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    Default How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Mazda3 HID Installation - Remove DRL from Lowbeam/HIDs


    This modification keeps the HIDs OFF when:

    1) the headlight switch is set to OFF
    and
    2) the headlight switch is set to AUTO and there is daylight, or it is bright, outside.

    Credit for the diagram below goes to chaser/Vince from the Toronto Mazda3 Forum



    The relay must have the following connectors:

    30 - +12V fused power source
    85 - Ground
    86 - Switched input
    87 - +12V output (to headlight +ve)

    The relay can be found at any automotive supply store (i.e. Canadian Tire), any stereo shop, or your local Radio Shack.

    There are dual 87 connector relays available so you only need one relay to power both headlights/HIDs.

    Wires and connectors can be found at Canadian Tire and/or Wal-Mart in Canada. Recommended minimum wire be 14 gauge. 12 gauge would be good for the +12V fused power (30) and the ground (85).

    Note: Ensure that the headlight switch is set to OFF before performing the steps below. Further precaution would be to disconnect the -ve battery terminal.

    1) tap into the orange/blue wire of the parking light/turn signal connector. NOTE: The orange/blue wire is the parking light wire and does not blink with the turn signal (a good thing). Using a female connector at the end of the tapped wire, connect it to the male connector 86 on the relay.

    2) Using a female connector at the end of a wire, plug it into the male connector 30 on the relay. Splice that end to an ATO fuseholder. Splice the other end of the ATO fuseholder to a wire with a ring terminal at the end and connect that to the +ve terminal on the battery.

    3) Using a female connector at the end of a wire, plug it into the male connector 85 on the relay. Connect a ring terminal to the end of that wire and screw it either to a body ground point or to the -ve terminal on the battery.

    4) Using a female connector at both ends of a wire, plug one end into the male connector 87 on the relay, and the other end to the +ve (red) wire on the XTEC HID kit.

    5) Connect the -ve (black) wire on the XTEC HID kit to the -ve connector of the STOCK H7 headlight harness (black wire).

    6) If using a dual 87 relay, repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other headlight. If using a single 87 relay, repeat steps 1 to 5 on the other side of the vehicle.

    7) Now that everything is wired up, insert a 30 AMP ATO fuse into the fuseholder.

    8 ) Reconnect the -ve battery terminal and turn on the headlight to the parking light position. The HIDs should turn on. If not, check connections and ensure that the fuse is inserted fully.

    To see that the DRL has indeed been disabled, turn the ignition on (start the car) and lower the handbrake. Normally, the lowbeams would turn on (HIDs would flicker); in this case, the HIDs should stay off.

    To maintain DRLs, the independent fog light guide can be found on M3F or can be done at LOCKDOWN Enterprises in Scarborough, ON (647)-435-5896

    Pics:

    Tap the Orange/Blue wire - in this case, the wire on the left


    Tap connectors used to tap into the parking light wire. Orange/Blue wire goes in one side, wire going to the relay goes on the other side. Use a needle nose pliers to press down the wire stripper.


    All done and wires hidden




    Pics of all parts used in this setup:



    Part Numbers for Parts in Pic

    * Dual 87 Output Relay: 20-3529-8 (Canadian Tire)
    * 16-14 Gauge Wire Female Connectors: 03768NA (Wal-Mart)
    * 12-10 Gauge Wire Ring Terminals: 20-6987-8 (Canadian Tire)
    * 12-10 Gauge Wire Female Connectors: 20-6923-0 (Canadian Tire)

    Velcro was used to mount the relay inside the battery box.

    Note - the above write-up is for an HID kit such as the XTEC HID kit and Prolumen HID kit that is wired like this:



    and



    where the connectors plug directly into the stock harness.


    Polarion/Phillips HID kit

    In a kit such as the Polarion/Phillips HID kit, which is wired like this:



    All you have to do with the Polarion HID Kit is tap into the parking light wire and put it on one of the wires going to the \"to factory headlight plug\" connectors. The other wire in the \"to factory headlight plug\" is connected to the negative connector in the stock H7 harness.

    The wires in the Polarion Kit going \"to factory headlight plug\" is the Switched Input on the relay (which is why \"polarity doesn\'t matter\"). The other wires are the fused +12V input, the Ground and the +12V output.


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    Default Replying to Topic \'How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs\'

    ugh!! Finally need to do this and all the pics are gone!
    Damn you photobucket.....

