Looking for the best way to cover or disconnect the light sensor on the dash. Preferably the way that looks the best and not just putting an object over top

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Why do you want to cover it up, just don't like it?

 

Put hids in and figured I can cover it to run full lights all the time plus the way the hids are set up I found out I can't really run a relay

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Hi.

Simply not true - you can ALWAYS run a relay - and you ALWAYS should.

TRS sells great relay harnesses - with any specific connectors you may need.

Obscuring that sensor is not the answer.

 

Can't you just turn the light switch from "auto" to "on" and manually turn them on whenever you want? I feel like I'm missing something if that isn't an option for some reason.

 

Well I have one. I attempted to hook it up. Same way I've hooked them up in the past but neither light worked. Any special way I should know about with the f-150s?

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You have one what? Did it come with the heads you bought? Were those not fromm the same era of F150 as yours? Can you not contact the seller and ask him?

There really is no 'special' way - the harness is either correct and it works, or it's the wrong harness or defective. Or the heads themselves are wired in a non-standard / kludged fashion. Pics of everything would help.

Running without relay isolation and independent fusing is asking for trouble - especially on a truck with a SJB ( Smart Junction Box).

All of the fellers on here with your era of truck running proper high quality retrofits (not PnP garbage) are using a quality harness and have zero problems.

 

i would rather cover it or darken the sensor too, but for a different reason... i hate my dashboard illumination coming on/off when driving in and out of clouds (ex: daytime rain). if i have my lights on (manually, since i never set it to 'auto'), i like the dash to be lit as well.