Just chaps my *** .

[Looking4new]

That is one of my pet hates. What idiot engineer designed 'automatic on DRLS' to come on high beams is beyond me.

Blame Generous Motors for that one.
GMs were the first ones I saw that had the high beams for DRL.
Those two statements will probably get contradicted by RickB

 

[ovrszd]

I think the car should be designed so turning on the wipers turns on the headlights. Even a dummy like me could figure out how to wire that up.

 

[MossRoad]

Every time you wash bugs or dust off your windows your headlights would come on.

 

[MossRoad]

Can someone explain the difference between DRL and parking lights? I thought they were both the marker lights. Only one setting on vehicles I've owned.

Daytime running lamp - Wikipedia

 

[oldballs]

Well danged if TBN has gotten me up to speed on DRL. And excuse me for not having a modern truck that does...along with GPS for idiots who don't know where they are or where they are going...or whether their lights are on or not.

 

[MossRoad]

Well danged if TBN has gotten me up to speed on DRL. And excuse me for not having a modern truck that does...along with GPS for idiots who don't know where they are or where they are going...or whether their lights are on or not.

I was raised to know my way around, read maps, etc... a regular Boy Scout. I used to laugh at people with a GPS for not knowing where they are at all times. And I'd whip out my atlas, look at some maps, plan my route, commit it to memory and off I'd go. Then one day, I had an epiphany... a GPS is a map box. With way more, better, and up-to-date maps than my atlas ever had. And when I get hungry, it'll find me a place to eat, or a place to return my beer rental, etc... I love my GPS. And refrigeration. And toilet paper. And sliced bread. And beer... :laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

Every time you wash bugs or dust off your windows your headlights would come on.

Hey, with the current "auto on" your lights go off and on with heavy clouds, brushy roads, tunnels, parking garages, etc., etc.

So the problem would be????

 

[ovrszd]

Well danged if TBN has gotten me up to speed on DRL. And excuse me for not having a modern truck that does...along with GPS for idiots who don't know where they are or where they are going...or whether their lights are on or not.

I'm with you Mike. Terry's Grand Cherokee has "auto on" lights. She loves them. I hate them. She also uses the auto dim feature which I also hate. I also have no use for the GPS feature.....

 

[ovrszd]

I was raised to know my way around, read maps, etc... a regular Boy Scout. I used to laugh at people with a GPS for not knowing where they are at all times. And I'd whip out my atlas, look at some maps, plan my route, commit it to memory and off I'd go. Then one day, I had an epiphany... a GPS is a map box. With way more, better, and up-to-date maps than my atlas ever had. And when I get hungry, it'll find me a place to eat, or a place to return my beer rental, etc... I love my GPS. And refrigeration. And toilet paper. And sliced bread. And beer... :laughing:

My Son works for a tow service. They absolutely love GPS. Not on their vehicles. On customer's vehicles. You know the ones. "Sir why did you drive your Prius down this mud road?" "Well, it's where my GPS said to turn".

 

[k0ua]

I was raised to know my way around, read maps, etc... a regular Boy Scout. I used to laugh at people with a GPS for not knowing where they are at all times. And I'd whip out my atlas, look at some maps, plan my route, commit it to memory and off I'd go. Then one day, I had an epiphany... a GPS is a map box. With way more, better, and up-to-date maps than my atlas ever had. And when I get hungry, it'll find me a place to eat, or a place to return my beer rental, etc... I love my GPS. And refrigeration. And toilet paper. And sliced bread. And beer... :laughing:

I was just like you when I was younger, and now I love my smart phone and all of its many many functions including the GPS and voice turn by turn navigation (you still have to occasionally perform a sanity check on the gal). Heck I even like a HST transmission on a tractor..

 

[oldballs]

What ever lights your wick. Heck I'm even happy with my "oldballs".

 

[Looking4new]

I've seen too many instances where GPS has gotten people into trouble. I wont own one, but I will not condemn anybody else that follows one.
Different strokes for different folks.

 

[MossRoad]

Many years ago I went to Mapquest to get driving instructions to Mammoth Cave printed out. We followed the instructions to the letter. The roads went from interstate, to 4 lane state, to 2 lane state, to 2 lane county, to gravel and finally had us turn down a shared driveway that actually went through a nice barn and ended behind the barn at a river across from the park! :laughing:

 

[dragoneggs]

What ever lights your wick. Heck I'm even happy with my "oldballs".

The ones hanging on your rear view mirror?

 

[turnkey4099]

Hey, with the current "auto on" your lights go off and on with heavy clouds, brushy roads, tunnels, parking garages, etc., etc.

So the problem would be????

People not leaving them on of course. Stupid not to run with then on all the time. Yes, I saw the smiley.

 

[Ken]

Any of you fellows get real lonely? Like your the only one?

Egon remember the idiot in Houston . Wife called to tell him some one was driving wrong direction on inter state he replied there is hundreds.
How is your winter so far.
ken

 

[Egon]

Egon remember the idiot in Houston . Wife called to tell him some one was driving wrong direction on inter state he replied there is hundreds.
How is your winter so far.
ken

:thumbsup:

I'm having a good winter so far. No really bad weather. All the old junk equipment seems to work well. More small prodjects than time.

 

[Egon]

I've seen too many instances where GPS has gotten people into trouble. I wont own one, but I will not condemn anybody else that follows one.
Different strokes for different folks.

A few years back a GPS lead me across the Mid West and Eastern Us. The only strays were when I didn't follow the directions. Exspecially nice was being able to Find lodging and meals in the evening.

 

[scdeerslayer]

Can someone explain the difference between DRL and parking lights? I thought they were both the marker lights. Only one setting on vehicles I've owned.

DRL mostly now (I think) is that the low beam headlights are on all the time unless you turn them off. When they were first introduced they were separate white lights on the front that would turn off when the headlights were turned on, but I think they got away from that because nobody replaced the bulbs when they burned out.

Parking lights are usually the first position on the switch that turns on the lights. It's the amber marking lights on the front and the tail lights on the rear. Basically everything that would be on with the headlights but without the headlights on.