Auto headlights?

[My03Tundra]

Originally Posted by Shaffer

Yeah, they put the sensors in unusual places. On my mothers Oldsmobile, I think it is located down in the defroster vent on the passenger side. Of course in a place where we cannot clean it.

You might reach it if you can get a q-tip taped on the end of a long match with a bit of alcohol on it.

[Tundra_Hick]

I suppose the short answer is "No, there is no mod for auto lights", unless of course you can get the sensor out of another toyota. You might have to replace the headlight turn stalk on the steering column too.

I often leave the headlights on, they turn off when the motor is off and drivers' door opens. I hate that it dims the clock.

[Big Veibz]

i have an easily solution

go buy a different truck that comes with them !




toyota is missing alot of features that other trucks offer.

such a compass, a temperature gauge, and one of them displays that tell you ur range/ mpg/ etc.... what can ya do?

[chilehead]

The temp gauge and compass is an easy add w/ the mirror upgrade, which i had in my celica, I just figured Toyota was onboard with this basic auto headlight thing since it was in all their other base model Toyotas.... i guess the auto and truck design people are in different buildings

tundra_hick, why do you suppose you'd have to replace the headlight turn stalk? I figured you could get the light diode and splice it in somewhere, although i know its not quite that easy... I'm aware that there is a time delay and other "brains" that go along with working this, so maybe it has to be in the ecu?

[Tundra_Hick]

Originally Posted by chilehead

The temp gauge and compass is an easy add w/ the mirror upgrade, which i had in my celica, I just figured Toyota was onboard with this basic auto headlight thing since it was in all their other base model Toyotas.... i guess the auto and truck design people are in different buildings

tundra_hick, why do you suppose you'd have to replace the headlight turn stalk? I figured you could get the light diode and splice it in somewhere, although i know its not quite that easy... I'm aware that there is a time delay and other "brains" that go along with working this, so maybe it has to be in the ecu?

Just disregard what I said earlier.

I did find this, it does exactly what you want

Automatic Headlight Control

[Puffnstuff]

Well I for one hate auto headlights. My chevy had them and you could not turn them off on the 99 model year. Many times I would approach a checkpoint that required you to drop to parking lights only and I couldn't turn the stupid things off. Tried shining a flashlight on the dash sensor to turn them off. I'm glad the tundra doesn't have those annoying things on it. Now all I need is a switch to turn off the rear lights and brake lights when I don't want to be seen.

[Tundraspv]

I would like auto headlights too. I had them on my Ford. I miss having them.