My '93 Civic has no warning telling me that I have left my lights on. I frequently forget and leave them on and in sunlight (normally happens early morning) the dashboard isn't bright enough to see that the lights are still on. I have a roadside assistance service but has anybody come up with an eloquent way to solve this major design flaw...? Ed
93 Civic, no "Lights On Warning Ding" = dead battery
Oct 01, 2005
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One way is to wire a chime (like Radio Shack
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in series with a diode and connect it between the parking light wiring and the ignition wiring so if there is voltage on the lights but not on the ignition it will make noise. Don't use anything that draws much more current because the parking light power will bleed into the ignition power. Probably not enough to keep the ignition on, but.... Mike
Stick a Post-It note on the dash to remind you to turn them off. :-)
Had the same problem with my Del Sol. Nearly fried the alternator as a result.
My local Canadian Tire store had a headlight chime for about $12. My garage installed it for about $10. Works like a charm.
Dan
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"Ed" ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com) writes:
Dan, any more info on that product? One of my mechs has not heard of any such thing...?
Thanks. Ed
"Ed" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
Pep Boys, AutoZone, Kragen (and Canadian Tire in Canada) ALL sell such accessories.
Thanks Dan, I'll try and track it down. Ed
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