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I have a '97 5.0 XLT and it doesn't have DRL, the wiring harness has a connecter for the module and I wonder if I can just buy a module and plug it in.
Will the computer recognize it and let it work?
I would have thought the truck would have DRL but I can't find anything definative in the paperwork.
Any thoughts?
Are you sure the module isn't there? I have the factory diagrams which show the DRL module is wired to 15 amp mini fuse 8 in the power dist box under the hood, and 10 amp mini fuse 26 interior fuse.
I'll go search again to confirm. It was a while ago I looked for it but I think it should be located just behind the front bumper, drivers' side kinda tucked up in there. I thought I identified the harness and a connector but no module and didn't look like one was ever there.
Is there any special interior switch to deactivate the DRL or is it automatic? It might just be turned off.
Thanks, OJ
You're looking in the right place & it's a 7 wire connector.
If the headlights are turned off & the parking brake is not engaged the DRL's should come on.
Strange that my US diagrams show the DRL's, but i'm guessing if yours had been sold in Canada they would have just added the module.
Could be that's all you need to do.
Greetings, OJH & 87 XLT, I recently acquired a 2000 Explorer XLS and wish to add DRLs if it isn't too much trouble. I found this:
I have to replace the daytime running light module...the wire is easy to get at and unplug but the module itself looks like a PITA to get out..any ideas on an easy removal ???...or should I just use some self tapping sheet metal screws and mount the new one where I can. I had to replace the one in my 99 last year. Located under the bumper by the left fog light. If yours is in the same location, then you are correct, it is a pita. You will need some very small metric sockets and/or wrenches. Not sure of the exact size, but something like 5 or 6 mm.
and this: Where is the DRL module located on a 2000 ford explorer? The DRL Module is located behind the front bumper on the drivers side of the Explorer. It is bolted to the frame by 2 bolts and has a 6 wire harness going into it. If you use a flashlight from under the car you will see it.
I haven't identified the harness on my vehicle yet but I'm presuming it exists (with a simple jumper installed, which is the usual install when no factory DRL module exists.)
A wiring diagram I've acquired shows this:
I'm not sure what my "battery junction box" looks like that contains the "DRL Diode" in the above diagram, nor what the DRL Diode performs? If the (low beam) headlights are going to serve as DRLs at <100%: Is this DRL Diode what downgrades them? If so, what does it look like and how do I locate whether-or-not my XLS has one/ has a place for one?
From other posts, I was under the impression that DRLs utilized a resistor somewhere to reduce the current to the headlights to <100% voltage, helping to preserve their useful life while still providing DRL functionality when the headlights were not needed at full power. I see no resistor in the wiring diagram for my vehicle. Perhaps a resistor is built-in to the DRL module?
[From another post discussing an 2000 F350 owner wanting to disable his DRLs:
I did identify the DRL Resistor which is located behind the driver's side headlight (as per Ford information).]
Does anyone know where the DRL Resistor is on a 2000 Explorer XLS built with DRLs?
Last edited by Terkins; Nov 26, 2017 at 11:55 PM.
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