seconds to find and disable
| stevele13 | 06-13-2009 07:44 PM |
you don't really have to take the glove box out ..just stick your head under the glove box look back toward the back and unclip it if you own a 04 and 05 model
| imprezaguy02 | 06-13-2009 07:46 PM |
[quote=markadopolus;11312111]I've done that mod on 4 different WRX's. Only takes me a few seconds because I don't have to take out the glove box. I just look under with a flashlight and feel around for it. Don't do that if you're not sure about which terminal to pull.[/quote]
Yeah, it's not too hard without having to pull the globe box out. Just gotta be careful.
Yeah, it's not too hard without having to pull the globe box out. Just gotta be careful.
| photog72 | 06-13-2009 10:25 PM |
[quote=XmikeX;27069765]there is also a connector in the engine bay that is really easy to get to and will take about ten seconds to find and disable[/quote]After you do that, you need to make sure and water proof the connections.
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