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Adjusting when the lights come on.
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Adjusting when the lights come on.
Is there a way to adjust when the headlights come on in the automatic switch position? I would like the lights to come on sooner, like rainy weather. I thought about putting a piece of electrical tape on the dash sensor, but maybe there is a better way.
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Sheilding the sensor would be my guess...
but u might just paint it ? just a bit at a time until you figure out what you want...
course I guess u could turn them to that UGH !!!! manual on position
I just want to b able to adjust when OTHER drivers turn their's on !!!!
Coming back from Beale Street after turkey day in a STORM.....
Saw cars without lites on !!!! Have u ever noticed it's usually the grey or black cars that mostly do that ???
on edit: gunner - typing at the same time, but ya beat me to it
but u might just paint it ? just a bit at a time until you figure out what you want...
course I guess u could turn them to that UGH !!!! manual on position
I just want to b able to adjust when OTHER drivers turn their's on !!!!
Coming back from Beale Street after turkey day in a STORM.....
Saw cars without lites on !!!! Have u ever noticed it's usually the grey or black cars that mostly do that ???
on edit: gunner - typing at the same time, but ya beat me to it
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From: North Carolina
Seriously though, i wouldn't think it would be adjustable... I don't have a wiring diagram, but i am willing to wager it is a little light activated switch that pulls in the headlight relay, so it doesn't output an analog signal that you can manipulate.
Maybe some of that aftermarket window tint stuff... just wrap the eye in it?
Maybe some of that aftermarket window tint stuff... just wrap the eye in it?
Last edited by GUNNERDOG; Dec 2, 2009 at 05:33 PM. Reason: clarity
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I put black eletrical tape over mine and just leave it in the auto postion all the time that way anytime I drive the truck the lights come on if I don't want them on i can turn them off. I drive ever vehicle with the light on no matter where I am or what time of day it is.
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From: Hampton
It's a photocell in that bubble. If you can find the wire coming off of it you could try putting a variable resistor on it. That's what we do to adjust the sensistivity of the photo cells we use. Just a thought. I use the hat trick.
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All the suggestions above involve shielding the sensor to speed it's turning on. I doubt it is what the op is after, but adjusting in the other direction must be impossible.
Last edited by System; Dec 3, 2009 at 06:20 AM. Reason: morning brain fart...
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Black tape makes sense to me, and you could experiement with covering increasing portions of the lens to get the value you like.
Be aware that if you have EATC in your truck, covering that sensor will change how your temps behave. I don't know how noticeable it will be, if at all.
Be aware that if you have EATC in your truck, covering that sensor will change how your temps behave. I don't know how noticeable it will be, if at all.
