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Subject:Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
From:Sean Bartnik
Date:Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:44:51 PDT

>I do not see anyone requiring us to retrofit our vehicles, I do not
have
>DRL on any of my vehicles but I do use the lights whenever I drive.  My
>only regret is that they do not automatically go out when I remove the
>key.

This would be fairly easy to accomplish, I think.  The headlights
themselves already turn off when you remove the key, but the parking
lights remain on.  You could simply switch the power source from the
parking lights to a switched source (i.e., power only when the key is
on).  That way you could leave your headlight switch on all the time but
you would not have to worry about draining your battery when you turn
off the car.  This could be accomplished with some basic re-wiring, I
think.

Sean Bartnik
Fairfax, Virginia
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'81 Vanagon L Westfalia
'74 Karmann Ghia convertible
http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech.htm

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