DRL Aftermarket light kit for 2005 Accord?

Hello,

I was wondering if there is a DRL Aftermarket light kit for a 2005 Accord
EX? I really don't want to have to wait until my next lease to get a new one
with DRL's because I feel this is a great safety feature. My questions are:

1. Where are these kits available in the USA?
2 What is the total cost installed?
3. What national retailers will install these if any?
4. Is this kind of installation risky for the electrical system?

Thanks,

Al

 

I'm glad I bought an '04 before this came along on Accords.

 

If you really believe these are such a great safety feature, why wait to
install a device. Just turn on your lights yourself. It doesn't cost you
anything and you don't risk having someone hack up your wiring.

 

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Al,
These units from Hamsar seem to be highly recommended. If I bought an
American car and had to put DRL in it, I'd choose the Hamsar module. I'm
in Canada, so all cars have DRL already, (except the Fords and Dodges,
which burn out). I used to have a great DIY page for installing the
Hamsar on a Honda s2000. Probably very similar to what you want. Got a
brother-in-law that's 'handy'? Here is the search . .
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=hamsar+honda+s2000&meta=

'Curly'

 

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Al,
These units from Hamsar seem to be highly recommended. If I bought an
American car and had to put DRL in it, I'd choose the Hamsar module. I'm
in Canada, so all cars have DRL already, (except the Fords and Dodges,
which burn out). I used to have a great DIY page for installing the
Hamsar on a Honda s2000. Probably very similar to what you want. Got a
brother-in-law that's 'handy'? Here is the search . .
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=hamsar+honda+s2000&meta=

'Curly'

 

I just leave my light switch in the on position at all times. When I exit
the vehicle (taking the keys out of the ignition) the lights turn off a
minute after shutting the drivers side door. Lights come on automatically
when A) you use the remote to unlock the doors (providing light to get to
your car at night) B) when the drivers door is open and C) when the key is
in the ignition.

 

Thanks for the feedback, I guess leaving the lights on is an option since
they turn off automatically, but the downside is that the lights are
brighter than with DRL's which are like lowbeams with less output. The other
thing is that the headlights would burn out more quickly and get a little
more used or dim at night when you use them. Can I be 100% sure that the
auto off light switch will turn it off everytime so I don't risk a dead
battery? What about the delay that the lights are on without power, would
that put more of a strain on the battery over time?

Thanks,
Al

 

Isn't that the strangest thing? I'd say at /least/ half of all Fords I see
have inoperable DRLs.

Since DRLs are not required in Canada once the car leaves the assembly
plant (or is past Customs), I'd guess Ford decided to spend as little as
possible on the mechanism.

And have you noticed that when old cop cars are auctioned off, they have no
DRLs?

 

Well, 4.5 years and 141,000 mile on my '01, only replaced the headlight
bulbs once and I'm still on the same battery the dealer installed back when
I only had the car a month due to a leak in the original.

And many DRLs use the high-beams at reduced intensity which means they are
right in drivers eyes annoying them. My method uses the low beams.

 

Both Hondas that I've owned had DRLs featuring high beams at low
intensity. Just about every second vehicle I encounter seems to be a
Civic or Accord with this feature. At the intensity of these lights
during daylight, they are not shining in my eyes, they just make cars
more visible. The whole point to using the high beams at low intensity
is to see the vehicle from a longer distance away. You must have the
most sensitive eyes in the world.

 

A) You are probably in Canada if you have a Honda with DRLs. B) when did I
say it bothered me? Read previous messages here in the group and you will
see many people who are bothered by them. C) my vehicle is not equipped
with DRLs (US Spec Accord) so my choice is no lights, low beams or full high
beams.

And most importantly is the idiots who think DRLs are a good substitute for
turning on their regular beams during inclement weather. DRLs do not light
up the rear of the vehicle. So where is your visibility there?

I had DRLs in my last vehicle and chose to drive with the regular low beams
on at all times.

 

Apologies for belittling your eyes. I am in Canada, and to tell you
the truth, I have never found DRLs even marginally irritating to my
eyesight. They are glorified marker lights.

Couldn't agree more. DRLs are pretty much useless if used as
headlights, and most of these morons have no clue that their
taillights are off.

Good idea. Less chance of getting rear ended.

 

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The module is built in Britain, and it's the same in Crown Vic, F150,
Aerostar. Real CRAP. (the module too) I had one apart and they used
undersized wire to jump from one area of the PCB to the other. Looks
like a Honda Main Relay solder job.
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The cop cars never had DRL's, otherwise they can't sneak down back
alleys following somebody.

 

Okay then I guess I will look into using the headlights during the day and
the night. I might as well just put them on and off myself knowing in case I
forget they will shut off anyway. I figured out I may use an extra dollar of
gasoline a week while using the headlights all the time, and I'd have to
replace the lights maybe one year sooner, but its not a big deal I suppose.
10-30% of anti crash statistics is still some what impressive. The thing is
that my car is silver so it blends in with the roads more than another
color.