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  1. Again, for those newbs that haven't read this entire thread.... Just twist the light stalk and turn the headlights ON...... And.... just leave them on! They automatically shut off when you turn the ignition OFF, and....even better..... automatically come back on when you start the car! You never again have to wonder if you turned on your headlights....because they're already on. Plus you don't have to wonder if you pulled the wrong thing. It's all good.
  2. The current issue of DRIVE addresses this point. Saying that you must look for the headlight symbol in the dash, as the Electroluminecsent gauges combined with DRL give the illusion that your headlights are on, when if effect they're not. So SUBARU knows this is an issue, and still does NOT make auto headlights available?! Just turn the headlight switch ON and leave it there.
  3. I know that, and I 100% agree with those statistics....others, however seem to disagree.
  4. On our Legacy, the light switch has been on since day 1 Safety first.
  5. Just leave the light switch ON. They turn off with the key. No need for a "ding-dong" !
  6. TRS....I agree with your last two posts almost 100%. I'd be hard pressed to believe the alternator would have a measureable effect to fuel economy. It's so miniscule, even mentioning it wastes more energy. It would NEVER outweigh the safety benefits as you stated. Those people you speak of.....driving at dusk, when its raining, etc, are the people I encounter the most. Makes you wonder what they were doing during drivers-ed. Their parents are probably the same way. Book smart...street dumb.
  7. Example A has a few issues with its math. They do not calculate in the reserve capacity of the vehicles battery. They are also figuring on 2,560,000,000,000 miles per year! One press of the cigarette lighter and you blow those figures through the roof. If you are a person concerned with the amount of gas required to illuminate your headlights, you'd likely NOT be driving a Legacy GT. You'd likely be the type that rides their bike to work everyday. Example B .....Well talk about ME preaching.... That site has an agenda. What it is I don't quite understand. But whatever their overall reason, it IS shared by a few people on here. That sites process of thought reminds me of the group of people that say they're safer WITHOUT their seatbelt on. I'm sorry if I offend anyone on here. That is far from what I intended to do. I'm simply giving another view of things with safety in mind. All too often people get geared up in the vanity of their car. They think headlights on give them a bad "look" or something. All I'm saying is, it absolutely improves your visibility to others. Why would you compromise your own, or others peoples safety by disabling them?
  8. I'm telling YOU to LIGHTen up! Look.... Subaru designed the car to have DRL's. They want you to be in a safe automobile. However, Subaru failed to offer automatic headlights for when it gets dark. If you forget (LOTS of other cars have this now, so if you used to your other vehicles WITH auto headlights, this is VERY easy to do) to turn your headlights ON at night, you are invisible from the sides and rear.......NOT SAFE......NOT DEBATABLE. By adhearing to my suggestion of simply LEAVING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON at all times....you alleviate any possibility of forgeting to turn them on. You get DRL's during the day, and when it gets dark.....hey,....your lights are already on! Simple. Safe. No drawbacks whatsoever.
  9. Did you mean I may have a point? I really don't have a problem. I have a great solution (simply leaving the headlight switch ON) that allows "lights on for safety", and prevents driving with just the DRL's on at night. Set it and forget it. Don't like my preaching...don't read it. I'm not preaching a practice that will harm you or others....It's something that will save lives, and correct SOA's screw up.
  10. Doesn't anyone else just leave the headlight switch ON all the time? All this work about wiring and disabling just so you don't drive in the dark with just your DRL's on. Turn em on and leave em on!
  11. The Legacy NEEDS auto-on headlights simply because the DRL's provide ample forward lighting at night. So much light, that one "thinks" the lights are ON, when your virtually invisible from the side and behind. It really shouldn't cost anything, and it should be a standard feature on ANY vehicle with fullsize DRL's. Auto headlights have been around for well over 10 years in the majority of vehicles.....not just luxury vehicles, but everyday cars as well. The Legacy IS a sport-luxury car, and with it's $30K price should include this feature.
  12. Just hit the * button on the dash above the DISP button. Brings full brightness to gauges.
  13. BadAndy, Good jab at PA Yes it's the PA law, and yes PA drivers as a whole tend to suck the big one. They need all the help they can get! But at least up in PA, we know how to drive other then going round and round while turning LEFT! Our headlight switch on the Legacy has been "ON" since the second week of ownership. This car NEEDS auto-headlamps.....BADLY! Don't know of any other $30K car that DOESN'T have them. We just keep the headlight switch ON all the time. Kill two birds with one stone. It emulates DRL's during the day, and .....guess what....cant forget to turn something ON thats already ON when it gets dark!
  14. You guys just don't get my point though do you? By you disabling an important safety feature such as DRL's,(Jaycee, this is not aimed at you, as you and I go a step further by using HEADLIGHTS during the day) your not just endangering yourself, but the general public. Which I feel is just being selfish and inconsiderate of others. I've been preaching "headlights on for safety" ever since seeing my first Saturn back in the early 90's. It immediately became apparent to me that headlights on during the day made a vehicle MUCH more visible. From that point on I began using my headlights everytime I got in my trucks/cars. It became habbit to hit the switch, and I never forgot to turn them off. People in my area know who I am by "hey, your the guy with the headlights on, right?". I then bought a '99 Chrysler 300 and, within weeks learned that there was a module that Chrylser installs in it's Canadian bound cars. My newest truck '04 GMC has DRL's, and I go a step further by hitting my FOG light switch every time I get in, which during the day keeps the DRL's on, and turns my running lights on, as well as the fog lights. A nice broad beam pattern of the Fogs, combined with the factory DRL's. With the Legacy, we simply leave the headlight and foglights ON all the time. It's easy, it's simple and it overcomes the problem that Subaru left out automatic headlights. Just get in and drive. During the first week of ownership, we found ourselves getting honked at because we didn't have tail lights on. We quickly discovered the car didn't have Auto Headlights. Probably the only car in the $30K class that makes you manually turn on your headlights. I will likely go to my grave preaching the benefits of "Headlights on for safety". So if you choose to be selfish and inconsiderate of others safety, disable them. P.S.......Just last night, I saw a work zone sign not more than a 1/4 mile from my house. I'll try to remember my camera and take a pic. The sign states that it is PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAW that you turn your headlights on in the work zones.
  15. If you feel I sound like what you just described, then your entitled to your thoughts. I was not a safety. Pay better attention when your driving. The signs are out there in all States. YES, it absolutely helps you see an oncoming vehicle when they have their DRL's or headlights ON. They're watching the road so they don't DIE! NO I'm NOT a construction worker. My career puts me near mid-speed secondary roads on a daily basis. I make myself as visible as possible, and I would expect motorists to do the same. BTW.....your post makes you sound like a dorky nerd from elementary school. I'm here trying to state my point about safety. The safety of YOU, and the safety of others. If you disagree, you disagree, at least I made my point clear. If I convinced just ONE more person to drive with DRL's or headlights ON, I feel I've done a good deed.
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