Prado 150 Facelift GXL DRL mod

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

maulbeagle. Did you actually read the thread and understand the mod. Doesn't look like it.
I have DTRLs. I don't use the low beams. Quite visible.

[maulbeagle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maulbeagle]

yep sure did. you said

Just a piss poor after thought from Toyota.

you think Toyota should've increased the cost of the cars and added some extra bling to save your low beam bulbs a few hundred hours ?

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

Yep sure do.
Can't see how a small logic change in the ecu would cost that much.
But in regards to killing myself or someone else, I have changed the DTRL not removed them.
So due to your grave concern I have removed the drawing and pics.
Thanks for the heads up.

[AussieAndy Find all posts View Profile Close AussieAndy]

Hey Maddi, why delete it all, don't be a bad sport man. Haters are going to hate. I like the fact you don't like the light on and have gone and found an intelligent and SAFE way of fixing it. With the LED's in the spots on and the park lights on I personally don't think you are any less visible than a factory 150.

If you edit your first post to read dash illumination like your drawing had all is ok. Good work on the outside thinking to fix a "issue" many others have asked about.

Cheers,
Andy

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

AussieAndy, No not being a bad sport mate. If people want the drawing just pm. I just think the post will fill up with shite.

Cheers

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Stolen from elsewhere but I thought somehow pertinent...

How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 18 months from now and start it all over again.
and one Linux user to say don't change the lightbulb, welcome to the darkside

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

Very good mjrandom
I now can't wait to post my "Auto side mirror retract on vehicle shutdown" mod.
Should be interesting

cheers

[maulbeagle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maulbeagle]

LOL mjrandom.
Sorry maddi, my intention was not to make you remove your idea or to shutdown creativity.
I merely was referring to your statement that DRLs were a piss poor afterthought from Toyota. I think DRLs are a good idea, and if you've replaced them with something else then that's great, I just meant that stock/factory Prado's are better off having the low beams on than off.

The line about killing someone was too harsh, my apologies.

[maulbeagle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maulbeagle]

PS, I would like to see the mod for "Auto side mirror retract on vehicle shutdown" too !

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

No worries maulbeagle. All good.

Thanks

[maddi Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddi]

Similiar to yours mjrandom. lol



http://www.mannkal.org/downloads/rspt/monkies.pdf

[stock2014gxl Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stock2014gxl]

Why so often on this forum are posts interrupted by those who's only contribution is to provide their own unsolicited opinions? i.e. in Maddi's words, shite.

Maddi, thanks for providing some details here for something that I (and I presume other like minded individuals) have been thinking about doing.

AussieAndy, agree your post today 07.04

Maddi, will watch out for your auto fold mirror mod in great anticipation.

A question to all owners / drivers of all pre-2014 facelift GXL's, do you always drive around in the day time with your headlights on? I bet not.
You would probably have your switch on Automatic, i.e. the lights come on when it is dark.
So isn't then by definition your GXL "less visible" (in the daytime) than Maddi's or mine with this mod?
Unless of course you turn the headlight switch to ON - but that might require some intelligence, awareness of situation, perception of reality and self responsibility - good thing Toyota has revealed you of such responsibilities by hard wiring the headlights ON for the current model GXL.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

My pre facelift 150 GXL doesn't have an auto on function for the lights. I fitted Narva DRLs in the bullbar instead of the useless (to me) fog lights. I have fitted these also to our Colorado ute. I like DRLs, I think they are a good safety feature, especially with a dark ish blue car, but I also think the way Toyota have gone about it with the two base models is far from ideal. I think a minor rewire to activate some LEDs instead of low beams is a good idea. As long as the lights work when you want them to...

[maulbeagle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maulbeagle]

Why so often on this forum are posts interrupted by those who's only contribution is to provide their own unsolicited opinions?

mate in case you hadn't noticed, it's an internet forum.

[stock2014gxl Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stock2014gxl]

Yes