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Rehashing a question about automatic lights....

Rehashing a question about automatic lights....

Postby Grant516 » Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:56 pm

After a lot of looking I just got a 2002 Solara SLE Convertible.

I had driven a 01' Solara Coupe, and have found a few differences on the interior... i eventually found the glove compartment trunk release,

anyway my qiuestion is the 1st Gen Solara had a light switch with Off, Auto and On.

The new one has 4 switches.
DRL Off, DRL On, --, and Lights on.

-- seems to make the interior think the lights are on, and maybe puts on my back lights, but not my headlights.
I still have a weird dome in my car....

Does the 2002, and 2003 Solara's have an automatic lights on feature?

Thanks.
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Postby Hsakuragi » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:34 pm

^ no, gen 1.5 doesn not have AUTO light

i rather like this since u have contol of the DRL light.
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Postby Jon11582 » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:07 am

Must be 2k1 only, since I dont think my 2000 has any control of DRL at all.

Can anybody confirm?
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Postby pythonjosh » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:19 am

My gen1 doesn't. Had to pull the plug on that biatch.
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Postby JoKo » Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:29 pm

Everytime I take it to the dealer they put it back on, and after I get it back, while im stil in the parking lot I unplug it infront of em lol.
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Postby pythonjosh » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:55 pm

JoKo wrote:Everytime I take it to the dealer they put it back on, and after I get it back, while im stil in the parking lot I unplug it infront of em lol.
Just got my car back tonight for the 90000 and timing belt service and alignment, $900 oof!

$900? That'll teach ya to pay someone else to work on your car! I'd have done it for $800!
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Postby Grant516 » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:27 am

so why do we 1.5-ers have that little black dome?
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Postby Jaimster » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:31 am

Grant516 wrote:so why do we 1.5-ers have that little black dome?


Never redesigned the dash... :x
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Re: Rehashing a question about automatic lights....

Postby feniks » Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:03 pm

dang, glad I found this thread. saved me a hassle of looking for things that are not there (again), funny is gen1.5 :)

just to answer the unaswered question (from 2004! LOL!), that little black dome on dash is a Solar Sensor (Thermistor) for automatic A/C :) don't ask me why it needs it, I don't get it either, hence why I came to this thread LOL thinking it was the light sensor for automatic lights hehe :)
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