Your DRLs turn off for safety reasons. It's very difficult to see the turn signal well when they are on. Therefore they turn off when the signal is on.
If you leave them on and use the signal, folks won't be able to see it well and it will be like not using the signal at all.
Therefore, you might as well just not use the turn signal and then the DRL won't turn off.
Amen to that! I have an '09 and have seriously been wanting to upgrade my Charger to a 15 or 16, but I have to tell you that stupid DRL off-when-turning thing makes me want to buy ANYTHING else.
Surely there is a hack to disable the stupid "winking." (Yeah, I know, don't call you Shirley)
This is the simple answer to your question without the indignation thrown in. The Tazer will allow you to keep the DRLs on and it will be plainly obvious to everyone when you have your blinkers on as our yellow directional lamps are plenty bright. If you think it's worth the price, or you can borrow one then go for it.
I think it's a great addition. Too many turn signals and break lights seem to be very weak to me these days. The Durango is a good example, massive rear racetrack light, lots of lights, tiny break and turn signals. I can barely see them. Car companies are moving in the right direction for this, it gets your attention. I drive a motorcycle so I am all for big advertisements of what a vehicle's intentions are. Also, you never see your own cars turn signal, so why worry.
I'm not a huge fan of DRLs, and I'm not sure if they really make much of a difference as far as safety goes, at least here in Texas.
I understand why the DRL drops out when the turn signal is being used, since the DRLs would mask the blinker somewhat. On the other hand, if someone is so far away that they don't see the blinker because of the DRL being on at the same time, they're probably far enough away that it doesn't matter if they don't see it.
I personally disabled the dropout. There are plenty of Chargers where I live, so I see the "winking" all of the time and it bothers me enough that I don't want my car to look like that.
If I didn't think the LEDs looked cool, I'd turn off the DRLs entirely.
I used to hate DRLs and would shut them off in every vehicle I owned, but the LEDs hehre make it look a LOT better than the old amber DRLs. They're staying on for me.
Personal preference - I don't mind it, but if you're driving around, you can see it in the reflection of the car in front of you. I've noticed it and it is very noticeable when it comes on and off - which is kinda the point I guess.
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