Auto Headlight Turn On & off

[sampsulo]

How's t guys...I've searched the forum but cant seem to find a solution to what i'm looking for. i would like my headlights to turn on my lights automatically when it gets dark and off when i turn the engine off like in the Mitsubishi chariot...with an auto setting. just wondering if i can have the luxury

[Atik]

You'd need to do some custom wiring with a light sensor. Definitely do-able but for the sake of flicking a little switch its probably a lot of work.

[Pastor of Muppets]

lots of hard in order for lazyness defeats the point in my book

[VR4WGN]

There is a plug in system available I have 3 and come across them often but it's a stand alone sensor genuine part and plugs into your system no cutting or joining needed either and theyr auto I never touch my lights as theyr fully auto in all my legnums

[kinkyafro]

Apologies to the OP as this is slightly off-topic but my headlights auto switch off when the car is stationary (ie stopped at traffic lights) and come back on when I move off. Always seemed a bit wrong but I've kind of gotten used to it.

Anyway is this normal? Can I disable this feature?

[Kryton]

There is a plug in system available I have 3 and come across them often but it's a stand alone sensor genuine part and plugs into your system no cutting or joining needed either and theyr auto I never touch my lights as theyr fully auto in all my legnums

That sounds col + the ultimate must have for a lazy sod like me. Would you mind sending me a link to where these can be bought from? Thanks

[sampsulo]

There is a plug in system available I have 3 and come across them often but it's a stand alone sensor genuine part and plugs into your system no cutting or joining needed either and theyr auto I never touch my lights as theyr fully auto in all my legnums

now this is what i'm talking about.....where can i get one too...thnk of it as the first mod to my since i got it...besides putting new rims....the ones it came with had one buclkled.....

[VR4WGN]

ill see if i can get a few sets,i know i have 1 spare,the others im keeping,oh make that 2 spare

[Kryton]

If you have + don't mind sending to england let me know price also, if you could pm me the price for headlight eyebrows (if you still have them)? Cheers

[PaddyB]

I've seen these in the wiring diagrams (in the members section IIRC). I went hunting for the bits on mine but they weren't fitted.

I'd be interested in one.

[sampsulo]

so that makes 3 of us! lol....save one is to be sent to africa! lol! so when mounted it looks oem?

[Kryton]

Whilst we are all looking for a ride down easy street & after auto lights, for the ultimate in lazy, has anyone come across rain sensitive wipers?

[gareth001]

Apologies to the OP as this is slightly off-topic but my headlights auto switch off when the car is stationary (ie stopped at traffic lights) and come back on when I move off. Always seemed a bit wrong but I've kind of gotten used to it.

Anyway is this normal? Can I disable this feature?

If you look in front of your left knee (when in the car of course!) - there is a rocker switch, put this in the opposite position, the lights will now stay on

[SGHOM]

I had them on my 1st legnum, they do come in useful at times!

Kieran, BDA & me were unloading PVX from a trailer one evening. K said " it's getting a bit dark, we need more light "

just as he said it....... Mine came on !!

[sampsulo]

rain sensitive wipers...now we talking...absolute luxury this....what do we need to do to get those on a vr-4....steal them off a golf4 gti?

[gareth001]

rain sensitive wipers...now we talking...absolute luxury this....what do we need to do to get those on a vr-4....steal them off a golf4 gti?

Well fortunately for us the Japs put the wipers and indicators the correct way around on the VR-4, therefore the rain sensitive wipers are already installed, also known as wife/girlfriend/friend/husband/boyfriend (delete as appropriate)

[sampsulo]

LOL.....what if you re driving alone?

[gareth001]

LOL.....what if you re driving alone?

Then you plug in EvoScan to find the error code...

[Kryton]

Good theory, but I think it will be cheaper to install sensors than take the girlfriend everywhere I want to go!

Anyway, been looking into this & apparently most cars with this feature, ie pugs, sh!troens, bmw's etc work by measuring refraction using the same sensor that is used for the auto lights, so depending on how the ones vr4wgn have, it might be possible to do

[Kryton]

Found something that might be of interest. Still doing some research but the Rain Tracker with headlight controls seems to do the job

http://www.thecartists.com/rt50a.php (review)
http://www.raintracker.com/ (product site)

$80 bargain!

Edited:
More info:
http://www.sigmaautomotive.com/oedes/raintracker.php