DRLs - it CAN be done!!

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I am at my dealer now. The tech is going to see if he can active the sales code. If so, it will be a $79 charge.


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@firemedic10584 thank you very much! I took the sheet to my dealer and they activated the DRL!! They only work while in gear. I will post pictures later.


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So they didn't give you any grief about it can't be done because the bulletin pertains to 2500 / 3500 trucks and not 1500?
How long did it take to do the upgrade? Which sales code was used? Do you have projectors with amber LED lights
 

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So they didn't give you any grief about it can't be done because the bulletin pertains to 2500 / 3500 trucks and not 1500?
How long did it take to do the upgrade? Which sales code was used? Do you have projectors with amber LED lights



No they did not and the tech even let me watch him do it. He told me he's never done it and had no idea it could be done. He took the sheet I showed him, looked up the codes and checked to see which ones my vehicle had. Based on my vehicles code he had to active a certain one. He connected a little module under my steering wheel area, then went on his laptop and used some priority software that accessed my trucks computer.

It took him less than an hour to do. We took it out side and wa-la it worked!

Pictures were took with wife in truck and drive gear engaged. It works in Drive and reverse. When truck is in park they shut off.

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That's awesome. Still charge $79 for the work?
 

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That's awesome. Still charge $79 for the work?



Yes, because a tech had to do it. Plus the sheet says dealer charges may apply. Mine wouldn't do it for free [emoji52]


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Ok great. No issue paying for an hours labor time. Will give this a shot at dealer within a week and I'll post results back in this and my thread.
 

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Ok great. No issue paying for an hours labor time. Will give this a shot at dealer within a week and I'll post results back in this and my thread.



Good deal! Hopefully they are able to do it for you!


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Please post back after the next VIN update on your truck CURLYP if they are turned back off...

Again... the issue is not if the dealer can turn them on... because they can, 1000s of Rams have, the issue is if after software updates they are turned back off.
 

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Please post back after the next VIN update on your truck CURLYP if they are turned back off...

Again... the issue is not if the dealer can turn them on... because they can, 1000s of Rams have, the issue is if after software updates they are turned back off.

To my knowledge there is only one person who reported that they lost their DRLs and it was after they updated their UConnect firmware. That really doesn't add up so there's more to that situation that we don't know about.

However, there are many people across multiple forums for years now who have been unsuccessful in getting them activated in the first place. So, that *is* the real issue.
 

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Please post back after the next VIN update on your truck CURLYP if they are turned back off...

Again... the issue is not if the dealer can turn them on... because they can, 1000s of Rams have, the issue is if after software updates they are turned back off.



Sure thing. How do I know when there is a VIN update?


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Cant you just turn your knob to the driving lights? lol. Im putting in sport projectors on saturday, so please correct me if wrong! lol
 

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You could but tail lights would be on. I have the auto headlights so I wanted the drl. Plus.. for me, it was a freebee.
 

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You could but tail lights would be on. I have the auto headlights so I wanted the drl. Plus.. for me, it was a freebee.



The DRLs are also brighter than the parking lights, your dash doesn't dim, and it's all automatic.
 
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