# After-market daytime running lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-daytime-running-lights/50148>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** contour, ford\
**Created:** [June 10, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-daytime-running-lights/50148 "2010-06-10T21:19:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jazzpot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jazzpot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jazzpot)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-daytime-running-lights/50148/1 "2010-06-10T21:19:48Z")

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The after-market daytime running light switch I installed ~ 2002 has failed in the on-state (headlights stay on all the time). This particular part was discontinued in 2008, and I can’t find anyone who still sells after-market switches. Any suggestions on replacing the unit I have?

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-daytime-running-lights/50148/2 "2010-06-10T22:40:07Z")

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try your local electronics supply house, or look on line for an electrical parts vendor. You may have to adapt a sw. to fit your application.

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/after-market-daytime-running-lights/50148/3 "2010-06-10T23:24:47Z")

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Or hard wire it with no switch.  
If you use it all the time choose that circuit, on when the car’s on, and forget the switch.