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    Default Replying to Topic \'How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs\'

    Originally posted by TheBiz


    ugh!! Finally need to do this and all the pics are gone!
    Here\'s a good write-up for the independent fog,
    http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=11730.0

    I tried to do it where you wired a spare relay slot (on page 12 or 13, by diegoboy?) for the independent fog, but I have no idea how the guy was able to tilt the fuse box up enough to work under it. In the end, I just did it the same way as Xenon Expert. It\'s really pretty simple to do. The only hard part was finding where the the hole was to put the wire through the firewall.

    Now, I\'m all set to get 5k from Devin, but at the moment he\'s out and his last shipment didn\'t include the 5k. The wait is killing me, I\'m so anxious to get them.

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    ugh!! Finally need to do this and all the pics are gone!
    if you use firefox, right-click the \"user-posted image\" text and then select \"view image\"

    if you use internet explorer, right-click the \"user-posted image\" text and then select \"Properties\"... copy the \"Address (URL)\" and paste it in the Address bar.... press enter and the picture should load in the IE window.

    CarDomain is being flakey right now.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    may i ask what step #7 is all about?
    is this what i need to buy?

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Should be mentioned that this method is used for 2004-2006...

    For an 2007:

    1) remove DRL fuse
    2) replace fuse box cover.

    I think that's it...

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Quote Originally Posted by TheBiz View Post
    Should be mentioned that this method is used for 2004-2006...

    For an 2007:

    1) remove DRL fuse
    2) replace fuse box cover.

    I think that's it...
    Yup. Gotta love Mazda!

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    I guess thats a fair trade for not being able to get a custom lip or grill on the 07's?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MattC View Post
    I guess thats a fair trade for not being able to get a custom lip or grill on the 07's?

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    i have been owned.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    i have a 2005 hb....

    so..
    Quote Originally Posted by maxsensation View Post
    may i ask what step #7 is all about?
    is this what i need to buy?
    answers? or is that just the relay harness?

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Quote Originally Posted by maxsensation View Post
    i have a 2005 hb....

    answers? or is that just the relay harness?
    Sorry.. Devin includes the harness in his kit IIRC.

    Otherwise you can wire it yourself. just follow the diagram that is on the OP.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Quote Originally Posted by MattC View Post
    I guess thats a fair trade for not being able to get a custom lip or grill on the 07's?
    Off topic, but, the grill that SSG is selling now works on the 2007 Hatch. You should have gotten a hatch instead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WeatherB View Post
    Off topic, but, the grill that SSG is selling now works on the 2007 Hatch. You should have gotten a hatch instead.
    That way too much of a trade off.... I am sure he would rather have an un-modable grill than a Hatch.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    You must be out of it then Matt. SSG will be creating a lip for the '07s in due time. I wish the grill was removable on the '07+ sedans but it still looks damn good!

    Jeff, you are right about '07s though for DRLs

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Quote Originally Posted by TheBiz View Post
    Sorry.. Devin includes the harness in his kit IIRC.

    Otherwise you can wire it yourself. just follow the diagram that is on the OP.
    ^ im trying to build what this how to is trying to do...
    i dont get step 7...what the 30amp fuse?

    from this picture...

    is the 30amp fuse the black thing the blue wire leads to than to the +12v battery?
    do i need that..if so where i get it?

    im trying to build this as of now..need some help.....need to do the independent fog after!
    Last edited by maxsensation; 07-03-2007 at 09:42 PM.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Yes that is the fuse. You can get it at Canadian Tire.

    Relay - black box thing on the left side

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    darn it...now i gotta run to ct again...

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    #7 says

    7) Now that everything is wired up, insert a 30 AMP ATO fuse into the fuseholder.

    ummm...where do i put this 30amp fuse?

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    into the small black fuse holder..

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    i just wired everything up..
    how come i lose my blinker lights when i unlock the car?

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Quote Originally Posted by maxsensation View Post
    i just wired everything up..
    how come i lose my blinker lights when i unlock the car?
    Thats not right..

    Can you swing by the dealership after 3pm tomorrow?

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    i would love to...but i live in vancouver bc....
    still not working...i guess ill have to rewire it from the start....
    unless i blew a fuse..

    EDIT: nvm...i found the problem...who would of known that if the hood wasent closed, the blinker lights wont go on......haha!
    as for the mod...it works...woot!
    Last edited by maxsensation; 07-04-2007 at 04:01 AM.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Yeah it's the same if you leave the trunk popped. When you unlock the car the parking lights won't flash either.

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    Default Re: How To: Disable DRL If You Have HIDs

    Can someone tell me how I can reverse the DRL mod, I have DRL's on my fogs right now and I don't want it anymore. I already have independent fog mod. I took off my bumper and I see a cable atttached to my driver side fog light.

    Someone tell me how I can undo it and just have no DRL.
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