turning my headlights off

[cam98aro]

is there any mod or something i can do so i can turn my headlights off?

i think it is kind of stupid to have an "off" option on the dial, when you cant turn them off.

[Fbody3400]

Do a search, there have been a couple threads recently referring to the Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) Should get the answer your looking for in those threads.

[Grimey]

Are you talking about the automatic lights? They come on when its dark and you put the handbrake down? My car does the same thing, if I want to control the lights, I leave the handbrake on 1 click, and then turn on the lights

[cam98aro]

Originally posted by Fbody3400:
Do a search, there have been a couple threads recently referring to the Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) Should get the answer your looking for in those threads.

im not talking about DRL's

Originally posted by Grimey:
Are you talking about the automatic lights? They come on when its dark and you put the handbrake down? My car does the same thing, if I want to control the lights, I leave the handbrake on 1 click, and then turn on the lights

I really dont want to be driving around with my handbrake on.. i mean, it is a good idea, and i have thought about it myself, but i dont feel conftorable driving with the brake on... and yes, i know it isnt even working when it is on 1 click.

[slow6]

Some guy in a z28 made a writeup on how to wire it. I can get the link if ya want, been meaning to do it too.

[StrtRacer98]

i am pretty sure that the DRL actually controls the headlights, so if u bypass the DRL's you can use the switch to on/off the headlights without having the ebrake notched up.
and to do that, bypass the drl's you put a resistor inline of the light sensor on your dash.
There are alot of write ups, ive seen this topic alot.

[cam98aro]

Originally posted by StrtRacer98:
i am pretty sure that the DRL actually controls the headlights, so if u bypass the DRL's you can use the switch to on/off the headlights without having the ebrake notched up.
and to do that, bypass the drl's you put a resistor inline of the light sensor on your dash.
There are alot of write ups, ive seen this topic alot.

cant you just take the fuse out

[Little G]

If you take the console off, you can get a look at the mechanism. It's very simple, basically when the parking brake goes down it pushes two contacts together. I think if you just pull the wire off of the contacts it would do the trick.

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[cam98aro]

Originally posted by Little G:
If you take the console off, you can get a look at the mechanism. It's very simple, basically when the parking brake goes down it pushes two contacts together. I think if you just pull the wire off of the contacts it would do the trick.

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im thinking.. maby it is a bad idea to do this, because i will end up leaving my lights on, or not turning them on.

[rhodeymark]

It is the same mod as turning off the DRLs. Behind your radio is a cigarette pack sized module that the windshield sensor ties into. Heres the fix w/ pics:
http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/drl.html

[cam98aro]

Originally posted by rhodeymark:
It is the same mod as turning off the DRLs. Behind your radio is a cigarette pack sized module that the windshield sensor ties into. Heres the fix w/ pics:
http://www.xse.com/leres/ss/drl.html

thanks for the link.

my main goal was to acually just be able to turn the handle to "off" and have the lights acually turn off. I guess it would be easier to shine a flashlight on the sensor [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[StrtRacer98]

Lol youd have to leave it on though..

But yeah those drls are a pain in the ***,.. i am pretty sure there is another way to do it than that write up, seems a bit more complicated then what ive done.

[StrtRacer98]

Is this so you can run from a crime scene with the lights off and nobody will see you ? hahaha

[cam98aro]

Originally posted by StrtRacer98:
Is this so you can run from a crime scene with the lights off and nobody will see you ? hahaha

no, when i go to pick my mom up from work, or park, my headlights shine in people's houses, and probably annoy the hell out of them, and i dont want to shut my car off, and start it back up again (although this is what i do now)