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dieselbeef Enthusiast

dieselbeef

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i know im gonna catch hell for this and that a lot of guys want even fancier lights..but id rather them just not be on. if I remember I turn em off.

 

as everyone that drives knows...chevy gmc products are notorious for the drl's going out. one headlight on is famous for gm products..any of em..

 

so I awked the dealer and he said that for liability reasons they wouldn't do it....really..liability...I can turn em off any time I want..

 

i just was wondering with all the knowledge here about headlights and bulbs and rewiring all that stuff someone might be able to tell me if it can be done or not..

 

also a footnote..i had the bulb upgrade and the bcm reprogram for the chitty headlights and the difference is outstanding. hopefully bulb life wont be too bad. another reason for the drl delete....

 

on the 2015 we have just the one bulb..no led's so it burns all the time...id like to extend the life of it

 

thanks

JRL1164 Enthusiast

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If it's not a Canadian truck you can take the spring out if the headlight switch and keep it in the off position. That's what I did to my '14 and works flawlessly.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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i know im gonna catch hell for this and that a lot of guys want even fancier lights..but id rather them just not be on. if I remember I turn em off.

 

as everyone that drives knows...chevy gmc products are notorious for the drl's going out. one headlight on is famous for gm products..any of em..

 

so I awked the dealer and he said that for liability reasons they wouldn't do it....really..liability...I can turn em off any time I want..

 

i just was wondering with all the knowledge here about headlights and bulbs and rewiring all that stuff someone might be able to tell me if it can be done or not..

 

also a footnote..i had the bulb upgrade and the bcm reprogram for the chitty headlights and the difference is outstanding. hopefully bulb life wont be too bad. another reason for the drl delete....

 

on the 2015 we have just the one bulb..no led's so it burns all the time...id like to extend the life of it

 

thanks

 

 

 

 

I have no issue with deactivating it but in all honesty the headlights burning out seems to be a thing of the past. My 2011 was on the factory lights with 72k or so when I traded it last year. I never bothered turning them off so they were on tons. My 2003 however did burn through those DRL-specific bulbs like it was a sport however.

quadfather Enthusiast

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JRL - do you have anymore details on this? I've seen it mentioned a few times but I haven't seen how to do this.

JRL1164 Enthusiast

JRL1164

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JRL - do you have anymore details on this? I've seen it mentioned a few times but I haven't seen how to do this.

So you know how you take the switch to left and it springs back to auto but it turns off the DRL. Well taking the spring out keeps it in the off position until you manipulate like the old pick ups.

 

It's pretty simple to do just remove the fuse box panel and gently tug in the bezel for the headlights and it'll slide out. Probably the most nerve racking thing to do. After that unplug the headlight switch and remove it from the bezel. Pop off the back of the switch. I used a small flathead screw driver.

 

Once apart you'll see the internals along with a small flat metal piece. Don't mind that it's to make sure your switch lines up with the different positions. The spring itself doesn't look like a typical spring one would think of. More like a metal wire with a loop in the middle to maintain tension. Take it out reassembly everything, put it back together and your all set.

 

Like I said though if your in Canada it doesn't work. The lights are wired differently. Also mines a '14 Silverado and worked like a charm.

 

Also I'm not very good at explaining things in text so I apologize in advance if this is difficult to follow.

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

07Softail

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If it's not a Canadian truck you can take the spring out if the headlight switch and keep it in the off position. That's what I did to my '14 and works flawlessly.

This is what I did.

 

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quise2024 Enthusiast

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Lmao liability.

 

I also turn mine off every time, if i remember. Not that much of a hassle vs pulling stuff to get that spring, but i dont really care to have the light on during the day time serves no purpose

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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Lmao liability.

 

I also turn mine off every time, if i remember. Not that much of a hassle vs pulling stuff to get that spring, but i dont really care to have the light on during the day time serves no purpose

It takes less than 15 mins to do the whole procedure not bad at all.

 

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quise2024 Enthusiast

quise2024

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It takes less than 15 mins to do the whole procedure not bad at all.

 

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Oh ok. I think ill still settle for turning the switch

 

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dieselbeef Enthusiast

dieselbeef

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im gonna do mine on vaca this week. do ya pull the blk corner off or the silver insert . also does the knob need to some off?

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dieselbeef Enthusiast

dieselbeef

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If When into this I'll try to get pics and process.

 

 

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dieselbeef Enthusiast

dieselbeef

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So you know how you take the switch to left and it springs back to auto but it turns off the DRL. Well taking the spring out keeps it in the off position until you manipulate like the old pick ups.

 

It's pretty simple to do just remove the fuse box panel and gently tug in the bezel for the headlights and it'll slide out. Probably the most nerve racking thing to do. After that unplug the headlight switch and remove it from the bezel. Pop off the back of the switch. I used a small flathead screw driver.

 

Once apart you'll see the internals along with a small flat metal piece. Don't mind that it's to make sure your switch lines up with the different positions. The spring itself doesn't look like a typical spring one would think of. More like a metal wire with a loop in the middle to maintain tension. Take it out reassembly everything, put it back together and your all set.

 

Like I said though if your in Canada it doesn't work. The lights are wired differently. Also mines a '14 Silverado and worked like a charm.

 

Also I'm not very good at explaining things in text so I apologize in advance if this is difficult to follow.

well I didn't take any pics but it was so easy its not real. took me 10 mins. took the fuse cover panel off. the headlight sw bezel pops right off then. unplug the sw..pry the little tabs back and take the sw off the bezel.. then pry the tabs back on the each side of the sw and lift the guts out. the little wire spring is in the corner. lift it up and out .throw it over yer right shoulder. .snap it all back together and no more running lights!

 

hell yeah

 

 

JRL U THE MAN! THANKS

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