chuck s
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Mine has never, ever flashed. Not in 10 years and 175K miles. How do I make it do this?
Automatic Headlights Always On
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OP
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Thank you everyone for the replies/input!
Turned out it was simply a bad photocell - I replaced the entire assembly with one from the salvage yard, and it's good as new!
Replacing was easy - simply use a flathead screwdriver to pry/pop the assembly up out of the dash then disconnect the single wire harness connected to it. If your interior trim is different from the replacement (remember, I grabbed the entire assembly that pops up out of the dash...not just the photocell/LED unit), simply unscrew the 2 (or 3, can't recall) gold/brass colored screws (I think 7 mm hex, but I can't remember) holding it in, and swap out with the plate from your vehicle.
Entire process took about 5 minutes.
Turned out it was simply a bad photocell - I replaced the entire assembly with one from the salvage yard, and it's good as new!
Replacing was easy - simply use a flathead screwdriver to pry/pop the assembly up out of the dash then disconnect the single wire harness connected to it. If your interior trim is different from the replacement (remember, I grabbed the entire assembly that pops up out of the dash...not just the photocell/LED unit), simply unscrew the 2 (or 3, can't recall) gold/brass colored screws (I think 7 mm hex, but I can't remember) holding it in, and swap out with the plate from your vehicle.
Entire process took about 5 minutes.
Hamfisted
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Congrats ! That was an easy fix ! Can you tell if the old one is repairable ?
-Mike
-Mike
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Mike,
I'm gonna be honest with you, I don't know. The part didn't seem to be service-able if you know what I mean. It was a simple component and simple enough to replace that I didn't bother tinkering with the old one.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Yoop33
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I actually prefer to have my headlights on during the day but don't know how to accomplish this.
I've tried covering the sensor in my '14 Limited but doesn't seem to activate the lights.
Any other ideas to have headlights always on? Other thank unplugging/ damaging sensor.
I've tried covering the sensor in my '14 Limited but doesn't seem to activate the lights.
Any other ideas to have headlights always on? Other thank unplugging/ damaging sensor.
