Thanks Eric

---- Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Since it is a USA model Vehicle not being imported to Canada it does not
> need Day Time Running lights If you were Importing it to Canada And it falls
> under the Federal Inspection,then at that time it would need to have the Day
> time Running Lights Installed.
>
> Eric Ley
> Garage Mechanic ELM
> 2001 Demers Franklin, Qc
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:10 AM
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Daytime Running Lights
>
> > ---- Eric Ley <eric_ley@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> In Canada you only day time running lights if your vehicle came with them
> >> as
> >> original equip. Since your van is a 1987 it does not require the
> >> Modification. as the law copied from wikipedia ( Canada Motor Vehicle
> >> Safety
> >> Standard 108 requires DRLs on all new vehicles made or imported after
> >> January 1, 1990)
> >
> > Not sure of the meaning, as there may be an internal contradiction.  My
> > vehicle, a U.S. model 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, did not come
> > with daytime running lights.  I will be traveling in Canada in the future.
> > Am I required to display running lights?  Eric says "no," since it did not
> > come with them as original equipment.  Then he says "yes," since the
> > vehicle was made after January 1, 1990.  mcneely
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Eric Ley
> >> Garage Mechanic ELM
> >> 2001 Demers Franklin, Qc
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------
> >> From: "Robert Fisher" <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:25 PM
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Subject:      Daytime Running Lights
> >>
> >> > I guess my search fu is bad, or it could be my memory- but it seems to
> >> > me
> >> > I
> >> > remember a thread in which Chris (JordanVW) said which relay to use and
> >> > where to put it to activate the daytime running lights function, but I
> >> > can't find it.
> >> >
> >> > I'm in Canada now and I'd like to avoid either running down my battery
> >> > or
> >> > getting a ticket ... anybody care to repeat that information, please?
> >> > TIA
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Cya,
> >> > Robert
> >> >
> >> > '87 2.1/Auto GL
> >> >
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
> >

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David McNeely