Yup finally got around to doin mine love it especially with the cleared corners bright as hell though...

Thanks to Cavie Freak for the write up..

later, Dave

Super old topic, I know and I'm sorry.

I did this about 3 years ago on my 02 Cavalier and it has been working perfectly. I even added a toggle switch in the ground wire to be able to turn them back on. At the time, it worked perfectly.

This evening I tried to turn the DRLs back on and the lights flashed a few times and the service light came on. If I flip the switch back to the position that allows a ground to the dark blue wire, it disables them again.

Point is, I have successfully disabled the DRLs and they have been for years; but what happened to make them not come back on??

Any ideas?





- Darryl
'02 Z24

What you would need to do is follow the derections given. Then take the other half of the blue wire, run that to one of the poles on the switch and ground the other pole.

That should make it work ok. You just have to remember to turn the switch off every time you turn the car off.

STLWACO wrote:What you would need to do is follow the derections given. Then take the other half of the blue wire, run that to one of the poles on the switch and ground the other pole.

That should make it work ok. You just have to remember to turn the switch off every time you turn the car off.

Thanks, but as I said, this is what I did over 3 years ago. It has been working fine all along. I just noticed yesterday that when I flip the switch to allow the DRLs to come on, it started acting strangely.

Basically, I can't reactivate my DRLs now.

I am going to try putting it completely back to "stock" (meaning taking the ground wire off completely) and see if it helps. If not, I will try unplugging the battery.




- Darryl
'02 Z24

Oh, I guess I misunderstood you.

Is it still grounded? If so check the relay.

Well, if the switch and its connections are still good, then the next thing is the DRL system itself... bad relay...? bad bulb...? only so many possibilities.

Wait, couldent you just pull the DRL fuse?


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Sure, if you like looking a service light!

ill try that trick on 2000 cavy this weekend and let you know if it works.

whitie365 wrote:ill try that trick on 2000 cavy this weekend and let you know if it works.

If it's a 2k+ cavi or sunfire it should work.

Hell yeah it works... hundreds of people on here are living proof

The thing a lot of people don't realize is... the mods that work on a 95-99 electrical system probably won't work on a 00-05 electrical system.... you can blame the Class 2 wiring (and the body control module) that made everything in the car change.

i just did it wen i got to work and it works great thanks alot

whitie365 wrote:i just did it wen i got to work and it works great thanks alot

No problem.

if you have a sunfire just get a wiring hardness out of a 98 because that what I did to my 1996 and just went to a junkyard and got a headlight hardness out of a 98


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well i hate to bring this back from the dead, but i want to make sure that i have the right wire before i start cutting things goin into the bcm. i also saw a lighter blue wire, but it was said "dark blue" so let me know. thanks

hmm that didnt work

lets try this

Looks like dark blue to me.

never had to do the drl thing, my day time running lights just stopped working, when i start the car, the little light flashes like 10 times, then just blinks.

i think ill try the cluster methode tomorrow. i hate lights being on in the cluster. had the theft system one on when i completely disabled the theft system. nice to have it that way. dont have to use modules to have remote start. but ill post some feedback tomorrow on wether this works or not

did it on my 03 cav yesterday and worked beautifully (on the 03 cav it is the darkes blue wire but it isnt really a very dark blue more like regular blue

Cavie Freak via JBO wrote:These directions appply to 00-02 models
here is the proper method. you will thank me later if you have already done the first one.

This is a REALLY simple mod that took me maybe 5
minutes... Disabling the annoying DRLs... All you'll
need is a piece of 16 gauge wire, electrical tape,
something to cut 16 gauge wire, a ratchet & a 1/2"
socket...

Pull the carpet back on the driver side "kick panel"
area & locate the "BCM" which is marked with a white
sticker reading "BCM"...

There are 2 blue plugs & 1 smaller purple plug plugged
into the BCM. Unplug the middle plug by pulling back
the blue tab. It will slide right out...

Turn the plug so that you can see the wire side.
You'll notice that there are 2 sets of wires, 1 is
lightly marked "A", the other, "B". There are holes
for 12 wires in each set but not all the holes are
filled...

Locate the ONLY blue wire of the bunch. Most say this
wire is in "A", however I've known several people,
including myself, who have found it to be in "B"
instead. Either way, it's the ONLY dark blue wire
there & is the one which controls the DRLs...

Now seperate the blue wire just enough from the others
to work with it. Cut it about 2-2&1/2" from the plug &
strip the covering to expose an area of bare wire...

Take a piece of 16 gauge wire and strip the covering
from an area on both ends to expose bare wire...

Now twist one end of the new wire with the end of the
2-2.5" piece of dark blue wire coming from the plug &
tape it up with electrical tape...

Take the ratchet w/ 1/2" socket and follow the
steering column. You'll see 2 1/2" bolts attaching the
steering colum. Loosen 1 of them & attach the other
end of the new wire, then tighten up the bolt. These
bolts make a good ground as there's no paint, just
bare metal...

Now you can tape the other end of the cut wire coming
out of the firewall if you like or just tuck it behind
the carpet...

Plug the plug back in, tuck the excess wire behind the
carpet & you're done!

The first time you start your car after doing this,
the instrument panel DRL light may or may not flash a
few times, mine didn't but others have said their's
have... But they're off, your headlights & corners
work when turned on but the DRLs do not come on &
there won't be any lights on in the instrument panel!

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i just put it in N and pull the Ebrake up but you have to be 10 and under in my fire or they wont go out its great for coming home late at night

ok disable DRL's with i hitch? i want to be able to turn them on again and off when i want to how should i start going about this?

You are probably going to have to do a little creative wiring... You will need a 2 way switch. One pin goes to ground, the other completes the circuit. That will only work if you are using the method mentioned above.