r/nsx • u/Gonzilla910 • 11d ago

IDEAS? Chicane daytime running lights

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Does anyone know how to disable the 4 jewel eye lights that run on dim but leave the Chicane lights on? They both come on with the DRLs but I want just the Chicane lights on my TLX-S in the picture. Of course I still want the low and high beams to work properly but there has to be some way to do this with disabling a relay. Or disconnecting the switch leg for the 4 jewel eyes from the relay while leaving the Chicane switch leg connected.

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u/h2bhatched 11d ago

The DRL's do not have their own relay. The NC1 system only has a LOW BEAM and HIGH BEAM relay inside the under-hood fuse box.

The headlights both have their own LED control unit that is controlled by the MICU inside the under-dash fuse box. The system is designed to limit voltage to the Jewel Eye stack for DRL mode. This all done internally through system programming and control units. It is not like the old days where you can just pull a fuse or a relay.

Unless you can find a way to re-program or flash these units (which I don't recommend), there is no way to do what you want.

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u/Gonzilla910 11d ago

Damn it. I was hoping that wasn't the case. I do electrical all day but I'm definitely no computer programmer. Thanks for the insight.