DRL C lights

[MusicCity]

Hey gang,

Does anyone know what year they switched from the highbeam DRL to the LED C Light? Has anyone swapped them out as opposed to installing something like the Diode Dynamics C Lights? Seems like it might be a simpler affair.

Thanks!

[ammcinnis]

I believe the switch was for MY 2018. MY 2015-2017 headlight assemblies are not interchangeable with MY 2018-2019.

 

Is the retrofit you propose possible? Maybe, but you'll be a test pilot, and it will be expensive whether it works or not.

Edited December 29, 2020 by ammcinnis

[MusicCity]

Gotcha. That’s unfortunate- I’m of the mind that OEM options tend to be the most reliable (unless you’re Subaru wheel bearings).

[gathermewool]

HB's are easy to replace. I'm not sure whether I trust my '15 C-light to last forever, especially were it to be on all the time. Not worth it to me.

[ronemus]

I disconnected the DRL resistor (behind the bumper cover under the right headlight) on my '17 OB; turning on the running lights then gives me the C-lights for DRLs. I didn't bother to rewire to make them work regardless of the headlight switch position, but that could be done fairly easily - just run a switched 12V source to the relay(s).