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99 Sunfire lights problem
Bdeditch 10 March 2005 17:28:59
	A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high beams and clearance lights all worked but no low beams. I took it to Pep Boys and they found out that the column switch was shot. A couple of days later, I have only high beams. No DRL, no clearance lights or Low beams. The clearance lights do not come on until the high beams are on. Does the column switch have to be replaced again?? Please reply to my email with any suggestions.
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Mike Romain 10 March 2005 18:22:19 [ permanent link ]
	Sure sounds like they put a bad one in or left the plug loose. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's bdeditch wrote:> A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> beams and clearance lights all worked but no low beams. I took it to> Pep Boys and they found out that the column switch was shot. A couple> of days later, I have only high beams. No DRL, no clearance lights or> Low beams. The clearance lights do not come on until the high beams are> on. Does the column switch have to be replaced again?? Please reply to> my email with any suggestions.
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Mike Romain 10 March 2005 18:23:09 [ permanent link ]
	Backbone wrote:> "bdeditch" <bdeditch@gmail.com> wrote in message> news:1110461339.211557.66680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...> > A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> Question. what is a DRL? Daytime Running Light. Here in Canada they put the high beams on half power and call them DRL's. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Backbone 10 March 2005 18:31:35 [ permanent link ]
	"bdeditch" <bdeditch@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1110461339.211557.66680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...> A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high Question. what is a DRL?
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Daniel J. Stern 10 March 2005 21:50:44 [ permanent link ]
	On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Backbone wrote: A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> Question. what is a DRL? Daytime Running Lights.
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Steve 10 March 2005 22:29:06 [ permanent link ]
	Question. what is a DRL? A method for annoying oncoming drivers.
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Hls 10 March 2005 22:34:47 [ permanent link ]
	"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message newsine.GSO.4.58.0503101250350.6698@alumni.engin.umich.edu...> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Backbone wrote:> A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> > Question. what is a DRL?> Daytime Running Lights. You and I ran afoul of each other on a previous post regarding DRL's, and I suspect that the semantics may have been part of the issue. The automatic lighting systems I am used to activate low beam headlights, sidelights, and tail lights, day or night. I refer to these as DRL's. Does DRL mean something different to you, Daniel?
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Mike Romain 10 March 2005 23:04:42 [ permanent link ]
	HLS wrote:> "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message> newsine.GSO.4.58.0503101250350.6698@alumni.engin.umich.edu...> > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Backbone wrote:> > A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> > > Question. what is a DRL?> > Daytime Running Lights.> You and I ran afoul of each other on a previous post regarding DRL's, and I> suspect that the semantics may have been part of the issue.> The automatic lighting systems I am used to activate low beam headlights,> sidelights, and tail lights, day or night. I refer to these as DRL's.> Does DRL mean something different to you, Daniel? I don't know about him, but here in Canada where DRL's are mandatory on all new vehicles, it only means the high beams on half power once the vehicle is moving. That's it, no running, tail or dash lights are involved and some/most don't turn on until you actually move. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Mike Romain 10 March 2005 23:06:44 [ permanent link ]
	The more it comes up, the more failures I remember of those DRL modules. The fail often from what I have seen and all your failures have it in common. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's bdeditch wrote:> A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> beams and clearance lights all worked but no low beams. I took it to> Pep Boys and they found out that the column switch was shot. A couple> of days later, I have only high beams. No DRL, no clearance lights or> Low beams. The clearance lights do not come on until the high beams are> on. Does the column switch have to be replaced again?? Please reply to> my email with any suggestions.
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Daniel J. Stern 11 March 2005 01:11:28 [ permanent link ]
	On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, HLS wrote: Question. what is a DRL? Daytime Running Lights.> The automatic lighting systems I am used to activate low beam> headlights, sidelights, and tail lights, day or night. I refer to these> as DRL's. Does DRL mean something different to you, Daniel? The answer is a little more complex than "yes" or "no". "Daytime Running Light" means a pair of lamps on the front of the vehicle that illuminate while the vehicle is in motion and the headlamp switch is "off". In North America, DRLs can be any of the following: Reduced-intensity low beam headlamps alone Full-intensity low beam headlamps with parkers/markers/tails Full-intensity low beam headlamps alone IF the vehicle is equipped with an Auto Headlamp Switching system that detects ambient light levels and turns on the parkers/markers/tails when it gets dark out Reduced-intensity high beam headlamps alone Full-time steady burning of the front turn signals alone Front fog lamps alone (Canada only) Dedicated white or amber DRL lamps alone (e.g. Chev/GMC trucks and vans) So, no, in general, an auto headlamp system is NOT the same as a DRL system. Note that in Canada, DRLs are required to burn until the headlamps* are turned on, so DRLs continue to operate when the parking lamps (only) are switched on. In the US, on the other hand, DRLs are required to extinguish when the parking lamps are turned on. However, this provision of the law has not been enforced and so there are millions of noncompliant vehicles on US roads (they comply with the Canadian "DRLs must stay on with parking lamps" law).
