well before you burn your car down to ashes. i would suggest to leave this work for someone a little more familiar with wiring etc. No offense

 

Bump.

 

This is inaccurate.

Vehicles over 15 years of age which are imported into Canada are not required to meet federal safety requirements. Thus things like DRL's are not requried.

Vehicles that are less than 15 years of age that are imported into Canada are required to meet all federal safety standards and must be cleared through the Registrar of Imported Vehicles Registrar of Imported Vehicles

-Geoff

 

Another bump.

 

Not required for federal, but in Alberta, you cannot legally pass an 'out of province' inspection without DRL's, they might give grace to cars older then 1990 (as was the case with a 1978 mustang a friend imported) but the 1991 camaro he imported NEEDED DRL'S installed to pass OPI...

Either that, or know a tech capable of passing it without DRL and slip him a case or two...


To OP...

I would have to agree your wiring has been messed with... Some line is triggering the lights.... Sorry but I'm not much help in that subject...


J.

 

I assume you've pulled the rear plastics out and had a look to see if anything is non-standard?

 

Rear DRL aren't required anywhere. Front DRL are required in Canada (not in USA). But no rear DRL.


Yes, I already did that.

 

Here is how it should be wired up. You're going to have to trace cables & see what they've changed. I imagine it will be obvious when you find where they've tapped in.

 

Sadly, I see everyone thinks this is a local issue, which is NOT.

 

I would check what post #4 said. Mine had the same problem you are describing when the plastic grommet broke. Brake lights still worked fine

 

Hmmm ok thanks I'll check this out, maybe it's a local issue finally...

 

Most of my experiences are with JDM FDs (and otherwise Australian market FDs) and I can tell you that of all the JDM cars I've bought back to Australia, none illuminated the rear lights with just the key on. Its not a JDM thing.

Either Canadians wired it this way when it arrived in Canada to meet some sort of DRL regulations (and they went overboard- Canada doesnt need rear DRLs from what I'm reading?) or there's some wiring problem with the car.

Being a JDM, you have to be a bit careful because the USDM wiring diagrams do not match JDM wire colors and wiring can be different JDM vs USDM. A lot of people on these forums in the USA have wiring diagrams for their USDM cars, but they arent correct for JDM.
So far, I dont think anyone has managed to find a genuine JDM wiring book, even though a lot of people have asked, me included..

 

Anyone have a picture of that brake pedal grommet?

 

if you look at the brake pedal theres a switch that gets pushed in by the top of the pedal. If its just a hole with the switch poking through its missing.

Dont know if thats the issue though since I'm pretty sure that when the plastic piece broke on mine the lights would stay on even with the ignition off.

 

Indeed. My JDM RS does not turn on the rear lights with the ignition key.

 

Mine broke recently. Found the grommet in the floor board and battery was dead from brake lights being on.

I just found something to plug the hole in the brake pedal so the stopper would get pushed back in when the pedal was at rest.