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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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i have auto headlights that come up at dark as safety feature does anybody know how to fix so i can put them up when i want....thanks
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i have auto headlights that come up at dark as safety feature does anybody know how to fix so i can put them up when i want....thanks
you have this on a trans am?


that is not a factory option to my knowledge...
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My 98 WS6 doesn't do that, I've never heard of that option either.
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sounds like a good upgrade
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Originally Posted by lemons12
you have this on a trans am?


that is not a factory option to my knowledge...
I think he means when he presses the lock/unlock button on his remote for the car, his headlights come up and back down..My car does the same but someone said it was a bad ground
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Auto-lights was standard on the Canadian Firebirds.

It should work the same way as on a Camaro.

Here is how to disable it on the Camaro:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/7096661-post8.html
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instead of a scotchlock, i cutoff the ambient light sensor and spliced the 2 wires together. same principle. also can cut the red-orange wire behind the dimmer switch
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Originally Posted by nalmak
I think he means when he presses the lock/unlock button on his remote for the car, his headlights come up and back down..My car does the same but someone said it was a bad ground
if thats the case, then you have a problem.. it wasnt an option..

if you motor goes out or your gears are stripped it will do this... ask me how i know..
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Originally Posted by lemons12
if thats the case, then you have a problem.. it wasnt an option..

if you motor goes out or your gears are stripped it will do this... ask me how i know..
oh..then its just my motor..cuz it is stripped..makes that buzzing noise..
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oh..then its just my motor..cuz it is stripped..makes that buzzing noise..
thatd be your problem... fix that and they should go back to normal..
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Originally Posted by lemons12
thatd be your problem... fix that and they should go back to normal..
Ha Ha..I tried to do that..And lost a couple of bolts..Now in order to turn on the headlights i have to pop the hood first or the cover scrapes the top of the hood and the headlights dont go all the way up..Its very Ghetto..I gotta get some bolts to align it right, but for now its a funny thing when i hang out with other F-Bodies..Or they talk about my removed nostril seperator..Either or
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Originally Posted by nalmak
Ha Ha..I tried to do that..And lost a couple of bolts..Now in order to turn on the headlights i have to pop the hood first or the cover scrapes the top of the hood and the headlights dont go all the way up..Its very Ghetto..I gotta get some bolts to align it right, but for now its a funny thing when i hang out with other F-Bodies..Or they talk about my removed nostril seperator..Either or
hahaha,,, i hav eno nostrils in my hood... and i have to raise my hood in order to raise my headlights..

i bet mine is more ghetto though.. ever seen someone try to raise a pinon and pop the headlights at the same time?

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Originally Posted by lemons12
if thats the case, then you have a problem.. it wasnt an option..

if you motor goes out or your gears are stripped it will do this... ask me how i know..
IT was an option here in Canada Lemons. I'm trying to disable mine as we speak, that's how I came across this site.
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Originally Posted by nemss1
instead of a scotchlock, i cutoff the ambient light sensor and spliced the 2 wires together. same principle. also can cut the red-orange wire behind the dimmer switch
What did you mean by this "cutoff the ambient light sensor"? Just snipped both wires of and wired the two together? You didn't touch the alarm indicator one though I guess though right? The one located right next to the light sensor?
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Check out the link I posted.
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Check out the link I posted.
Yeah I did, but was just wondering about alternatives and if there were any? But yes the link you provided gives me what I needed to know. Thanks a bunch.
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