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Steve 11 March 2005 04:18:48 [ permanent link ]
	HLS wrote:> "Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message> newsine.GSO.4.58.0503101250350.6698@alumni.engin.umich.edu...> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Backbone wrote:>> A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high>>> Question. what is a DRL?>> Daytime Running Lights.> You and I ran afoul of each other on a previous post regarding DRL's, and I> suspect that the semantics may have been part of the issue.> The automatic lighting systems I am used to activate low beam headlights,> sidelights, and tail lights, day or night. I refer to these as DRL's.> Does DRL mean something different to you, Daniel? DRL has a completely different and standardized definition. It refers to white lights, mounted on the front of the car, that operate whenever the headlights and other lights are OFF. When the headlights and marker lights come on, the DRLs go OFF.
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Daniel J. Stern 11 March 2005 06:11:47 [ permanent link ]
	On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Steve wrote: The automatic lighting systems I am used to activate low beam> > headlights, sidelights, and tail lights, day or night. I refer to> > these as DRL's. Does DRL mean something different to you, Daniel? DRL has a completely different and standardized definition. It refers to> white lights, mounted on the front of the car, that operate whenever the> headlights and other lights are OFF. When the headlights and marker> lights come on, the DRLs go OFF. Your definition is accurate outside North America, but not within North America. In North America, DRLs are allowed to be white, selective yellow, amber or any color in between. They're required to stay on with the parker/marking lights by Canadian law. They're required to turn off with the parker/marking lights by US law, but this provision is not enforced.
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Comboverfish 11 March 2005 07:43:02 [ permanent link ]
	Daniel J Stern wrote:>*Full-time steady burning of the front turn signals alone I'm sure you are correct, but my first thought was "you're kidding!" Is there an example of a car in production that does this? One amp non-focused yellow lights in bright sunlight seems useless to me. Please tell me what I'm missing! Toyota MDT in MO
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Hls 11 March 2005 17:25:03 [ permanent link ]
	"Daniel J. Stern" <dastern@127.0.0.1> wrote in message newsine.GSO.4.58.0503101603570.6698@alumni.engin.umich.edu... Note that in Canada, DRLs are required to burn until the headlamps are> turned on, so DRLs continue to operate when the parking lamps (only) are> switched on. In the US, on the other hand, DRLs are required to extinguish> when the parking lamps are turned on. However, this provision of the law> has not been enforced and so there are millions of noncompliant vehicles> on US roads (they comply with the Canadian "DRLs must stay on with parking> lamps" law). This answers a lot. Typical of the USA to have a number of competing systems and not enforce much of anything. I am a firm believer that proper lighting prevents accidents. Many Americans don't light properly, drive far too fast in bad conditions, and believe that any law which is not enforced (and many that ARE) do not apply to them.
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Daniel J. Stern 11 March 2005 21:04:57 [ permanent link ]
	On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Comboverfish wrote: Full-time steady burning of the front turn signals alone I'm sure you are correct, but my first thought was "you're kidding!" Is> there an example of a car in production that does this? Sure: Several Saturns including the Ion Most current-production Cadillacs The last Buick Century The last Olds Intrigue The current Chev/GMC full-size vans '96-'00 Chrysler minivans (in Canada) The '97-up GM minivans (Chev Venture, Pontiac Montana, Olds Silhouette, Saturn Relay, Buick Terrazza) The current Chevrolet Malibu Several current Toyotas (at least in Canada). One amp non-focused yellow lights in bright sunlight seems useless to> me. Please tell me what I'm missing! Well, you're missing a few things, most notably that light is not measured in amps. it's measured in candela, candlepower, lux or lumens. There is no such thing as "an amp of light". That's because different ways of making light have different levels of efficiency. Except for the fact that they're amber and therefore introduce ambiguity into the front signal system, turn signal DRLs are dandy. They produce just about the perfect amount of light, distributed through just about perfect horizontal and vertical angles, for an effective daytime running light without glare. Now if only they were white (or some color other than amber), they would* be just about perfect. DS
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Ray 11 March 2005 22:49:04 [ permanent link ]
	Daniel J. Stern wrote: Sure:> Several Saturns including the Ion> Most current-production Cadillacs> The last Buick Century> The last Olds Intrigue> The current Chev/GMC full-size vans> '96-'00 Chrysler minivans (in Canada)> The '97-up GM minivans (Chev Venture, Pontiac Montana, Olds Silhouette,> Saturn Relay, Buick Terrazza)> The current Chevrolet Malibu> Several current Toyotas (at least in Canada).> One amp non-focused yellow lights in bright sunlight seems useless to>>me. Please tell me what I'm missing!> 93-2002 Firebirds use turn signal DRLs.
