I drive a 2006 Ford Cargo van and I was wondering if any one knows how to get the headlights to turn off while idling. It bothers other driver when you have to idle and there are your headlights blaring away. It isn't necessary to have your headlights on while idling. Just makes them burn out quicker. THERE! I answered my own question.
Any way to turn out headlights on a Ford CV?
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One thing your headlights should not be blaring away..they should be on reduced power...daylight running mode....answer: Don't Idle...LOL
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Now THAT"S what this site is all about! I appreciate it!
paullud
Veteran Expediter
When you pop your hood you have that black plastic piece in front of the radiator with your stickers on it. Take that piece off and in the center(approximately) you will see a small black plastic box with a wire hooked to it, just unplug that wire and put electrical tape on the connection to protect. After that just put the plastic piece back on and you are done.
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On my Ford the DRLs are just the headlights, no difference.
Really....??....where they are law, they have reduced output....
guido4475
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Please understand, he is Canadian...They do things differently over there...lol....
There may be a fuse in the fuse box marked DRL. You may be able to just pull that fuse, if it has one.
In a Canadian spec van, that fuse will be marked "DRL eh".
Try turning the headlight switch to the parking lights setting. That may turn off the headlight bulbs. It does on my Chev anyway. Mine also go off when I put it in Park though. Even when idling they only come on once I put it in gear. I guess they figured DRL's didn't need to be DPL's.
Ya see the lazy US way of making a DLR light is to put an inline power reducer which is known to create many wiring problems in the past....rather then put in PROPER wiring and it's own fuse....eh?....
guido4475
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Ya see the lazy US way of making a DLR light is to put an inline power reducer which is known to create many wiring problems in the past....rather then put in PROPER wiring and it's own fuse....eh?....
Youre incorrect, Ken, at least for a Ford. Just got off the phone with Tom, a Ford senior master mechanic friend of mine, and he said under the hood, on the drivers side, is a fuse box with a black cover.There is a relay for the drl's as well as a fuse, supposed to be location# f1.3. That should do it, and check all the lights afterward to see if it all works properly.
yeah well..put your foot on the brake pedal and DRL will flicker...they shouldn't but in most models they do....
You are right! Under the driver's left foot is fuse box and pulling the 10amp fuse on the second row from top far left fuse will do it. So far I haven't seen any adverse effects on anything else due to pulling that fuse. It sure is nice to not have the headlights on while sitting idling. Thanks.
