Daytime running lights on a USDM model?

[Naught260]

It's my understanding that Canadian 5th gens were equipped with a circuit for daytime running lights while US models were not.

However, my US-spec car has daytime running lights. I'm confused.

Were they an available option or something? I suppose a previous owner could have retrofitted the circuit, but it doesn't seem likely...

Any guesses?

 

[DxHatchback]

Do you have pictures?

Do your head lights have nipples on them?

If not, you car has the J-spec lights which are plastic, have no nipples, and have DRLs (better known as 'city lights').

 

[Naught260]

They do have the "glass nipples." They're definitely North American lights.

 

[ImThaBean]

I am in the process of working up the courage to install my DRL kit that I got from a Canadian Civic.

To tell if you have OEM DRL's, look under the hood, on the drivers side corner by the firewall and the cannon plugs. there should be a box there, it has a big yellow sticker on it, that's the DRL resistor box. There"s also a relay under the dash on the drivers side fender. IF neither of those are on there, its a aftermarket setup.

 

[DxHatchback]

They do have the "glass nipples." They're definitely North American lights.

That's crazy.

Never heard of that before.

 

[deschlong]

Wow, so many questions about DRLs lately!

 

[Naught260]

I love my DRLs. Going to look tomorrow to see if that box is there. I don't think it is though.

 

[Naught260]

Well I looked and I couldn't find anything that looked remotely like that resistor box.

These are the lights in question. They're on whenever the ignition is. Are they something else?

 

[2NRSTV]

Wait, are you talking about the corner lights? The amber lights/blinkers? I think the guy that had the car before you just wired it up to the ignition.

 

[Naught260]

I guess so.

Oh well. They still look cool.