Page 3-23 in the 2007 STI's Manual.

swift2fly · 03-07-2007, 09:43 PM

hey guys i went with an 07 sti coming out of an 04 wrx.

anyways, i'm reading my manual and i'm a bit confused while reading about the DRL system. for you 2007 STI owners see if it makes sense to you.

my car's HID headlights and tail lights come on with the DRL it's like i have an All time RL system. the only thing that i can see that the light switch doing is just turning "on" and "off" the lights in the dash. (in the first portion of this section in the manual it says that this shoul happen).

in the next section it then says that even tho there are DR, that i should turn on the switch because the tail lights, parking lights and side marker lights are not turned on by the DRL

FTL83 · 03-07-2007, 10:31 PM

I have a 2006 wrx and I haven't read my manuel since I first bought the car but I know that my DRL come on as soon as the e-brake is dropped and my tail lights blinkers etc all work without having to turn anything else on (other than the car itself of course).
I know there is a way to turn the DRL off but it's more of a "hack" I use that term losely.
I would just turn your car on and check to see what does and doesn't turn on when you drop the e-brake... (please do this with someone helping you; you don't want your car slipping

)

emanteno · 03-08-2007, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by swift2fly

hey guys i went with an 07 sti coming out of an 04 wrx.

anyways, i'm reading my manual and i'm a bit confused while reading about the DRL system. for you 2007 STI owners see if it makes sense to you.

my car's HID headlights and tail lights come on with the DRL it's like i have an All time RL system. the only thing that i can see that the light switch doing is just turning "on" and "off" the lights in the dash. (in the first portion of this section in the manual it says that this shoul happen).

in the next section it then says that even tho there are DR, that i should turn on the switch because the tail lights, parking lights and side marker lights are not turned on by the DRL

On the 07, the tails and the headlights are always on. As you state, only the dash lights for the heater/stereo come on with the switch, as well as the little headlight indicator in the instrument panel. Earlier cars such as my 05 WRX only had the drl's on in the front. Maybe for the WRX Subaru figured that at night you would see that there were no instrument lights on, and remember to turn on your headlights. On the STi, the instrument lights are on all of the time, so it can be easy to forget to "turn on" the headlights. Perhaps that's why they have the tails on all of the time as well.

[z0ne] · 03-08-2007, 05:23 AM

Heh, I don't think I've read the manual on anything.

swift2fly · 03-08-2007, 06:24 AM

thanks guys. it kinda sucks..i'm gonna have to do the DRL mod..i hate to wear out the life of the HIDs and who needs the tail lights to be on during the day.

La Mer · 03-08-2007, 06:26 AM

06's are this way too.

Ikon · 03-08-2007, 08:26 AM

search on the forum and you will find a wat to disconnect it

swift2fly · 03-08-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ikon

search on the forum and you will find a wat to disconnect it

yea thanks. i found the write up on it.

FTL83 · 03-08-2007, 11:22 AM

I know this is off topic but if anyone is looking for new HID for your STI or if you want good HID's for your WRX (high or low beam) you should contact the guys at LIC motorsports. They are trying to do a group buy for some HID's. I'm pretty sure they are on the forums here; ask for kevin, noah or adam; all good peoples.

05 CGM Sti · 03-09-2007, 12:36 PM

LIC Motorsports FTW!

03-07-2007, 09:43 PM	#1
swift2fly Senior STI Driver Car: MY07 Jizz Fav Mod: Prodrive Recaros Location: LBCity, So.CaLi Posts: 321 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Page 3-23 in the 2007 STI's Manual. hey guys i went with an 07 sti coming out of an 04 wrx. anyways, i'm reading my manual and i'm a bit confused while reading about the DRL system. for you 2007 STI owners see if it makes sense to you. my car's HID headlights and tail lights come on with the DRL it's like i have an All time RL system. the only thing that i can see that the light switch doing is just turning "on" and "off" the lights in the dash. (in the first portion of this section in the manual it says that this shoul happen). in the next section it then says that even tho there are DR, that i should turn on the switch because the tail lights, parking lights and side marker lights are not turned on by the DRL This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by swift2fly : 03-07-2007 at 09:48 PM.

03-08-2007, 11:22 AM	#9
FTL83 Junior STI Driver Car: 06 Subaru WRX Fav Mod: pink badges Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 142 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	HID's I know this is off topic but if anyone is looking for new HID for your STI or if you want good HID's for your WRX (high or low beam) you should contact the guys at LIC motorsports. They are trying to do a group buy for some HID's. I'm pretty sure they are on the forums here; ask for kevin, noah or adam; all good peoples.

03-09-2007, 12:36 PM	#10
05 CGM Sti STI Driver Car: 07 Subaru WRX STi WR Fav Mod: Not being pulled over Location: Novato, California Posts: 254 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	LIC Motorsports FTW! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-07-2007, 10:31 PM	#2
FTL83 Junior STI Driver Car: 06 Subaru WRX Fav Mod: pink badges Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 142 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	I have a 2006 wrx and I haven't read my manuel since I first bought the car but I know that my DRL come on as soon as the e-brake is dropped and my tail lights blinkers etc all work without having to turn anything else on (other than the car itself of course). I know there is a way to turn the DRL off but it's more of a "hack" I use that term losely. I would just turn your car on and check to see what does and doesn't turn on when you drop the e-brake... (please do this with someone helping you; you don't want your car slipping )

03-08-2007, 05:23 AM	#4
[z0ne] Spec C Club Car: 02 2.5RS Fav Mod: WRX trunk swap! Location: NJ Posts: 1,104 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Heh, I don't think I've read the manual on anything.

03-08-2007, 06:24 AM	#5
swift2fly Senior STI Driver Car: MY07 Jizz Fav Mod: Prodrive Recaros Location: LBCity, So.CaLi Posts: 321 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	thanks guys. it kinda sucks..i'm gonna have to do the DRL mod..i hate to wear out the life of the HIDs and who needs the tail lights to be on during the day.

03-08-2007, 06:26 AM	#6
La Mer NIИja Location: US - Southern California Posts: 38,213 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	06's are this way too.

03-08-2007, 08:26 AM	#7
Ikon Welcome to The Board Car: 06 WRB STI Fav Mod: Advan RS Location: Starbucks, WA Posts: 6,337 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (12)	search on the forum and you will find a wat to disconnect it