# Daytime running lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lights\ **Created:** [January 15, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985 "2009-01-15T22:44:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Junegug09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Junegug09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Junegug09)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/1 "2009-01-15T22:44:11Z")
My daytime running lights no longer work on my 1995 VW golf. I started the car up this morning and no running lights. I would love to fix this, but don’t want to go the shop if I can easily fix this myself Any help out there? ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/2 "2009-01-15T23:11:20Z")
Have you checked the fuse? ---
**Author:** ![Junegug09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Junegug09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Junegug09)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/3 "2009-01-15T23:16:04Z")
My owners manual does not say that there is a fuse for this. Is there? or could it be a relay? thanks ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/4 "2009-01-15T23:34:36Z")
There’s probably a fuse AND a relay. Look around. Sometimes the fuses are identified by a label under the fuse box cover. There is probably more than one fuse box. There’s usually one inside the car and another under the hood. ---
**Author:** ![Junegug09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Junegug09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Junegug09)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/5 "2009-01-15T23:44:46Z")
Thanks I will check it out today. Thanks again for all the help ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/6 "2009-01-16T00:03:12Z")
It may also be that the bulbs are burned out. ---
**Author:** ![Junegug09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Junegug09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Junegug09)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/7 "2009-01-16T00:51:39Z")
would they both go out at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/8 "2009-01-16T01:03:54Z")
Unlikely, but possible. Check the bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/9 "2009-01-16T11:49:41Z")
Not exactly at the same time, but we often don’t notice when just one goes out and often they tend to go out at about the same time. So I also suggest checking the bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/10 "2009-01-16T11:51:40Z")
Why waste a single ounce of effort or money on this. Maybe click your light switch on when you drive? ---
**Author:** ![Ranck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Ranck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranck)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daytime-running-lights/24985/11 "2009-01-16T17:01:25Z")
I am not familiar with your car’s setup, but _some_ car daytime running lights use the high beam lights connected in series so they burn at half normal brightness for DRL use. In that case, one burned out bulb would make both go out for the DRLs, but if you turn on your headlights and check only one would be out.