Do 98+ Camaros have night detecting lights??
#1
Do 98+ Camaros have night detecting lights??
I've noticed that my lights turn on automatically when it gets dark out, is this normal for all 98+'s? Or did someone mod it to be this way?
#2
all 97+ do.
I disabled mine, didnt like them coming on as early as they did and not coming on in the rain, I kept the DRL's and prefer to turn on the headlights when I want.
(sometimes I like to drive with just parking/fog on)
If you want to get rid of them tell me and I'll tell you what I did, it took 5 min.
I disabled mine, didnt like them coming on as early as they did and not coming on in the rain, I kept the DRL's and prefer to turn on the headlights when I want.
(sometimes I like to drive with just parking/fog on)
If you want to get rid of them tell me and I'll tell you what I did, it took 5 min.
#3
yeah its really easy to get rid of if ya want. the sensor is in the dash under the vent. just pull off that plastic piece that goes around the radio and hvac controlls. you reach in there and twist and pull or unclip (cant remember) he sensor. Pop the photocell chip out and replace with a small section of paper clip as a jumper where the two prongs went and replace everything. Your auto lights will be disabled.
#5
It's not so bad on a Camaro, but my friend disabled it on his '96 Trans-Am because he didn't like that the hideaway headlights would flip open then closed again if he drove under a bridge or something like that.....I would find that really annoying.
I disabled it on my car too, 'cause sometimes at night if you're parked somewhere, you want to be able to shut the lights off without turning the car off, and I didn't like having a switch with an OFF position that I couldn't turn OFF?!?!
I disabled it on my car too, 'cause sometimes at night if you're parked somewhere, you want to be able to shut the lights off without turning the car off, and I didn't like having a switch with an OFF position that I couldn't turn OFF?!?!
#6
Originally posted by Capn Pete
It's not so bad on a Camaro, but my friend disabled it on his '96 Trans-Am because he didn't like that the hideaway headlights would flip open then closed again if he drove under a bridge or something like that.....I would find that really annoying.
I disabled it on my car too, 'cause sometimes at night if you're parked somewhere, you want to be able to shut the lights off without turning the car off, and I didn't like having a switch with an OFF position that I couldn't turn OFF?!?!
It's not so bad on a Camaro, but my friend disabled it on his '96 Trans-Am because he didn't like that the hideaway headlights would flip open then closed again if he drove under a bridge or something like that.....I would find that really annoying.
I disabled it on my car too, 'cause sometimes at night if you're parked somewhere, you want to be able to shut the lights off without turning the car off, and I didn't like having a switch with an OFF position that I couldn't turn OFF?!?!
#7
Originally posted by NoSlowCamaro
I know this might sound really dumb..but if i ever want to park somewhere and leave the car running, but not have the lights on..all you have to do is turn the car off..pull the emergency brake up one little click..than start the car.
I know this might sound really dumb..but if i ever want to park somewhere and leave the car running, but not have the lights on..all you have to do is turn the car off..pull the emergency brake up one little click..than start the car.
Besides, starting your car unnecessarily is only harder on the starter.....especially when the motor is hot.
Also, you can't drive around in "stealth mode" like that!!
#8
Fortunately for the rest of us, only the Canadian Firebirds got the auto headlights. The USA versions had that feature deleted.
When I had the Camaro, I deleted it. I didn't like it for several reasons, one being that I couldn't drive with just the parking lights on at the track or at work. You ever had someone point a gun at you because you pulled up to the gate with your headlights on and they couldn't see you? It ain't fun.
My wife's Intrigue has the same feature, but Oldsmobile did it right. Even if the computer turns on the lights, when you flip the switch to just the parking lights, it turns off the headlights.
When I had the Camaro, I deleted it. I didn't like it for several reasons, one being that I couldn't drive with just the parking lights on at the track or at work. You ever had someone point a gun at you because you pulled up to the gate with your headlights on and they couldn't see you? It ain't fun.
My wife's Intrigue has the same feature, but Oldsmobile did it right. Even if the computer turns on the lights, when you flip the switch to just the parking lights, it turns off the headlights.
#9
Originally posted by Capn Pete
It's not so bad on a Camaro, but my friend disabled it on his '96 Trans-Am because he didn't like that the hideaway headlights would flip open then closed again if he drove under a bridge or something like that
It's not so bad on a Camaro, but my friend disabled it on his '96 Trans-Am because he didn't like that the hideaway headlights would flip open then closed again if he drove under a bridge or something like that
#14
my 94 Z28 has the auto headlights
Its a love hate relationship for me. I love that I neve rhave to worry about forgetting to turn my lights off when I leave the car, but I hate that there is no way to turn them off. They should have had off/auto/parking/headlights
I also worry about the sensor screwing up and my lights being on all of the time.
Its a love hate relationship for me. I love that I neve rhave to worry about forgetting to turn my lights off when I leave the car, but I hate that there is no way to turn them off. They should have had off/auto/parking/headlights
I also worry about the sensor screwing up and my lights being on all of the time.
#15
Originally posted by coogsLS1
what? a gun for lights?
what? a gun for lights?
I was driving a 2001 Camaro with those damn headlights that you can't turn off. The MP was pissed that he couldn't see into the car as I pulled up and that he had lost his night vision. I was met with an M-16 ( ??? ) barrel sticking into my window while I was showing my ID.
I disabled the auto headlights the next day.