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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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For some reason when i bought my car it came with automatic light on...everytime i turn the engine on the lights turn on also...anyone knows how to deal with this...i dont want for my lights to turn on everytime i turn my engine...what can i do?...i just want the turnsignals truned on everytime i turn my engine on just like all of F-bodys!!anyone your help is appreciated

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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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if you pull the parking brake, the lights dont come on until you let it off...
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 09:16 PM
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naw its not that my car is a A4...and it just does that everytime i turn it on the lights turn on by them self....is there anything i can move from the fuse box or something!!
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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It has to do with a module behind your radio head unit. Search here and on google for !drl... my headlights dont come on till I trun the manual headlight switch, by how I wired the module. The instuctions are way too long to post, so search around. Laters.
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Old Feb 23, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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i searched but i didnt come up with anything...is there anyway u can eamil it to me....
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:01 AM
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I'll look around for it man, gimme a day or so to dig it up.
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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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I had the same prob. last year. It turned out to be my right headlight actuator motor.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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Now if you had bought a Firebird, Formula, or T/A - you wouldn't have this problem!
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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I stuck a resistor in the headlight sensor. Worked like a charm.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Weezzer
Now if you had bought a Firebird, Formula, or T/A - you wouldn't have this problem!
damn...I could only imagine if my TAs lights were on and off as much as a maros... the motors would run out soooo fast
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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If you lived in Canada and owned a T/A you would find out, I understand the Canadian firbird has the auto headlights intact. I suspect everyone that can in Canada does the mod to disable it.


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damn...I could only imagine if my TAs lights were on and off as much as a maros... the motors would run out soooo fast
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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hey man, its easy, either take the radio out, look at the middle air vent in the dash, see that little bulb that sticks up, there is a sensor there that detects light, find the wires, cut them, put them together, then use elect tape, u can also pull the dash up right there, but i dunno how to do that way.....www.installuniversity.com
i believe the instructions are there..hope that helps
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