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19 years ago
headlight defeat
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19 years ago
ahhhh how about using the switch???
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19 years ago
snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com wrote: || 2001 Camry || Is there a way to turn OFF all headlight functions? || There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as || driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.). I don't || mind the day-time driving lights, they are a good safety feature, || but I'd like to be able to turn them off occasionally.
As the older cars get junked, ALL cars will have lights on while driving around campsites, drive-ins etc.. Get used to it.
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19 years ago
lucanhookup wrote: || snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com Wrote: ||| 2001 Camry ||| Is there a way to turn OFF all headlight functions? ||| There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as ||| driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.). I don't ||| mind the day-time driving lights, they are a good safety feature, ||| but I'd like to be able to turn them off occasionally. || || ahhhh how about using the switch???
His vehicle obviously has a photorelay which insists on putting on headlights when the ambient light level decreases below a certain point. There is no override possibe, save for altering the wiring.
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19 years ago
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19 years ago
Look around. Fewer models are getting DRLs .... not more.
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18 years ago
Philip wrote: || Liberal|sarl|airs| !|"
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18 years ago
Duct tape
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18 years ago
Ok. If you put tape over the Twilight Sensor eye, the headlights stay ON (Night Mode) all the time. So you headlights, side markers, tail-lights, license plate light, and instrumentation lights are all ON. In my case, the fluorescent digital clock is DIMMED for this perceived nighttime operation. This mode does *not* allow you to turn OFF the headlights.
Late model Camrys have a nice compromise. OFF *Auto* Parking ON. The Auto position makes the DRL and Twilight Sentinel operational.
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18 years ago
I meant the hilbilly way duck tape on the lights, all of them.
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18 years ago
I assume you are wanting to disable the DRL's. There is a resistor or connector behind the battery that when disconnected will disable them. I can't give you any more specific info than that but if you will google I'm sure you'll find it as it has been discussed in this ng several times in the last couple years. HTH, davidj92
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18 years ago
google I'm
Thx, Yes, I was referring to the DRL's. I guess I should have been more brutally specific. Obviously, there are a lot of folks on the UseGroup that think they sound like Jay Leno & get a bang out of reading their own "cute" responses rather than any constructive help. Anyway, my Avalon has a switch position to defeat the DRL's, but I purchased the Camry used, and there isn't mention of any bypass or defeat in the owner's manual. I'll do some further searching as you suggested. Thanks for the intelligent help.
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18 years ago
snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com wrote: || davidj92 wrote: ||| snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com wrote: |||| 2001 Camry |||| Is there a way to turn OFF all headlight functions? |||| There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as |||| driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.). I don't |||| mind the day-time driving lights, they are a good safety feature, |||| but I'd like to be able to turn them off occasionally. ||| ||| I assume you are wanting to disable the DRL's. There is a resistor ||| or || ||| connector behind the battery that when disconnected will disable ||| them. I can't give you any more specific info than that but if you ||| will google I'm sure you'll find it as it has been discussed in ||| this ng several times in the last couple years. ||| HTH, davidj92 || || Thx, || Yes, I was referring to the DRL's. I guess I should have been more || brutally specific. Obviously, there are a lot of folks on the || UseGroup that think they sound like Jay Leno & get a bang out of || reading their own "cute" responses rather than any constructive || help. Anyway, my Avalon has a switch position to defeat the DRL's, || but I purchased the Camry used, and there isn't mention of any || bypass or defeat in the owner's manual. I'll do some further || searching as you suggested. Thanks for the intelligent help.
I don't advocate doing this BUT Toyota, a long time ago,issued a service bulletin on how to defeat the DRL's Google is your friend.