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Bdeditch 12 March 2005 09:38:02 [ permanent link ]
	So I guess my Light switch isn't working then :o))
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Daniel J. Stern 12 March 2005 21:55:08 [ permanent link ]
	On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Comboverfish wrote: I understand the concept of amperage, light power, and efficiency. You said "1-amp lights". was just making a flip comment on the fact that manufacturers were> using what roughly amounts to an 1157 for DRL purposes. The reason why this is dumb has nothing to do with that kind of bulb's current draw or light output. It has to do with that kind of bulb's short life when burned steadily. I would much prefer series-ed high beams for the extra cost of the> relays or module. Not if you understood DRLs, you wouldn't. Reduced-intensity high beam DRLs are the least effective kind. Their horizontal angle of visibility is extremely narrow, which essentially nullifies their effectiveness under North American conditions, where DRLs have been shown to be effective primarily in reducing off-axis collisions. Furthermore, even when operated at reduced intensity, high-beam DRLs produce high levels of glare that cause numerous negative safety consequences (turn signal masking, encouragement of improper nighttime light use, causing other drivers to use the "night" position on their mirror during the day, etc.). High-beam DRLs were GM's "least possible compliance cost" solution to the Canadian DRL mandate, and really are not very satisfactory DRLs at all. I'm not a safety nazi but I strongly feel that low output amber light It's the bright turn signal filaments, not the dim parking lamps, that are activated as DRLs. DS
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Comboverfish 13 March 2005 00:01:00 [ permanent link ]
	Daniel J. Stern wrote:> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Comboverfish wrote:> I understand the concept of amperage, light power, and efficiency.> You said "1-amp lights".> was just making a flip comment on the fact that manufacturers were> > using what roughly amounts to an 1157 for DRL purposes.> The reason why this is dumb has nothing to do with that kind of bulb's> current draw or light output. It has to do with that kind of bulb's short> life when burned steadily.> I would much prefer series-ed high beams for the extra cost of the> > relays or module.> Not if you understood DRLs, you wouldn't. Reduced-intensity high beam DRLs> are the least effective kind. Their horizontal angle of visibility is> extremely narrow, which essentially nullifies their effectiveness under> North American conditions, where DRLs have been shown to be effective> primarily in reducing off-axis collisions. Furthermore, even when operated> at reduced intensity, high-beam DRLs produce high levels of glare that> cause numerous negative safety consequences (turn signal masking,> encouragement of improper nighttime light use, causing other drivers use the "night" position on their mirror during the day, etc.). High-beam> DRLs were GM's "least possible compliance cost" solution to the Canadian> DRL mandate, and really are not very satisfactory DRLs at all.> I'm not a safety nazi but I strongly feel that low output amber light> It's the bright turn signal filaments, not the dim parking lamps, that are> activated as DRLs.> DS Alrighty. I'll take your word for it that turn signals are better safetywise. Thanks for the replies, Toyota MDT in MO
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Ulf 13 March 2005 19:49:42 [ permanent link ]
	Daniel J. Stern wrote: turn signal DRLs are dandy. They produce just about the perfect> amount of light, distributed through just about perfect horizontal and> vertical angles, for an effective daytime running light without glare.> Now if only they were white (or some color other than amber), they would> be just about perfect. Driving a car with turn signal DRL's ('97 Camaro), this is exactly what I've been saying for years. Good thing DS finally admits I'm right. DS Ulf -- ulf.cc
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Mic Canic 14 March 2005 03:15:23 [ permanent link ]
	the sunfires and cavbiliers are well known for headlite harness problems Backbone wrote: "bdeditch" <bdeditch@gmail.com> wrote in message> news:1110461339.211557.66680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...> > A couple of weeks ago my low beams would not work. The DRL and high> Question. what is a DRL?
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