How difficult would it be to add T82 Twilight Sentinal to my 99 Corvette?

 

You really don't want this option. It's not that hard to turn your lights on when you need them. Use your money for other mods.

 

You're right, thats probably why I did not get it when I ordered the car. I was just curious :cheers:

 

actually not that hard. my car didn't have the sensor, but has the wiring. for $12 i like the convenience. it wasn't an option for me and if it had been i would have ordered it.
http://www.stopforce.com/RPO.html

 

Why would you want to???? I've disabled mine, it's totally useless, especially in tunnels and overpasses.....drives me crazy :banghead:

 

Dont use mine either,turn the lights on when not needed. :nonod:

 

:iagree:

I have it and never use it

 

Its a nice security feature for the Mrs. You can leave the lights turned on and have them automatically turn off after a preset time when you exit the car. This in my opinion is the best feature of the Twilight Sentinel.

The mod is fairly simple. The sensor is about $10. The more expensive part is getting somebody with a Tech2 to enable it on your BCM. I plan on having this done when I get my Tire Pressure Sensors installed.

 

:iagree: I want to have control of when my headlights come on, rather than with the Twilight setting. In fact, one time did the Twilight setting by mistake and the headlights drove me nuts until I had figured out to turn off the Twilight setting :lol:

 

The sensor is not that expensive. I like the function of the Sentinel. If nothing else, saves wear and tear on the light switch. :D I use mine all the time.

 

:iagree: Me neither. I turned mine off shortly after getting the car.

 

Don't like it, don't use it. I like to run the fogs only in the evening.

 

Thank You Very Much :hurray:
Were can I get a Tech 2??

 

Since I park in the garage, my lights pop up every time I start up, so I just disabled mine the other day.

 

Well I did install the twilight sentinel and it was easy as stated by Stopforce C5 web site and I love it. Now my car is fully loaded. Twilight was the only option I didn't have. Thanks to everyone for your input. :auto:

Happy Mardi Gras Corvette Forum :jester


[Modified by Robert L Lucien Jr, 1:47 PM 2/19/2004]

 

I have it and never use it.... more trouble than its worth... I used it the first year... you will see

 

Just human nature. The grass is always greener...

I have a Canadian Spec car with Twilight Sentinal and can't seem to figure out how to disable. It might be a requirement in Canda??? Anyone know how to turn it off?

 

Here you go, ten minutes tops! :cheers:

Here is the complete text from QuickSilver (Winnipeg, Manitoba) explaining how to disable the Twilight Sentinel feature on Canadian C5s. I have taken this from the "other" Corvette forum.
HERE, in DETAIL, is how to go about it (copy of my original post 01-May-2001):
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The Question of How One Can Disable the Twilight Sentinel on Canadian Model C5s comes up quite regularly on the forum and while many people may be aware that it can be done simply by substituting an electrical resistor for the ambient light sensor located in the left hand side of the C5's defroster grill, there nevertheless often appear to be questions about EXACTLY what resistor values to use, EXACTLY what might be involved in doing the job/what kind of PROBLEMS, ISSUES, CONSIDERATIONS one might encounter, etc.
Well, an hour or so ago I just finished 'doing mine' (disabling the sensor on my new 01 C5) and I thought that it might prove helpful to others who might want to do the same thing by describing EXACTLY how I did it
So, for the record, here's the scoop:
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It turned out to be VERY easy to do. The only minor difficulties I encountered were:
a) due to the limited distance I could pull the sensor and its lead from the wiring harness out to facilitate working on it (about 4"), and

b) the fact that one has to work in fairly close quarters down low at the base of the windshield. To make this easier, I moved the seat(s) as far forward as possible when actually doing the work.

Following information obtained on the forum, I did it as follows:

1. I used a CREDIT CARD to 'work'/loosen and 'pop out' the dash top defroster grill..

2. The Twilight Sentinel (TS) sensor itself comes in a base/housing that plugs into a female socket on the left hand underside of the defroster grill. It simply screws into its defroster grill socket, requiring only a 1/4 clockwise turn to 'lock' it into place like (eg.) a tail light bulb into its socket.

3. Before I did ANYTHING (even unscrewed the sensor from the grill), I tied some *black* fishing line (about 4 feet worth) around the ACTUAL WIRE connecting the sensor to the harness, ***JUST IN CASE the whole thing should accidentally slip down into the dash during the process***, so I could pull it up again... (THAT WOULD BE A PAIN - the head lights would then ALWAYS be on when the car was running, and trying to fish it out again looked like it would NOT be easy...).

4. I THEN unscrewed the sensor from the defroster grill.

5. THEN, the sensor itself simply plugs into a male connector on the end of the wiring harness lead, so I unplugged the sensor from its harness connector. (I used a small jeweller's screwdriver to release a clip to allow the parts to be separated).

6. I then reinstalled the (now disconnected) sensor back into the defroster grill (for 'looks' only, since it's now non-functional),

7. Next, I bent the leads on a 4.7K OHM ½ Watt resistor that I picked up today (6-pak for $1.49; needed only one), and plugged the resistor leads into the contacts on the end of the male wiring harness connector. (Real nice fit - tight but not too tight).

8. I then taped the resistor/connector up to prevent shorts and provide further insurance against them coming apart, using black electrical tape.

9. I then ***taped the connector to the sensor housing*** , the objective being to help ensure that it wouldn't flop around/rattle/make noise if simply left loose.

10. I then looped and tied the fishing line through a couple of bars in the defroster grill, leaving only about 4" of slack to its tie point back on the wiring harness, and cut off the surplus line with scissors - JUST IN CASE THE ELECTRICAL TAPE SHOULD EVER SOFTEN/COME LOOSE FROM HEAT IN THE CAR and the resistor/lead might decide to separate from the sensor and drop down into the dash as mentioned above and cause noise/be difficult to retrieve...

11. I then reinstalled the defroster grill and 'voila'.

 

Great writeup. Will try this weekend. Now if I could get it to start in MPH instead of KPH... :cheers:

 

I have it in all my cars, but don't use it in the vette. Really don't want to over use the gears on the pop up lights.