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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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That is exactly why I want to do it. I keep my headlights on automatic. But when it rains, it isnt dark enough to turn the lights on. I always forget to turn them on when its raining. I want them on all the time. Every car I owned before this, I turned my headlights on anytime I was driving anyways. My bulbs might burn out sooner than yours but I dont mind changing them. I like having my lights on.
Yea I forget alot of the time to turn my headlight's on when it's raining. I'm so used to just keeping them on automatic.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Nice post! TAC!
 
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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Nice post! TAC!
Thanks!
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Took it back apart today and put a iece of carpet in it. Works great. Yay!
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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Took it back apart today and put a iece of carpet in it. Works great. Yay!
Good job!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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You'll need to get a soldering iron and heat of the solder on those two wire's while having someone else pull the bulb form the circuit board.
Good write up! If you're out at RadioShack (or similar) for the LED, you might as well get some desolder braid too.


 
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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Good write up! If you're out at RadioShack (or similar) for the LED, you might as well get some desolder braid too.


Yea good point. I didn't have to put any new solder on mine though.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Great Post! I haven't been posting much lately, but it is nice to see people still coming up with great mods you can do yourself. Daily reminder why I still love being a member here.

Phil
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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Great Post! I haven't been posting much lately, but it is nice to see people still coming up with great mods you can do yourself. Daily reminder why I still love being a member here.

Phil
Thanks
 
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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Do all 3mm LED's draw the same current? I ask because I want to go blue but I want to get the right LED. if I ask for a superbright 3MM blue LED, it will work?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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They do differ a little bit. But if you head over to superbrightleds.com, and pick up a 3mm led itll work fine.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaoP-...eature=related

I did this a year ago or so. I posted a thread on it and the video linked above. Nice writeup. What color did you swap it out for?
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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disable sunlight sensor

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Thanks for this. I used it to try and black out the headlight sensor. Sadly, the only thing I had at work was some painters tape and it is apparently not enough. Ill be trying again using a few different things. Im hoping a bit of electrical tape will do the trick.
How to make the autoheadlamps operate all the time day or night just remove the sunload sensor thats the one with the blinking light (theft lamp) and eithe remove or cut pin 2 thats the white wire
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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My method is much easier to reverse.
 
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