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mfcordova2008
 Post subject: light sensor
PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 12:53 pm 
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hey guys does any one know how to disable the ambient light sensor (if thats what it is called idk) on the 03 ssei that lil sensor in the middle of the dash board..

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PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 1:18 pm 
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To truly disable it you'd have to wire in a resistor in its place that tricks the system into thinking it's light out all the time. Do you think it isn't working, or do you not like the twilight sentinel?

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well beast i just dont like it cause since i have my hid's in at night when i try starting my car my hid's start to flicker or either one stays on and one stays off its annoying so i just wanted to disable the whole thing so i have to manually turn on the lights .. i thought there would be a fuse that i can just pull out to disable the dam thing
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Your best bet is going to be to use a relay harness. That way the headlights get full power when told to, and the headlight circuit is just the switch that tells them when to turn on. Don't most HID sellers recommend relay harnesses anyways?

There is no fuse for the Twilight Sentinel. Have you disabled your DRL's?

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yeah i already disabled them when i first put them on but like when its night time u know when u start the car the headlights come on automatically i wanted to prevent that so i can have full control of the lights when i want them on or off
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Then you'll have to wire in a resistor in place of where the sensor is. You'll have to measure its resistance in the daylight and get a resistor to match that.

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How does one disable the DRL's?

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