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Okay, I just looked through the entire owner's manual and as much as the electrical system under the hood that I could easily access without tools. I have a fuse in the fuse box under the hood labelled DRL that is (according to the manual) a 10 amp fuse that is part of the DRL system alone (nothing else is coupled to this fuse). Well, when I pull out the fuse, it doesn't change anything -- the DRLs and the entire light system functions EXACTLY the same. So I can't figure out what in the world this fuse is supposed to do. I also think I have located the transformer that was mentioned earlier that reduces the power sent to the high beams to yield the DRLs. When I have some time, I'm going to remove a bracket that is holding a piece of plastic over this box and attempt to simply disconnect the plug going in to it, and see if that does the job.

Thanks for cleaning the thread and keeping it on topic SWO3ES. Once again, I'm only after the answer(s) to my initial quesiton, not people's opinions on DRL's or the "whys" for buying a nice car or other such banter, so if you disagree with me or have other indirectly related thoughts, please keep them to yourself. I do not mean to sound rude by saying this, btw, its just to avoid the thread becoming a useless mess. Anyways, back to the topic. So far it seems that we have two main "leads" so to speak: 1) The lexus dealer/service-center might disable them. 2) A mechanic at the dealership might disable them "off the clock" if its against dealer policy to disable them officially. 3) There might be a transformer plug that can be pulled by the owner (me) under the hood that will disable them. Now, I'm going to start with exploring option 3, and will report back once I have done so. To whoever mentioned that they planned to ask their dealer to disable their DRLs, please report back when you have do so. Thanks [most] everyone :)

Sorry I'm late in replying to this... I thought I had the setting turned on to email me when there is a reply to my thread, however I never got any emails so I assumed this thread had no replies... Thanks for the input, however I'm still pretty much where I started -- no idea how to disable them. Regarding the opinions presented that are against disabling, you are certainly entitled to that stance, I just simply disagree with it. I will refrain from saying any further, to avoid turning this thread into a discussion about anything other than how to disable them on my vehicle. Anyways, has anyone tried actually asking their dealer (one of the mechanics) if they would do this unofficially in their spare time or something for under the table pay?

Hello, I recently aquired a beautiful 2000 model LS 400. It of course came with factory DRLs, which I absolutely loathe. They use the same bulbs as my high beams, but with reduced intensity. So, I'm looking for any help/information on how to disable them, and still retain my high beam function. I did a search and was unable to find anything useful in general on this topic, and nothing at all regarding this for my specific year/model. I would very much appreciate any input on this. Thanks! P.S. I'm glad to be a new member to this forum, it looks very good. With that said, please respect my opinion regarding DRLs and do not post replies that contain arguments or opinions stating that DRLs should not be disabled. I hate them because they make the car look bad, period, and you won't change my mind. I completely disagree with car manufacturers putting in mandatory factory DRLs. I believe it should be up to the customer, and thus they should be a switchable/selectable function of the car (to have them on or off). Every other vehicle I have ever owned did not come with DRLs, and I would be driving a car without them right now if it wasn't for a deal that fell into my lap that got me this lexus.