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18 years ago
~davidj92 wrote: ~> snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com wrote: ~> > 2001 Camry ~> > Is there a way to turn OFF all headlight functions? ~> > There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as ~> > driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.). I don't ~> > mind the day-time driving lights, they are a good safety feature, ~but ~> > I'd like to be able to turn them off occasionally. ~>
~> I assume you are wanting to disable the DRL's. There is a resistor or ~ ~> connector behind the battery that when disconnected will disable ~them. I ~> can't give you any more specific info than that but if you will ~google I'm ~> sure you'll find it as it has been discussed in this ng several times ~in the ~> last couple years. ~> HTH, davidj92 ~ ~Thx, ~Yes, I was referring to the DRL's. I guess I should have been more ~brutally specific.
____________________________________________________________________ I'm not trying to be Jay Leno, but what does DRL have to do with...
"There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.)."
Sure sounds more like the 'automatic' headlight function to me, unless they show drive-in movies during the day now. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
~Obviously, there are a lot of folks on the UseGroup ~that think they sound like Jay Leno & get a bang out of reading their ~own "cute" responses rather than any constructive help. Anyway, my ~Avalon has a switch position to defeat the DRL's, but I purchased the ~Camry used, and there isn't mention of any bypass or defeat in the ~owner's manual. I'll do some further searching as you suggested. ~Thanks for the intelligent help.
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18 years ago
Father Guido wrote: || On 29 Mar 2005 19:37:53 -0800, " snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com" || wrote: || || ~davidj92 wrote: || ~> snipped-for-privacy@myrealbox.com wrote: || ~> > 2001 Camry || ~> > Is there a way to turn OFF all headlight functions? || ~> > There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as || ~> > driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.). I || don't || ~> > mind the day-time driving lights, they are a good safety || feature, ~but || ~> > I'd like to be able to turn them off occasionally. || ~>
|| ~> I assume you are wanting to disable the DRL's. There is a resistor || or || ~ || ~> connector behind the battery that when disconnected will disable || ~them. I || ~> can't give you any more specific info than that but if you will || ~google I'm || ~> sure you'll find it as it has been discussed in this ng several || times || ~in the || ~> last couple years. || ~> HTH, davidj92 || ~ || ~Thx, || ~Yes, I was referring to the DRL's. I guess I should have been more || ~brutally specific. || || ____________________________________________________________________ || I'm not trying to be Jay Leno, but what does DRL have to do with... || || "There are times when I don't want any headlights at all (such as || driving late around campsites, at drive-in movies, etc.)." || || Sure sounds more like the 'automatic' headlight function to me, || unless they show drive-in movies during the day now.
No question..that writer needs to know how to disable HEADLIGHTs/light level sensor. Fatter Guido is right...as rain.
|| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ || || ~Obviously, there are a lot of folks on the UseGroup || ~that think they sound like Jay Leno & get a bang out of reading || their ~own "cute" responses rather than any constructive help. || Anyway, my ~Avalon has a switch position to defeat the DRL's, but I || purchased the ~Camry used, and there isn't mention of any bypass or || defeat in the ~owner's manual. I'll do some further searching as || you suggested. ~Thanks for the intelligent help.
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18 years ago
Good Grief!!! You berated people in alt.auto.toyota for discussing DRL defeating and now you are helping someone figure out how to do it? What a hypocrite... P.S. Your name still doesn't make any sense.
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18 years ago
badgolferman wrote: || Liberal|sarl|airs|, 3/30/2005, 1:12:25 AM, || wrote: || ||| I don't advocate doing this BUT Toyota, a long time ago,issued a ||| service bulletin on how to defeat the DRL's Google is your friend. || || Good Grief!!! || You berated people in alt.auto.toyota for discussing DRL defeating || and now you are helping someone figure out how to do it? What a || hypocrite... || P.S. Your name still doesn't make any sense.
I'm not a hypocrite...PERSONALLY I think defeating safety devices is idiotic, however if SOMEONE ELSE insists on it, they might as well do it in the proper fashion, i.e. following the directions in the service bulletin. My name doesn't HAVE to make any sense to anyone save me.
|| || -- || No matter what happens, someone will find a way to take it too || seriously.
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18 years ago
Fair enough.
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18 years ago
Your father defeated a 'safety device' ... are you happy or sad that he did?
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18 years ago
That's bad, Philip.