$1000 to install daytime running lights from dealer????

[nutsackninja]

Hi everyone

I am going to be bringing in my 2005 G35 Coupe in from the US in about 2 weeks. So I decided on calling my local dealership here in Oakville Ontario. I asked the service guy how much to install dtrl (daytime running lights) so I can pass my inspection and he said it would be $1000 for the part and the labor and that it requires a large rewire.

I nearly fell out of my seat. Is this just a money grab or is there a cheaper way of doing this?

Thanks in advance.

[ImpliedConsent]

Try these couple of posts and see if you can find a solution. 1k seems pretty stiff.

zer...14005http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/298985

[ArizonaG35]

Welcome to Nicoclub oh wise Guerrilla of Gonads!

I think $1k is far fetched as well... check out those posts that impliedconsent provided and do a little research on some ebay options. I'm sure somene with experience will chime in!

Good luck!Dave

[nutsackninja]

Hey guys thanks for the replies..

I heard Canadian Tire can do this install but to be honest I don't trust the monkeys that work there. Is this a possible solution?

[telcoman]

Hey guys thanks for the replies..

I heard Canadian Tire can do this install but to be honest I don't trust the monkeys that work there. Is this a possible solution?

Buy a new one

[rn79870]

I'm just curious. Are DRLs required in Canada? Can't you just drive with your regular lights on?

Oh, welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy yourself in the G35 forum, and at the other forums here.

[nutsackninja]

I'm just curious. Are DRLs required in Canada? Can't you just drive with your regular lights on?

Oh, welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy yourself in the G35 forum, and at the other forums here.

Thank you for the warm welcome. To answer your question yes it is required in order to pass inspection (its the law in Canada)

From what I read so far all that you need is to install a small relay to the fog lights, thats why I am wondering why the dealership would charge so much

[drcop]

I live in Ottawa and brought an 04 sedan from Fla in January. I found this garage in Ottawa that did it for $260 ALL IN!! He placed a module in the engine and hooked up the integrated fog lights to it so now my day time runners are the halogen fogs. It works perfect and passed the Canadian Tire inspection no probs. If you need more info. let me know and I'll email you the garage (if you don't mid the drive up the highway...took about 4hrs to do.)

[abrami]

I live in Ottawa and brought an 04 sedan from Fla in January. I found this garage in Ottawa that did it for $260 ALL IN!! He placed a module in the engine and hooked up the integrated fog lights to it so now my day time runners are the halogen fogs. It works perfect and passed the Canadian Tire inspection no probs. If you need more info. let me know and I'll email you the garage (if you don't mid the drive up the highway...took about 4hrs to do.)

I'm in the midst of importing a 2007 Pathfinder and live in Montreal. Would appreciate learning the name of the garage in Ottawa.

Thanks,

Phil

[RPM G35x]

Hey guys thanks for the replies..

I heard Canadian Tire can do this install but to be honest I don't trust the monkeys that work there. Is this a possible solution?

$1000 sounds insane. I would try to trick the inspectors first by turning the fog lights on auto before I would pay that much.I wouldn't let Canadian Tire touch my bicycle, especially not my G. 20years ago those guys changed my oil and didn't put the oil cap back on. How do you screw up an oil change??? I havn't been back since and some people would say I shouldn't have gone there in the first place.It pisses me off that they are the only ones nationwide we can use for the imported car inspection. I can sort of see it from a Gov't point of view though. They are trying to keep it simple by dealing with only one company. If only our Gov't could think/act this efficiently on so many other levels where would we be? Please do not respond, politically speaking.

[jdanielsg]

Again, people... it is NOT true that Canadian Tires is the only place that does inspection.. AGAIN.. it is NOT TRUE. If people take the time to peruse the RIV website carefully they will come across a list of independent inspections centres..compromising of various car dealers, mr lube type places etc, stand alone inspections centres acredited individually. They list them by city/province.

I took mine to one out of town that I manage to get them to pass me w/o the DRL, I will be doing the DRL later on when I find a proper solution. I find it ridiculous to pay those monkeys $250 at least to do something I can probably manage or figure out myself. Failing which I have a shop in TO i trust and they could probably do it for less, if not at least I trust the work.

[RPM G35x]

Again, people... it is NOT true that Canadian Tires is the only place that does inspection.. AGAIN.. it is NOT TRUE.

Agreed...you are correct but there are not nearly enough. Ontario, for ex. has the most with only 21 options and all of them are in Southern Ont. People in rural communities do have a choice but they are most likely heading to C.T. beacause every town has one.Not the case with nutsackninja...
Modified by RPM G35x at 12:52 PM 3/14/2008

[drcop]

Abrami

The name of the garage is "Wagorns Garage" and it"s right off the 417 just as you enter Ottawa (St. Laurent exit take Cyrville south about 1km) so it should be easy for you to find. The owner was awesome to deal with and gave me no problems.

St Laurent shopping mall is very close by as with other shopping so you'll have something to do while you wait for the work to be done.

Any more questions, don't hesitate to ask.

[BrandAidDesignG35]

look around, call junk yard, elite scrap yards my friend, you'll spend under 100... It's a small black module, useless really... I got one for my altima for under $25... I had to pick it out of the junkyard though

... ..and that was a couple years back but hey... You'd save $$$$

Good luck!