Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this?

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Feb 14, 2002 | 01:16 AM

josby

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Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this?

Or is there supposed to be a rubber cap or something over it? I think I remember seeing one on another car but I can't remember. The reason I ask is I have to set my climate control 5 or more degrees different at night than in the day, so I'm thinking that if something is missing off of mine it could be causing the sensor to give false readings. Although I don't know if it actually tries to measure the amount of sunlight, or if it's just "sun" or "no sun". Here's the pic:

Thanks for any info!

Feb 14, 2002 | 01:23 AM

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Re: Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this? (josby)

Mine has a little bulb shaped cover over it.

Feb 14, 2002 | 01:48 AM

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Re: Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this? (91Vette)

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Mine has a little bulb shaped cover over it.

so does mine

Feb 14, 2002 | 02:06 AM

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Re: Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this? (No Ordinary 91)

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Mine has a little bulb shaped cover over it.so does mine

same here.

Feb 14, 2002 | 02:15 AM

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Re: Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this? (LT5FIRE)

Yup.. i think it keeps direct sunlight off of the sensor.

Feb 14, 2002 | 03:29 AM

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Yup.. i think it keeps direct sunlight off of the sensor.

Feb 14, 2002 | 07:34 AM

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Feb 14, 2002 | 09:33 AM

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Re: Does your '90-'96 sun sensor look like this?

Cool, thanks for replying, everyone. I'd call that a consensus. Someone must have taken a powerful vacuum to my car at some point in its past. There's at least one other tiny plastic piece like that that's missing from the interior, too.

I hate trying to find replacements for these minor little parts. I'm probably going to have to end up buying an entire sun load sensor from someone.