ter999

Hi Guys

I've been lurking these forums since late last year, as i purchased my first AMG vehicle around that time - 2015 c63 507 edition

The information within this forum has been a gold mine, absolutely wonderful and helpful

I've done searches within this sub forum and also on google, but cannot find out if it is possible to replace the DRL's color on a 2015 Canadian spec c63?
Currently the default color is white, but i want to either change it to a set of yellow led's, or, just completely remove the drl led bulb strip (will it cause errors? I am also aware of Canadian laws requiring DRLs to be active)
The Canadian version also doesnt have the menu option to "turn off DRLs", as seen in some tutorial videos.

Does any fellow members have experience with this? ty

skullbox15

I'm sure you could find some aftermarket "yellow" LEDs. The car won't know what color the LEDs are.

I think there was just a post about the DRL being removed completely from a car @BLKROKT and I don't think it causes any issues. He actually had the front bumper re-finished.

BLKROKT

I can’t tell you if you can change the DRL color or not. I haven’t had them in hand for many years but seem to recall that they’re sealed units and not serviceable but I could be wrong.

You can take off the DRL completely, but it will leave funky mounting protrusions on the inside of the bumper that you’ll want to have shaved off or cut off yourself (carefully). The DRL laws are different in Canada, so no guarantees you won’t get persistent errors after removal.

blurred

Just use some yellow lamin-x film. You are certainly not going to crack open the drl unit and replace the individual chips with yellow led chips are you?

Canadian laws are strange. As you should be aware the drl rules are a Federal Transport Canada rule and therefore only apply to manufacturers or importers. Your province sets the actual road laws and within your provinces vehicle laws would be a section regarding lighting. Check that for drl requirements as most provinces don't specify drls...

Diabolis

Neither the federal nor the provincial statutes regarding the DRL requirements are open to interpretation. Screwing around with the DRLs - including changing the colour - is illegal and a pretty sure way to get the attention of the local constabulary and have your car impounded for not being compliant. If you want to keep the car street-legal, don't screw around with them and leave them exactly as they are.

And, FWIW the W204 C63 is not a riced out Civic. While taste is relative, the front end is about as good-looking as cars get and really doesn't need any visual "upgrades". If you had just won a new BMW M4 that looks like a large rodent, I would totally understand the need to modify the way it looks, but not the W204. IMHO you're going down the wrong path here.

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There are no federal laws regarding motor vehicle operation in canada as those are provincial responsibilities. As I already stated the federal laws are for manufacturers and importers only and the provinces are free to use those rules or ignore some, all, or add their own.

As you are in Ontario the HTA covers the rules for operation and safety in the province and can set their own rules. Until 2015 you did not require DRLs in Ontario as they were not part of the prescribed lighting. After 2015 when the new motor vehicle safety standards were implemented you are required to have DRLs as mandated to manufacturers by Transport Canada however they can be white, amber, or yellow so "modifying" them to any of these colours is perfectly legal in Ontario as there is not stipulation that they have to be as delivered by the manufacturer, only that they fall within the rules for implementation.

Diabolis

Transport Canada IS a federal regulatory body. The last pic in your post above (Section 6 - Lamps) is the TC regulation regarding DRLs. I am not going to spend time digging through the Ontario HTA, but it stipulates the same thing.

blurred

Correct-ish, those images are from the Ontario safety handbook that was updated in 2015 and now uses TC regs for DRL regarding safety certifications. Provinces are not bound to follow federal regulations with regards to operating a motor vehicle and provincial standards vary




​​​​​​Again. Motor vehicle owners do not have to follow Federal motor vehicle regulations unless they are specifically part of provincial statutes or regulations. The example here are DRLs, which have been federally regulated and required to be installed by manufacturers and importers on vehicles since 1998 however they have only been required by operators (private owners) in Ontario since 2015. Between 1998 and 2015 you could legally disconnect them or cover them or render them in-operational and there were no laws to prevent that.

W205C43PFL

OP, not sure if you have a W205 or W204 (assuming it is the former since it is a 2015), you don't have to swap the headlights, it is a module that controls the colour I think: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...l-upgrade.html

W205C43PFL

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...light-mod.html

BLKROKT

You’re currently in the W204 forum and OP already said he has a 2015 507 model, which is clearly a W204. Yet you still chose to post irrelevant W205 information. 👎🏻

W205C43PFL

Sorry about that, definitely unintentional I did not notice the 507 part. I am sorry about that, only reason I thought it was a W205 was because of the 2015 model year is when the W205 first arrived in Canada. Sorry, for the trouble this has caused.

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2015 was a model year finale for the w204 c63 507 coupe as well as debut of the new w205 c63

W205C43PFL

Thanks you for this information again I am sorry for posting the wrong information previously.