Where is the day\night automatic sensor?

[meyek91974]

I want my lights on all the time I'm driving. My simple guess is to cover a day/night light sensor so the computer will always think it's dark. I have sat a magazine over the sensor looking thing on the right side of the dash and that doesn't work. Also, I have covered the spot on the front left side of the rear view mirror and that only made my rv mirror dark.

How do I make the lights on all the time without using the turn switch. I turned them on before and when forgetting to turn them off my battery died. How do I trick the sensor?

 

[meyek91974]

Where is the day/night automatic headlights on/off sensor? I thought it was the small round glass spot on the right side of dash. I put a magazine over so it DEFINITELY covers it and the lights still don't stay on.

Please help

 

[jimmyznutz]

AFAIK it's part of the rear view mirror. Should have a box mounted to the mirror and against the windshield.

 

[chefduane]

Mine is integrated into the rear-view mirror. Its a small round indent 1/2" or so on the drivers side of the mirror facing front.

 

[meyek91974]

Covering this with small piece of electrical tape=lights always on???

Mine is integrated into the rear-view mirror. Its a small round indent 1/2" or so on the drivers side of the mirror facing front.

If I cut a small, shaped piece of electronic tape, will this make my lights always on?

 

[Turdle]

It could be the time delay slide controller has flaked out. Try disconnecting the connector on the rear view mirror, see if this works.

 

[chefduane]

I would try Turdle's suggestion first. In fact, this is a replacement mirror I purchased off Amazon as my slide switch did, in fact, flake out and I could not fix/clean/repair it.

 

[meyek91974]

Rear view mirror fades fine.

When I adjust the delay slide switch it makes a difference in the speed or the darkness of my automatic rear view mirror. When I cover the sensor on the front left side of the rear view mirror then it makes my rearview mirror very dark such as to adjust the mirror 4 day or night but it does not turn on my headlights. What makes the car think that it's nighttime and dark instead of day time and light?

 

[Flash]

How do I make the lights on all the time without using the turn switch. I turned them on before and when forgetting to turn them off my battery died. How do I trick the sensor?

How did you do that without the chime shrieking at you?

Back in the days of manual window winders, points and carbies I rigged up a relay so that the lights would only be on if the ignition was on.

But if you were going for lights on in the day time I would more likely use LEDs rigged to the ignition or maybe oil pressure.

 

[97exploder19]

So if my auto lights are not working, but the light on the rear view mirror is coming on, could it be the rear view mirror sensor is in-fact bad?