steveg

hi,
I have a mazda 3 2006 with HID.I would like put drl in my corner lamps,my DRL is disable and I dot not have a fog...

It is possible to put drl in my corner lamps and how

thanks
Steve

djs2571

So you want the running lights on when the car is running, or just when the auto lights would turn the lights on? Those are two different options with two solutions - below is if you want to have the lights on when the car is on, not auto on/off when it's dark out.

I think you'll have to intercept the relay used to turn on the running lights, it is likely a low active signal - meaning you need to pull one side of the relay coil to ground to turn the relay on. I can look in my manual at home to see where the relay is, and if it drives your interior lights to dim and all that as well - or where the seperate control is that heads to just the corner lights. I'm sure if all else fails there is a seperate fuse you can drive to get power to the outside lights only when the car is on.

steveg

I deactivated my drl with a relay because my lights flcking. In Canada it is not legal to deactivate DRL. I cannot by-pass my DRL with my fog because I have it not.In the day I would like that my positions is on but not my hid.

djs2571

OK, so I broke out the wiring diagram and have a few options, the #3 is the simplest to implement.

I think the only way around that is to disable the relay for your HID lights sperately - like with another switch. The only problem is that the relay isn't a plug in style, but soldered to one of the control boards (in the passenger compartment).

You have three options...
1) Disconnect fuse F60, F61 (drive to the HID's) manually - like with a relay so you can cut the lights when you don't need them. So turning on the lights you want would mean turning on the stock headlight switch, and turn on a second switch that will turn on your HID's

2) Put a relay in the ground to the HID's, there is one ground for each light that looks like it's on the front side of the wheel wells - likely hard to get to. Same turnon scenario as the above...

For 1&2 you're relying on your added relay & wiring to turn on the headlights - which is a critical item at night. Not something you want to have your own wiring control if possible.

3) Jump a wire from a switched 12V ignition source to the output of the TNS (tail number sidelights) relay. This will drive the output to your external lights (but not headlights) at all times that the ignition is turned on. This will not effect the normal headlight switch operation otherwise.

This relies on your wiring to keep the outside lights on by bypassing the TNS relay, so if it dies your normal lights still work properly. But it's also just a single wire that is always connected so you don't have to worry about adding a relay or anything coming loose over bumps & time.

So for #3 - The TNS output goes to F82 (illumination), F46 (right tail light), and F81 (left tail light), you want to wire to the common side of those fuses to result in propoer fusing for the lights. All fuses should be in the passenger junction box (passenger footwell).
If you remove these three fuses 82, 46, 81, and turn on your lights, 12V will be applied to the side you want to connect to and turn off when your light switch is off. The other end of the fuses will be 0 volts.

A good switched ign source is at F53 (for the windshield washer). Remove this one and then turn on the ignition, the side that is 12V is the one you want to connect to, it should go to 0 volts when the ignition is off.
Wire those two together and reinstall the fuses - you'll be all set to go with the outside lights coming on when the ignition is "on" and not on when you're in accessory. And you should also be able to turn your lights on with the ignition off and wash your windshield - only side effect of tying these two systems together.

Good luck and let me know if anything needs clarification.

steveg

Thank you so much

djs2571

Let me know how it works out for you.

djs2571

Did you ever get this modification installed?