Turning off auto lights
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Burning Brakes
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Turning off auto lights
Question guys i have a 2000 corvette and i hate when the lights flip up and come on. I want to be in control of turning ligts on and off. Example start car in garage head lights come on back out, lights go off.Is my only way to take it to the GM dealer and get them to disable this or do i buy this thing called a defeat device.You would sure think there would be a on off switch for this.
Burning Brakes
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You have a Canadian car, there is no way to simply turn them off. You can pull a fuse, not sure which one it is on your year car, or you can buy a pre-made resistor, which I did, and it works great. Here is the link:
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/
It is an approx 30 minute install, you pry up the grill at the back of the dash and attach the wires from the resistor to the wires on the twilight sentinel sensor with clips supplied with the resistor, then tuck into place and put the grill back on. You have to be somewhat careful when prying the grill up, I used an old credit card. It just takes a little time and patience. Good luck!
http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/
It is an approx 30 minute install, you pry up the grill at the back of the dash and attach the wires from the resistor to the wires on the twilight sentinel sensor with clips supplied with the resistor, then tuck into place and put the grill back on. You have to be somewhat careful when prying the grill up, I used an old credit card. It just takes a little time and patience. Good luck!
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Burning Brakes
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I wonder if pulling that fuse, if it effects anything else? I just looked at my manual and fuse 20 under the hood is showing Blank
Last edited by 3Xvette; Apr 10, 2008 at 08:42 PM.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '12
Your vette has the twilight sentinel option. If it was originally a Canadian vehicle you cannot turn off this option. I guess you will have to follow the previous postings to pull the fuse.
Burning Brakes
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The fuse that has to be pulled is under the floor mat. It's either #24 or #42, I don't remember. I'd have to pull the carpet up and look.
Once it's pulled, no more automatic pop-up and you have to turn the lights on and off by hand.
RonJ ...
I went out and looked, it's Micro Relay #44 under the carpet.
Once it's pulled, no more automatic pop-up and you have to turn the lights on and off by hand.
RonJ ...
I went out and looked, it's Micro Relay #44 under the carpet.
Last edited by RonJ; Apr 10, 2008 at 09:32 PM. Reason: correction
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Burning Brakes
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Steve,
Burning Brakes
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It's Micro Relay #44, which by the owners handbook is for the Automatic Lamp Control Headlamps.
RonJ ...
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i'm guessing the drivers side?
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '08
Question guys i have a 2000 corvette and i hate when the lights flip up and come on. I want to be in control of turning ligts on and off. Example start car in garage head lights come on back out, lights go off.Is my only way to take it to the GM dealer and get them to disable this or do i buy this thing called a defeat device.You would sure think there would be a on off switch for this.
(http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/)...works great and an easy install...solved the issue...if you need a hand let me know, I'm not far from you..
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Burning Brakes
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RonJ i see the relay #44 ALC HDLP does this just pull out i really pulled on it and it doesn't want to come Omron relay.
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Burning Brakes
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Hi..I had the same issue...purchased the headlight defeat from
(http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/)...works great and an easy install...solved the issue...if you need a hand let me know, I'm not far from you..
(http://www.corvettegadgetman.com/)...works great and an easy install...solved the issue...if you need a hand let me know, I'm not far from you..
Steve
Burning Brakes
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From: Foresters Falls(near Ottawa) Ont
Once I removed mine, I wrapped it up, wrote #44 on it and left it along side the fuse panel under the "door" just so I wouldn't lose it.
And Eric, it's on the passenger side under the toe board.
RonJ ...
Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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Another simpler/faster/cheaper fix, which will NOT affect anything else
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light+sentinel
post # 24.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light+sentinel
post # 24.
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