97-03 Grand Prix Daytime Running Light Switch

[wstefan20]

So, just as a lot of people here have either upgraded to hid's or just dislike this feature, I too sought to solve this problem. I know there's several kits both by zzp and by other manufacturers to accomplish this, but none of them looked factory enough for me, so here it goes:
 
First, I got another fog light switch and used a hack saw to cut it off approximately 1/4 to 1/8 of an inch from the switch back like this:
 

 
Grab a front to the hud switch and peel off the front sticker:
 

 
Take some sand paper and rough up both the front (where the sticker was making sure to sand level the dimmer switch hole which we will not be using) and the back (where the fog light switch will go)
 

 
once cleaning both surfaces use a glue or epoxy (I used plastic epoxy) to bond the fog light switch to the hud face
 

 
Now clean the front and paste whatever you want on the front using the old hud sticker as a template (I chose carbon fiber)
 

 
Here's the schematic on the fog lights so you know what the pinout is (grey is illumination and black is ground both not pictured)
 








 
This pinout shows where to connect the wires on an 00+. For 97-99, the only difference is that instead of using the DRL wire, use the blue diode wire pictured later. The DRL module is below the driver's side dash, it's a gray box by the bcm. To make it easier to reach the wires, you can push up and pull down to remove the module.
 

 

Still trying to work this out, but as it looks for now, just cut the blue wire to the diode if you're 00-03. For 97-99, see above, you'll use this wire to go to the switch.

 

 
This is what it looks like clipped in
 

 
And here with the dash on
 





 
Wala! You now have an illuminated switch that looks factory to turn on and off your daytime running lights!
 
If you've ever removed the speedometer, you may have noticed several "spare" spots with places for bulbs. These actually correspond to pins on the connectors. Basically, you can use that green wire we left disconnected to make your own indicator bulb! I'll do this when I make my custom gauge cluster face so it'll actually have a symbol or something cool. Idk, the bat symbol? hehe

 

 
If you have burnt out bulbs (both of mine were burnt, this is what it looks like inside. The switch connection is a loose piece of metal that will fall out when you open it up, so be careful. The bulbs are covered with a plastic cover to create the color. You'll need to transfer this.

 
Hope this helps someone!

[Bronco Boy]

Nice. I did the same way back, but with an aftermarket switch.....

 

 

 

 

The funny thing is that I wanted the DRL's on a switch, just in case I needed them, but not once in the past 7 years have I touched that switch.   LOL

[wstefan20]

Yeah. I figured that might happen too. It's looking a bit lonely there so I think I might also relocate the trunk release switch here. Screw safety! It's a pain in my rear!

[Grandprix1]

Nice. I did the same way back, but with an aftermarket switch.....

 

 

 

 

The funny thing is that I wanted the DRL's on a switch, just in case I needed them, but not once in the past 7 years have I touched that switch. LOL

I like that design to! At some point I’ll have to do this.

[wstefan20]

For anyone who saw this before, I updated this because I finally took the time to figure out how to get this to work properly.

 

On the 97-99, all you have to do is splice into the diode, but for 00-03, there's a backup system, so the former method does not work. 

 

I also got both indicators to work with factory dimming, so if you have burnt out bulbs, I got a picture of the inside where you'll need to replace them!

[runt]

When I had my '01 GP GT all I did was unplug the wiring on the drivers side of the dash and the DRL were gone.  Auto lights still worked as expected.  Looks like a decent mod though!