There are two ways to install DRLs on Contiques.

DRL is standard equipment on Canadian cars by law since about 1990. Many (but not all) Contiques sold in the US can be converted by just plugging in the Canadian relay. To see if you can do this, open the fuse box under the hood near the battery for inspection. If the car is ready for DRL conversion, you will notice an empty hole in the bak of relays. You will also notice a brass colored "shorting bar" joining two of the sockets. If the shoting bar is there, you can buy the Canadian relay and remove the shorting bar and install the relay. If there is no shorting bar, the car is missing the wiring to make the easy conversion.

The other way is to purchase the Ford (or other aftermarket) DRL kit and follow the instructions to install it. This kit can be installed no matter if the above mentioned wiring is there or not.

Bill Jenkins did have a link with a photo of the fuse box and relay hole with shorting bar. I don't know where to find it now, or if it still exists. Bill also had the Canadian part number, which seems to be hard to find in the catalog in the US. The part is easy to obtain if you have the part number.


Jim Johnson
98 SVT