Looking for switched fuse or wire in engine bay for my DRL's ...
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:03 pm
Hi everyone,

After excitedly removing the front bumper to install and clean cable-route a pair of DRL's, I hit a roadblock ... I can't find an ignition-switched fuse to power the DRL's!!! (yes as you can see in the photo, I'm using piggyback fuse holders - I figured out the DRL's being low power it was OK to power it this way).
Anyway I'm using a normally closed relay to power and headlight-switch-off the DRLs (in my Australian state the DRLs must be unlit when headlights are on) - no issues finding a headlight fuse that switches the DRLs off, but all the other fuses are annoyingly constant power!
I know I can tap the accessory fuse from the fusebox inside the car which is ignition-switched, but that's some messy exposed wiring running around the A pillar I'd rather not have to do.
Anyone with any ideas of a wire in the engine bay I can use as a switched ignition power source? (I always voltage test it to ground with multimeter, of course).
Appreciate any input.

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After excitedly removing the front bumper to install and clean cable-route a pair of DRL's, I hit a roadblock ... I can't find an ignition-switched fuse to power the DRL's!!! (yes as you can see in the photo, I'm using piggyback fuse holders - I figured out the DRL's being low power it was OK to power it this way).
Anyway I'm using a normally closed relay to power and headlight-switch-off the DRLs (in my Australian state the DRLs must be unlit when headlights are on) - no issues finding a headlight fuse that switches the DRLs off, but all the other fuses are annoyingly constant power!
I know I can tap the accessory fuse from the fusebox inside the car which is ignition-switched, but that's some messy exposed wiring running around the A pillar I'd rather not have to do.
Anyone with any ideas of a wire in the engine bay I can use as a switched ignition power source? (I always voltage test it to ground with multimeter, of course).
Appreciate any input.

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