Twilight Sentinal Question...
Safety Car
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From: Louisville Kentucky
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From: Liberty Hill Texas
I turn the TS on during the winter months, when it seems like I am driving in the dark to and from work all the time.. Then turn it off in the spring/summer months when it's light out when at least when I am heading home.
I have seen the setting to vary the timing for raising/lowering the lights but I don't see a way to change those numbers. If I could change how long it waits to come on, it may be possible to tune out the lights coming on in the garage every time, but I just don't see how that is done.
I have seen the setting to vary the timing for raising/lowering the lights but I don't see a way to change those numbers. If I could change how long it waits to come on, it may be possible to tune out the lights coming on in the garage every time, but I just don't see how that is done.
Burning Brakes
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From: Grafton WI
I have a Canadian C5, had the TS issue. By the way, I took my car to several dealers and was told it could not be reflashed. It always defaulted to metric, I switched the cluster out to a 200 mph and now it is not an issue. As for the Twilight Sentinel issue, here is a vendor that sells an easily installed resistor that will take car of the Canadian vettes.
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/products6.html
I installed the "gadget" in 20 minutes or so, it is really easy. No more problems with the headlights popping up in the garage.
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/products6.html
I installed the "gadget" in 20 minutes or so, it is really easy. No more problems with the headlights popping up in the garage.
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From: Chico CA
Canadian car. Lights on whenever the car is running and ready to move (parking brake released). Legal requirement.
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From: Redmond Washington
How Easy
I have a Canadian C5, had the TS issue. By the way, I took my car to several dealers and was told it could not be reflashed. It always defaulted to metric, I switched the cluster out to a 200 mph and now it is not an issue. As for the Twilight Sentinel issue, here is a vendor that sells an easily installed resistor that will take car of the Canadian vettes.
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/products6.html
I installed the "gadget" in 20 minutes or so, it is really easy. No more problems with the headlights popping up in the garage.
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/products6.html
I installed the "gadget" in 20 minutes or so, it is really easy. No more problems with the headlights popping up in the garage.
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There is a light sensor on the dash that activates the headlights when the lighting is low enough. Mine come on in my garage all the time even when it is light outside - and then they go out in less than a minute once I pull out of the garage if the light is sufficient.
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That delay setting affects how long the lights stay on after you exit the vehicle. I'm sure of that. (I suppose it's possible that it also affects the light detector hysteresis but I doubt it.)
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Mandatory Twilight Sentinel on a car with pop-up headlights that have a tendency to wear is stupid, stupid and stupid.
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Not so. Canadian law is for day time running lights. We are talking about Twilight Sentinel. Japanese cars don't have TS; I think its a 'policy deal' that GM made with Transport Canada.
Last edited by faster68; Mar 27, 2008 at 06:25 PM.
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I don't know if my car is canadian but yes I'm pretty positive my speedo goes to 300 and has a button for english and metric..
But ya if that's true then I guess you really do learn something every day...
Also if I have a "canadian spec car" is that a bad difference from the rest? Perhaps that's why I have a Canadian wife...hmmmm
But ya if that's true then I guess you really do learn something every day...
Also if I have a "canadian spec car" is that a bad difference from the rest? Perhaps that's why I have a Canadian wife...hmmmm
Did any american cars come with a block heater??
You can pull the relay (#44), or as mentioned buy some bypass thing or program it out. I found pulling a fuse easier,faster and cheaper myself!
Burning Brakes
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From: Grafton WI
You carefully pry the defroster grille from the dash, I used an old credit card. The twilight sentinel on mine was the small reddish sensor on the left side of the grille. The resistor is already set up with wires and snap connectors. You just attach one to each wire and tuck under the grille and snap the grille back into place. Takes 15-20 minutes at the most. You just need to be careful and patient when removing the grille so you don't scratch anything. You can remove at a later date to restore the twilight sentinel feature if you want. I installed it because I didn't want to remove a relay or fuse, and didn't want the wear and tear of the lights going up every time I started the car in the garage. My lights also popped up in the evening sooner than I would have turned them on. Also, I read on this post that you can reflash some of the Canadian cars. Mine is a '98, couldn't be done. That would also cost more than the fix that I used. Good luck!!
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From: Louisville Kentucky
No you're right, I checked it. It controls how long the lights stay up after you turn off the key.
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For Canadian cars, you can do a simple/quick/cheap fix to DEFEAT the Twilight Sentinel.... without affecting anything else.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light+sentinel
See post # 24
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light+sentinel
See post # 24
