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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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anyone know of a clean mod to turn out ALL the lights (rear lights, brake lights, perimeter lights) when you turn off the headlights. I would like to turn out all the lights and only keep the fog lights active. would be a very nice way to go dark when needed.

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Old Jan 17, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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Haven't used it at night, but the OFF position on the light stalk will turn off everything except the brake lights (& fog lights) during the day.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 01:54 AM
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Default Same thing here more control on lights before starting car....

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anyone know of a clean mod to turn out ALL the lights (rear lights, brake lights, perimeter lights) when you turn off the headlights. I would like to turn out all the lights and only keep the fog lights active. would be a very nice way to go dark when needed.

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Except I would like for the lights not to come on AUTOMATICALLY in a dark garage but only if I choose to or have the freedom to drive with no lights on actually that can be done but the headlights would to have already activated already then you can turn them off but I like it the old fashion way where you have total control over the headlights. It is in the default as I don't see aything in the DIC that is programable to change this feature only shutting off the twilight feature is as close as I could find.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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What? Do you want to look like a low-flying UFO?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Sometimes you don't want to be seen or give your position away
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Thats called aggravated fleeing and eluding by the Law Enforcement folks down here in FL. What other possible reason would you NOT want your brake lights to work?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Dont want the old lady to see you comming home late from that gentlemans club : lol:
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Dont want the old lady to see you comming home late from that gentlemans club : lol:
hehe, or do a little smokey and the bandit if a copper is behind you. mighty nice to sneak in to someones driveway withOUT rear lights, shut em off and watch the doughnut boy go by!
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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hmmm, moonshining in old Virginia. I remember wanting this option when I was 16, Thanks for the memory
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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hehe, or do a little smokey and the bandit if a copper is behind you. mighty nice to sneak in to someones driveway withOUT rear lights, shut em off and watch the doughnut boy go by!
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Default No I am referring to the headlights automatically coming on in a dark area like the

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Thats called aggravated fleeing and eluding by the Law Enforcement folks down here in FL. What other possible reason would you NOT want your brake lights to work?
garage then when you pull out they shut off so what we have here is lights going off and on which only means they will burn out faster. I would rather not want that and use the lights when I deem necessary.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Dont want the old lady to see you comming home late from that gentlemans club : lol:
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Default Activate cloaking device go in there full speed ahead

and unload the photon torpedoes
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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Default but it would make my plate true.

i love cruising down the freeway at night, sliding past someone, step on it just a bit then turn out the lights. I keep the fogs on so I can see out front, but you really gotta pay attention. this also means folks out front can't see you as well. need to watch to make sure someone doesn't pull out in front of you.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by HeliPilot
Thats called aggravated fleeing and eluding by the Law Enforcement folks down here in FL. What other possible reason would you NOT want your brake lights to work?
Fleeing an angry boyfriend who caught you with his woman.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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Default How did this one turn into a soap opera?

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Fleeing an angry boyfriend who caught you with his woman.
Simply just want to have lights not come on in a dark garage there should be a way to deactivate that like the twilight feature but it appears it is in the default and built that way.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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garage then when you pull out they shut off so what we have here is lights going off and on which only means they will burn out faster. I would rather not want that and use the lights when I deem necessary.

Burn out sooner, eh? My 90 vette has all the stock lights except the headlights that I upgraded to HIDs (the stock units worked fine when I removed them), so I'm doubting your lights will be burning out anytime soon! If it is evasion you're looking for - how about a nice mod to dim 2 of the outboard tail-lights to have the look of a different car?
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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Burn out sooner, eh? My 90 vette has all the stock lights except the headlights that I upgraded to HIDs (the stock units worked fine when I removed them), so I'm doubting your lights will be burning out anytime soon! If it is evasion you're looking for - how about a nice mod to dim 2 of the outboard tail-lights to have the look of a different car?
that wouldn't be too bad either, but going completely dark would still be the best.



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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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Burn out sooner, eh? My 90 vette has all the stock lights except the headlights that I upgraded to HIDs (the stock units worked fine when I removed them), so I'm doubting your lights will be burning out anytime soon! If it is evasion you're looking for - how about a nice mod to dim 2 of the outboard tail-lights to have the look of a different car?
Did you use the car alot? or not?
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Did you use the car alot? or not?
Car has 40K miles. It has been known to eat the occasional viper or ferrari.
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